Michael Sporn

This article is about the animator. For the professor, see Michael B. Sporn.

Michael Victor Sporn (April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014) was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation,[1] in 1980, and produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots.

Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig.[2] His adaptation of the children's book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2005) won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film at the 2005 Heartland Film Festival,[3] the award for Best Short Animation Made for Children at the 2006 Ottawa International Animation Festival, and was short-listed for an Oscar nomination.[4]

  1. ^ Michael Sporn Tribute Film on Buzzco Associates Vimeo channel
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  3. ^ "Heartland Film Festival Concludes Another Record Breaking Year". 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
  4. ^ Cech, John (2009). Imagination and Innovation: The Story of Weston Woods. Scholastic Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0545089227.