Christopher Gould

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Christopher Gould is a Canadian filmmaker and a Toronto native. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) [www.ocad.ca] where he discovered his love for the art of storytelling through the cinematic language.

In 2001 he produced, wrote, directed and starred in the short film entitled Zoë’s Journal, which won him a grant from William F. White [1] and was shown in a number of international festivals.

He has directed 13 animated shorts that have aired on CBC, and in 2003 he produced a film entitled Moss [2] , which won a number of awards such as the Norman Jewison award, a grant from William F. White, and a blue ribbon from the Boston Film festival. The film has most recently been sold to Bravo television.

Chris worked for 11 years in the children's Television industry as an Editor and Production Manager on over 2 dozen series including Clone High [3], Beyblade [4], Quads [5] and many others receiving 7 Gemini Awards and 2 Emmy Awads.

Christopher Gould revolutionized the animation industry with the invention of the first Digital Dialogue Breakdown System or DBS. It replaced the conventional and analogue mag stock breakdown process. The operator scrubbed through audio tracks recoding the Phonetic sounds on the monitor in front of them. The prototype, seen in the photo, used an old animators desk to house the system.

A film professor at Durham College [6] and Most recently awarded the position of coordinator of the Animation – Digital Arts and Animation – Digital Production programs. Presently he is working on his first feature length documentary called ‘Out form the cold - a story of survival’ set to be released in 2009.

In 2007 Chris appeared on the television show Miami Ink [7]. He was Tattooed by Miss D’Jo [8], a guest artist. His Tattoo represented his love for film and family. see the video [[9]]