May 16th, 2024
PAUL DRIESSEN was born in 1940, just before The Netherlands were invaded by Nazi Germany and his family lived through the Nazi occupation of Holland.Growing up with parents who were arts and culture advocates, Driessen was surrounded by music, literature, and theatre.In 1967 he moved to London to work on the animated Beatles feature The Yellow Submarine.
November 5th, 2021
Living through the Nazi occupation of Holland and arriving in Montreal with little more than a film reel under his arm, Co Hoedeman had a dream to work for the National Film Board of Canada’s renowned animation unit.
