Marv Newland

Marv Newland (March 9, 1947) is an American-Canadian filmmaker, specialized in animation. Newland began a career making animated motion pictures in Los Angeles with the creation of the short Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969). He then designed and animated television commercials until late 1970 when he moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While in Toronto (1970–1972) he designed, directed, and animated television commercials for Sesame Street and Educational Television, and segments for longer films. Newland was also one of two designers and storyboard artists on the Cinera Productions cartoon Super Joe (1971). He was a storyboard designer on an unemployment insurance film at Crawley Films in Ottawa and created designs and layouts for TV commercials for Phos-Cine Productions in New York. In late 1972 Newland moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He spent two years freelancing for local animated film production companies, as well as animation companies in Chicago and Los Angeles. In 1973 Newland created storyboards for the animated television series Barbapapa while at Toonder Studios in the Netherlands. In 1975 Newland founded the animated film production company International Rocketship Limited in Vancouver, British Columbia. At Rocketship he produced and directed numerous animated short films including Sing Beast Sing (1980), Anijam (1984), Hooray for Sandbox Land (1985), Black Hula (1988 - which later featured on an early episode of Liquid Television), Pink ...

Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)

Bambi is nibbling the grass, unaware of the upcoming encounter with Godzilla. Who will win when they finally meet? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.  (more)

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Bambi is nibbling the grass, unaware of the upcoming encounter with Godzilla. Who will win when they finally meet? Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009.  (more)

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Tales from the Far Side (1994)

A series of Gary Larsen's "Far Side" gags are turned into short animated gags, such as a Frankenstein cow; an insect airline's in-flight movie; deers, hunters, and ufos; wolf home-movies; egg horror flicks; and cowboys & aliens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Kathleen Barr

A series of Gary Larsen's "Far Side" gags are turned into short animated gags, such as a Frankenstein cow; an insect airline's in-flight movie; deers, hunters, and ufos; wolf home-movies; egg horror flicks; and cowboys & aliens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Kathleen Barr

CMYK (2010)

An animated short.  (more)

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An animated short.  (more)

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Black Hula (1988)

A dirge-like hula song illustrates humanity's woes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
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A dirge-like hula song illustrates humanity's woes.  (more)

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Candy Jam (1988)

Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett (USA), Elizabeth Buttler (USA), Paul Driessen (Holland), Tom Gasek (USA), Joan Gratz (USA), Christine Panushka (USA), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland  •  Joan C. Gratz  •  Joanna Priestley  •  Christine Panushka  •  Tom Gasek
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Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett (USA), Elizabeth Buttler (USA), Paul Driessen (Holland), Tom Gasek (USA), Joan Gratz (USA), Christine Panushka (USA), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland  •  Joan C. Gratz  •  Joanna Priestley  •  Christine Panushka  •  Tom Gasek
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Anijam (1984)

The bizarre adventures of the cartoon character Foska, drawn by 22 animators working in collaboration. Each animator worked on his or her own sequence only and did not know what action preceded or followed his or her sequence, except that the first drawing of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Mark Kausler

The bizarre adventures of the cartoon character Foska, drawn by 22 animators working in collaboration. Each animator worked on his or her own sequence only and did not know what action preceded or followed his or her sequence, except that the first drawing of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Mark Kausler

Hooray for Sandbox Land (1984)

Animated short by Marv Newland  (more)

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Animated short by Marv Newland  (more)

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Pink Komkommer (1991)

An elderly woman naps and has seven erotic dreams. Each dream sounds the same. "Dreamers" are Craig Bartlett, Alison Snowden and David Fine, Janet Perlman, Sara Petty, Stoyan Dukov, Paul Driessen and Marv Newland. Directed by Marv Newland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Karen Kommer  •  Colin Nawrot

An elderly woman naps and has seven erotic dreams. Each dream sounds the same. "Dreamers" are Craig Bartlett, Alison Snowden and David Fine, Janet Perlman, Sara Petty, Stoyan Dukov, Paul Driessen and Marv Newland. Directed by Marv Newland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Karen Kommer  •  Colin Nawrot

Tales from the Far Side II (1997)

An anthology of original animated shorts in the style and theme of Gary Larson's Far Side comics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland  •  Gary Larson
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An anthology of original animated shorts in the style and theme of Gary Larson's Far Side comics.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland  •  Gary Larson
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Tête à Tête à Tête (2005)

Tête à Tête à Tête takes place in another realm, where three heads sharing a single body live in idyllic harmony... until one of them begins to have a mind of its own. The film playfully explores how we're all "connected" but at the same time need to think for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
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Tête à Tête à Tête takes place in another realm, where three heads sharing a single body live in idyllic harmony... until one of them begins to have a mind of its own. The film playfully explores how we're all "connected" but at the same time need to think for ...  (more)

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Canada Vignettes: Bill Miner (1978)

Bill Miner was a train robber in British Columbia at the turn of the century. This animated film depicts a disastrous episode in his career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Joe Austin

Bill Miner was a train robber in British Columbia at the turn of the century. This animated film depicts a disastrous episode in his career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Joe Austin

Sing Beast Sing (1980)

Animated short film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Mark Robman  •  Maxwell Becraft

Animated short film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
CAST:  Mark Robman  •  Maxwell Becraft

The One-Minute Memoir (2020)

When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn’t sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a “one-minute memoir,” she let them figure out the rest. The One-Minute ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Plympton  •  Theodore Ushev  •  Chel White  •  Marv Newland  •  Paul Driessen  •  Janet Perlman  •  Joan C. Gratz  •  Dennis Tupicoff  •  Jim Blashfield  •  Diane Obomsawin  •  Chris Hinton
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When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn’t sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a “one-minute memoir,” she let them figure out the rest. The One-Minute ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Plympton  •  Theodore Ushev  •  Chel White  •  Marv Newland  •  Paul Driessen  •  Janet Perlman  •  Joan C. Gratz  •  Dennis Tupicoff  •  Jim Blashfield  •  Diane Obomsawin  •  Chris Hinton
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Katalog of Flaws (2020)

KATALOG OF FLAWS is a fever dream. There are many false endings, keep watching.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marv Newland
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KATALOG OF FLAWS is a fever dream. There are many false endings, keep watching.  (more)

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Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation: Full Frontal (2003)

Prepare for a heavy dose of animated mayhem as Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation brings home 30 of the most twisted cartoons imaginable. From the classic deer-squashing hilarity of Bambi Meets Godzilla to the outrageously violent antics of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Plympton  •  Juan Pablo Zaramella  •  Marv Newland  •  Craig McCracken  •  Breehn Burns  •  Jason Johnson  •  Davy Force  •  Brian Bress  •  Julio Calderon  •  Rhode Montijo  •  Brice Beckham  •  Jason Baskin  •  Robert Darling  •  Roger Campo  •  Eoin Clarke  •  Tony Millionaire  •  Chad Strawderman  •  Marc Wilson  •  Greg Ecklund  •  Pete Metzger  •  Tom Winkler  •  Chris Romano  •  Bob King
CAST:  Aubrey Ankrum  •  Dana Belben  •  Liz Stuart  •  Misha Klein

Prepare for a heavy dose of animated mayhem as Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation brings home 30 of the most twisted cartoons imaginable. From the classic deer-squashing hilarity of Bambi Meets Godzilla to the outrageously violent antics of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Plympton  •  Juan Pablo Zaramella  •  Marv Newland  •  Craig McCracken  •  Breehn Burns  •  Jason Johnson  •  Davy Force  •  Brian Bress  •  Julio Calderon  •  Rhode Montijo  •  Brice Beckham  •  Jason Baskin  •  Robert Darling  •  Roger Campo  •  Eoin Clarke  •  Tony Millionaire  •  Chad Strawderman  •  Marc Wilson  •  Greg Ecklund  •  Pete Metzger  •  Tom Winkler  •  Chris Romano  •  Bob King
CAST:  Aubrey Ankrum  •  Dana Belben  •  Liz Stuart  •  Misha Klein