This flipbook project was put together to honour the recently retired NFB executive producer, Michael Fukushima, for his contribution to the animation community. It was initially conceived as a purely independent project from his artists but, by happy coincidence, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival decided this year to rename their annual animation award (formerly the Animasian Award) the Michael Fukushima Animation Award. As such, we thought it would be nice to combine the presentation of the gift with the announcement of the renaming. Each artist contributed one 5-frame loop which was assembled into the film below:
As a retirement gift for Michael, the frames were printed and assembled into a collection of flipbooks:
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/7141886b-8cb2-44c2-83f9-bbacc1da05d3_rw_1200.jpg?h=62675de45b6ae4d2a85fbd3a77e7f3b6)
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/5b6cd886-391c-46a8-91b8-258b04d25411_rw_1200.jpg?h=403c1c381db46dd6dba7a0e76475bffc)
![Volume 1](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/f6575894-3815-4b53-b68a-36c582b642a2_rw_600.gif?h=7db62ff3d7a4e5e51c11be0b12ebd02e)
Volume 1
![Volume 2](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/7f82ccc9-b30c-40fd-8a58-0db5871b603f_rw_600.gif?h=30e3dd7b273e745c7377baaab947b471)
Volume 2
![Volume 3](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/d395256f-74cb-4698-9921-276abf9e98c2_rw_600.gif?h=e283db3132dae2081d8cbce4ca96b2ef)
Volume 3
![Volume 4](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/2aeba66d-ae5c-44e2-adce-6419da6fa086_rw_600.gif?h=ed1db19646758a6eb88e36ba9eab822c)
Volume 4
![Volume 5](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/100f9205-4307-470e-ab8d-67f910a8431e_rw_600.gif?h=78b80aa059c8d87da945f2f66521487f)
Volume 5
Below are the contributions from each individual artist:
![Munro Ferguson](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/d0476ac6-7b55-4f01-b8c0-46b086badbb0_rw_1200.gif?h=1ec03a859c48f596119fe9854985855b)
Munro Ferguson
![Shira Avni](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/c15040f6-a5b0-464b-9b79-477c09b6dfd4_rw_1200.gif?h=7f2cf25786d2d2e682f8ea613790a30a)
Shira Avni
![Diane Obomsawin](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/061f93c7-00bf-46fe-b131-00acbff73517_rw_1200.gif?h=b0e329891cb2f317c43195ad49d051ee)
Diane Obomsawin
![Marcy Page](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/e17e65ea-8758-4068-9819-a9654f2c33a8_rw_1200.gif?h=c67a01c07b9a0519c5205b271d29e271)
Marcy Page
![John F. Weldon](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/3d6aede7-91d7-499f-81dd-36b33bca3fc1_rw_1200.gif?h=7ff05254668e0b1198d2cfd2888812b3)
John F. Weldon
![Torill kove](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/14dfe13f-b244-4500-bc8a-5ef8cfb1ec48_rw_1200.gif?h=8929cbc852242be5f0adfe2ba6db5fc9)
Torill kove
![Jo Meuris](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/538a850d-24b8-4230-8305-9737279eb683_rw_1200.gif?h=e6039577c668de021d3251d99d4c7a6c)
Jo Meuris
![Lillian Chan](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/7e7460d3-06aa-4132-9857-96199f7f3585_rw_1200.gif?h=88cfa84ce9108b1530e59c96dca58614)
Lillian Chan
![Jonathan Ng](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/8968b587-a3f5-4fca-9047-ffdbba4f624e_rw_1200.gif?h=a51d6e882b65083009af3c9d48bcecd2)
Jonathan Ng
![Janet Perlman](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/dcb6e2b9-6d17-4f0f-85da-4ac029cce01e_rw_1200.gif?h=7d9a92640fc9be3601009d77242481f0)
Janet Perlman
![Lizzy Hobbs](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/1a000fe7-4adb-4f18-bac7-462c1a1fde2a_rw_1200.gif?h=ca48d517e084b44ecb8c3e143f4076a9)
Lizzy Hobbs
![Anne Koizumi](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/c800e4ab-49cd-498f-973b-e08d86578547_rw_1200.gif?h=8cc6ba413d35c1bdea7d7f598da33f8e)
Anne Koizumi
![Jason Lee](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/b2135cdf-d336-4adc-9f3f-291bb3ef7756_rw_1200.gif?h=b0c2b7c4b8680ed4d67f94abfa168994)
Jason Lee
![Howie Shia](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/e28b455d-14b9-4990-9dcc-0330651d523f_rw_1200.gif?h=b39a3dfc611af4a8c3f28a6982bc6fbb)
Howie Shia
![James Braithwaite](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/83a24833-8ddb-421f-8057-571906546a72_rw_1200.gif?h=aa657e41f66e117284b2b2fa1223c192)
James Braithwaite
![Ann Marie Fleming](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/0ff4222e-9ec4-4daf-b798-3f2be4b8932b_rw_1200.gif?h=0ec9e453f4cb48b6b15ef1147419e78a)
Ann Marie Fleming
![Brandon Blommaert](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/eddfe717-d931-4596-a697-a9391ff6cd90_rw_1200.gif?h=d7213860e13da60fbb9e209982b11368)
Brandon Blommaert
![Fred Cassia](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/bf7302f3-5a8f-40b5-9349-71fc9255db8d_rw_1200.gif?h=cc1976476548d020f980191d480404c9)
Fred Cassia
![Neely Goniodsky](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/9894a453-4c11-4792-991a-f5b249a9dd81_rw_1200.gif?h=69529104185334f25f08ab3f7e6619c3)
Neely Goniodsky
![Sara Guindon](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf5.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/65fe89b9-5669-412b-bb8d-8e1bf58a30f3_rw_1200.gif?h=dc57775bba7e116982c1a5a87a8c5ce9)
Sara Guindon
![Elise Simard](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/2ca71f04-cb16-4b5b-b45b-c122368501c4_rw_1200.gif?h=df5e562448e7cc4372c92ff1ec6e32c0)
Elise Simard
![Candace Couse](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/9735071d-53af-40c4-9d1c-fedb4ad73837_rw_1200.gif?h=da694834904ba8f9c52253082c887052)
Candace Couse
![Andrew Hicks](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/d79d6c8e-778b-41a0-ba7c-a92777bb3aa9_rw_1200.gif?h=c4a6224e9b57594bb4cb91ac16336999)
Andrew Hicks
![Zane Kozak](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf5.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/6be33fd2-8012-4a66-8d70-2a9db95e00a6_rw_1200.gif?h=f2a00bb19093373ed59d8c2250650fb6)
Zane Kozak
![Aimée van Drimmelen](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/dbbade7d-dd1f-45f5-9c06-788dc7bceed2_rw_1200.gif?h=c49c4820afb1b8d2b136ee5f21b3856c)
Aimée van Drimmelen
![Koji Yamamura](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/2c0a398a-7b95-4293-b591-c7b98a93358c_rw_1200.gif?h=6a3db3242017d858934c46bff0b0854f)
Koji Yamamura
![Randall Okita](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf5.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/6be891f7-4e00-41e0-b650-6e8ee13d821b_rw_1200.gif?h=377d644b6588dca6da6157828d5454a2)
Randall Okita
![Su-An Ng](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/1edb2d05-f9a3-4d22-99c5-2e330d214de1_rw_1200.gif?h=3eb30b79846444b7eaaf251155cf6e35)
Su-An Ng
![Frances Adair Mckenzie](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/af046eb1-154e-4277-b492-df9f4ba8f7de_rw_1200.gif?h=6035b01bbb00bbe19a0387b703ddba71)
Frances Adair Mckenzie
![Esteban Azuela](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/02eb9fc2-ac7f-40dc-a6dc-9fd61c9505b9_rw_1200.gif?h=6e76f8f5d799ec6c8c5ea48e95460c6e)
Esteban Azuela
![Asinnajaq](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/8f16236f-2e2c-4a00-a51b-90cb3156c4dc_rw_1200.gif?h=7a60580bfebe7f94380e4752a75b45cc)
Asinnajaq
![Eoin Duffy](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/83fe5b88-7fb1-4843-a84a-711c21980d22_rw_1200.gif?h=2fcb785421292a5bdc5fe338b65ef858)
Eoin Duffy
![Joanna Quinn](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf5.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/6d15f0f7-b579-43b0-9961-933bd063a351_rw_1200.gif?h=6fd77982c3cc69a26317c86ba0dbfbaf)
Joanna Quinn
![Alison Snowden](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/19606d9a-d130-4453-8556-47c1101e42e5_rw_1200.gif?h=78d489bd851d85cca1ab222a8ecb5622)
Alison Snowden
![Duncan Major](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf3.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/e008b46b-fd15-46d9-99bc-08910e17f2aa_rw_1200.gif?h=bf1fcf1949037b439a89b9c6cf6ca912)
Duncan Major
![Chintis Lundren](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/3294b6d0-4cb7-45f3-af1f-10db16768e5b_rw_1200.gif?h=b971ff3ef4f585b7cf03fa2821de0fe6)
Chintis Lundren
![Marta Pajek](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/1bd13661-8471-4d1a-95ab-5ab44240966a_rw_1200.gif?h=44606edb6c98837faa884906e9857277)
Marta Pajek
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/519cfd7d-83e2-43c4-852c-3b07ec58a4c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=878c5c4dde3842c87df45c43ffb7204f)
![](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/2d79a762-1633-46ea-9aa7-4e8a802b2a9d/9360fec6-8b2a-4fd7-940b-7f239d3a7586_rw_1920.jpg?h=e9e25544e13d16be1061a6f61a45a037)
Additional credits: Music by Tim Shia, sound design by John Poon.
Special thanks to Maral Mohammadian and Jelena Popovic.