Janet Perlman lives in Montreal and is a writer and illustrator of funny children’s books and a director of funny animated films. Her work has received international acclaim, including an Oscar® nomination and many festival grand prizes.
As a child Janet wanted to be a geologist or a stewardess. Her first job consisted of putting scented plastic roses into plastic bags. None of this portended a career in books and film, but as an art student, she found her passion for telling stories through her drawings. Janet now works in her home studio, where she creates most of her artwork in the computer.
The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes is one of a trilogy of penguinized retellings of fairy tales, which include Cinderella Penguin, and The Penguin and the Pea. Two of her books are based on animated films she made at the National Film Board of Canada: Cinderella Penguin (The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin) and The Delicious Bug (Dinner For Two).
Janet’s Website: http://www.janetperlman.com/home.html
Children’s Print Picture Books
- Cinderella Penguin (Paperback) – Puffin Books 1992 – ISBN-13: 978-0140555523
- Cinderella Penguin (Library Binding)- Turtleback 2005- ISBN-13: 978-0785756729
- The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes (Hardcover) – Viking Juvenile 1995 – ISBN-13: 978-0670858644
- The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes (Paperback) – Puffin 1997 – ISBN-13: 978-0140557312
- The Penguin and the Pea (Hardcover) – Kids Can Press 2009 – ISBN-13: 978-1550748321
- The Penguin and the Pea (Paperback) – Kids Can Press 2009 -ISBN-13: 978-1553379836
- The Delicious Bug (Paperback reprint) – Kids Can Press 2013 – ISBN-13: 978-1771380348
- The Delicious Bug (Harcover) – Kids Can Press 2009 – ISBN-13: 978-1553379966
Filmography and Awards
Ottawa Animation Festival Trailer
(Independent) Writer/director/animator/designer 2014
Monsieur Pug
(National Film Board) Writer/director/animator/designer 2014
I Want To Go Home – 1:00
(Independent) Writer/director/animator/designer 2012
Sorry Film Not Ready – 1:00
(Independent) Writer/director/animator/designer 2010
Golden Pencil Award – 2D or Not 2D Animation Festival, 2011
Hot Seat – 7:00
(Acme Filmworks) Writer/director/animator/designer 2008
First prize, sponsored films over 2 minutes, ASIFA East Awards, NYC, 2009
Third prize – ASIFA San Francisco audience award, 2009
Special Jury Award – Kalamazoo Animation Festival, 2009
Invasion of the Space Lobsters
(National Film Board) Writer/director/animator/designer 2006
Diploma of Honour, International Short Film Festival, Sukagawa, Japan, 2007
American Library Association notable video for 2006
Honorable Mention – Children & Youth category – Columbus International Film Festival, 2006
Penguins Behind Bars – 23:00
(Hulascope Studio/Cartoon Network/ National Film Board) ) Writer/Director/Producer – 2003
Chris Statuette – Entertainment category – Columbus International Film Festival, 2003
BAMmie Award – Best animated film – Brooklyn Academy of Music film festival – 2004
Pulcinella Award, Best TV movie, Cartoons on the Bay, Italy 2004
Special recognition, TV film, Zagreb 2004
Platinum REMI, Independent Short Subject, Houston International Festival, 2004
Bully Dance – 10:00
(National Film Board) Writer/director/animator/designer 2000
Grand Prize – Festival for Children and Youth (DIVERCINE 2001) Montevideo, Uruguay.
Best Short Film – Festival for Children and Youth (DIVERCINE) Montevideo, Uruguay.
Golden Slipper – best animated film, Zlin Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2001
Kodak Festival Partner Prize, Zlin Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2001
Adult Jury 1st Prize – Animated Short Film – Chicago Children’s Film Festival, 2001
Grand Prix de Montréal 2002 for Best Short Film and Children Jury Prize for Best Short
Honorable mention, National council on Family Relations – Minneapolis – 2001
Chris Statuette – Education & Information – Columbus Internationa Fillm Festival,2001
Honorable Mention, National Council for Family Relations Media Awards
Dinner for Two/ Dîner intime – 7:12
(National Film Board) Writer/director/animator/designer 1996
Best Short Film – Grand Prix des Ameriques – Montréal World Film festival, 1996
Animated Eye Award, Aspen, 1997
Best Animated Film, San Diego International Film Festival, 1997
Bronze Apple Award – National Education Media Network, Oakland, USA 1997
Grand prize, animation category, International Family Film Festival, Seoul, Korea 1997
Best Film, children’s jury, International Family Film Festival, Seoul, Korea 1997
Unicef Prize for best Short Film – Berlin Film Festival, 1997
Best Animated Film, Adult Jury, Chicago Children’s Film Festival, 1997
Best Animated Film, Children’s Jury, Chicago Children’s Film Festival, 1997
Bronze Plaque, Columbus Film Festuval, 1997
First Prize, Animation, Adult Jury, International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Hyderabad, India (November 1997)
First Prize, Animation, Children’s Jury, International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Hyderabad, India ,1997
Best Children’s Film – Zagreb Animated Film Festival, 1998
Animation Gold Award – New York Expo of Short Film & Video, 1998
Three Men In a Kitchen – title sequence
( WGBH) Director, animator, designer
– Honorable Mention, ASIFA East Awards, 1994
Mystery Titles (Dir. Derek Lamb, Design Edward Gorey)
(WGBH) – animation director
– Broadcast Design Association, Silver Award , 1991
My Favorite Things That I Love – 3:52
(independent) Producer/director/designer, 1994
Special Jury Award, “Best Bad Taste” – Ottawa Animation Festival, 1994
Isabella Liddell Art Award, Ann Arbor Film Festival, 1995
Normand Roger Palmare du Son “Best Horrible Music” – Annecy Animation Festival, 1995
Jurors’ Merit Award – Sinking Creek Film Festival, 1995
Special mention – Zagreb Animated Film festival, 1996
The Soldier’s Tale (Dir. Bob Blechman)
(R. O. Blechman Inc.) sequence animator
Emmy Award 1984 (awarded to each animator)
The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin – 10:00
(National Film Board of Canada) 1981 prod/director
Academy Award nomination, 1982
Certificate of Merit, Chicago International Film Festival, 1983
Ruby Slipper Award, best animation, Children’s Film Festival, 1984
Diploma of Merit, Uppsala Film Festival, Sweden, 1984
Parent’s Choice Gold Award – Best children’s Video – 1991
Why Me? – 10:00
(National Film Board of Canada) 1977 co-prod/dir. with Derek Lamb
First Prize – Ottawa Animation Festival,1978
Blue Ribbon Award, American Film Festival, 1979
Silver Cindy, IFPA Cindy Competition, 1979
Chris Bronze Plaque, Columbus Film Festival, 1979
Second Prize, Varna Animation Festival, 1979
Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1979
First Prize, Medical and Health Category, San Francisco International Film Festival, 1979
Second Prize, International Rehabilitation Film Library, 1980
Judges Choice Award, Humboldt State University Film Festival, 1980
First Prize, American Occupational Therapy Association Film Awards, 1981
Lady Fishbourne’s Complete Guide to Better Table Manners – 7:00
(Nat. Film Board of Canada) 1975 des./dir.
– First prize, educational category, Ottawa Animated Film Festival, 1978
