David Fine (born September 13, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker, who works in animated film alongside his British wife Alison Snowden.Wyndham Wise, "David Fine and Alison Snowden". The Canadian Encyclopedia, January 17, 2012. The couple are best known as the creators of the Nelvana animated television series Bob and Margaret, and as the directors of several animated short films which have won or been nominated for Genie Awards and Academy Awards."Vancouver filmmaking pair nominated for Oscar with short animation Animal Behaviour". CBC News British Columbia, January 22, 2019.
Fine originally worked in film alongside documentarian Ron Mann, receiving his first Genie Award nomination when The Only Game in Town was shortlisted for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983. He then spent time studying at the National Film and Television School in England, where he met and married Snowden. Fine assisted Snowden on her 1985 short film Second Class Mail."Three Canadian shorts in the race". The Globe and Mail, February 6, 1986. They then worked together on George and Rosemary, which was an Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 60th Academy Awards"Canadian nominees know the thrill". Toronto Star, February 18, 1988. and won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 9th Genie Awards."Genie winners". Toronto Star, March 23, 1988.
Their 1989 film In and Out was a nominee for the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 11th Genie Awards.
In 1994 they wrote the screenplay for J. Falconer's animated short film Deadly Deposits,"NFB Biz". Vancouver Sun, July 9, 1993. and released their own animated short film Bob's Birthday."Bob's Birthday an animation gem". Toronto Star, November 10, 1994. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 67th Academy Awards,"Bob's Birthday a surprise winner: NFB wins 10th Oscar". Hamilton Spectator, March 28, 1995. was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards,"The Genie nominees". Kingston Whig-Standard, October 20, 1994. and formed the basis for the television series Bob and Margaret."Bob and Margaret: gentle TV taboo busters". Canadian Press, December 8, 1998.
After production of Bob and Margaret ended in 2001, Snowden and Fine created and worked on the animated television series Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy and Shaun the Sheep. In 2018 they released Animal Behaviour, their first theatrical short film since Bob's Birthday, which received another Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.
The couple's daughter Lily Snowden-Fine is a former child actress who was the original voice of Peppa Pig,"Group therapy goes barking mad in Oscar-winning duo's ‘Animal Behaviour’". Vancouver Courier, August 21, 2018. and currently works as an artist and illustrator.Lily Snowden-Fine's official website
Filmography
Short films +YearNameRoleNotes1979The Only Game in TownDirector, Screenwriter, Animator, ProducerShort1985Second Class Mail Assistant animator, sound1987People and Science: A Test of TimeDirector, screenwriterGeorge and Rosemary Director, story, associate producer, animator, sound, production designer1988The WandererEditor1989In and OutDirector, screenwriter1991Pink KomkommerAnimatorThe Boss Director, animator, designer1994Bob's BirthdayDirector, screenwriter, producer, animatorDeadly DepositsScreenwriter2013Yellow Sticky Notes: Canadian AnijamAnimatorDocumentary short2018Animal Behaviour Director, screenwriter, animator
Television +YearNameRoleNotes1998–2001Bob and MargaretСreator, screenwriter, executive producer, voice directorTV series2007–2009Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz BoyCo-creator, story, screenwriter2007–presentShaun the SheepSupervising director, executive producer, developer, series deviser, supervising story editor
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