biography
Janet Perlman was born in Montréal several years ago. Her humorous short films have received international acclaim, including an Oscar® nomination, an Emmy and many festival grand prizes. Her extensive work with the National Film Board of Canada includes The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin, Why Me?, Dinner for Two, and Bully Dance. Penguins Behind Bars, Hulascope's TV special for Cartoon Network, was voted Best TV Film at Cartoons on the Bay, Italy. Her independently directed short, My Favorite Things That I Love, won the coveted "Best Bad Taste" award at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. In 2007 the Ottawa Animation Festival featured a retrospective of her work, during which she premiered her latest film, The Nose, which features scratch and sniff cards distributed to the audience for a complete naso-sensory experience.
Perlman also writes and illustrates children's books. Cinderella Penguin, The Emperor Penguin's New Clothes and The Penguin and the Pea are published by Kids Can Press. Her latest book, The Delicious Bug, will be published in 2009.
Perlman has taught animation at Harvard and at the Rhode Island School of Design.
© janet perlman 1995-2008 all rights reserved
This early work shows the untapped talent lurking beneath the surface.
My mime roots
