Michael Sporn
Michael Sporn was an American animator who founded his New York City-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, alongside producing and directing numerous short spots alongside television specials, the majority notable for being literary adaptations. Sporn was nominated for an Oscar in 1984 and an Emmy in 1988 for adaptations of two books by William Steig.
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Films (55)
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
2008 · Self
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
2007 · Himself
Reading to Your Bunny
2006 · Director
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
2005 · Director
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2004 · Animation Director
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Director
Mona Mon Amour
2002 · Director
The Night Before Christmas: A Mouse Tale
2002 · Director
I, Crocodile
2002 · Director
Yo! Yes?
2000 · Director, Producer, Animation
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
1999 · Animation Director
Leo the Late Bloomer
1999 · Director
White Fang
1997 · Producer, Director
Champagne
1996 · Director, Producer, Writer, Animation
Children's Classics - The Ten Commandments
1996 · Director, Producer
The Land of the Four Winds
1995 · Director
Whitewash
1994 · Director, Producer
The Country Mouse & the City Mouse: A Christmas Tale
1993 · Director
The Talking Eggs
1993 · Director
The Poky Little Puppy's First Christmas
1992 · Director
Nightingale
1992 · Director
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
1992 · Director
A Child's Garden of Verses
1992 · Director, Producer
Nonsense and Lullabyes: Nursery Rhymes
1992 · Director
Monty
1992 · Director
The Emperor's New Clothes
1992 · Director
Ira Sleeps Over
1991 · Adaptation, Producer, Director, Animation
Jazztime Tale
1991 · Director, Producer
Max's Chocolate Chicken
1991 · Director
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
1991 · Director
The Adventures of the Maltese Cat
1991 · Thanks
The Little Match Girl
1990 · Director
The Marzipan Pig
1990 · Director, Producer
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
1990 · Director
Earthday Birthday
1990 · Director, Producer
The Red Shoes
1990 · Director, Producer
The Story of the Dancing Frog
1989 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
The Hunting of the Snark
1989 · Director
Baby's Storytime
1989 · Director
What's Under My Bed?
1989 · Director, Producer
Max's Christmas
1988 · Director
Abel's Island
1988 · Producer, Screenplay, Animation, Director
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987 · Director, Producer
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street
1987 · Screenplay, Animation, Director
The Amazing Bone
1987 · Animation, Director
The Mysterious Tadpole
1986 · Director, Animation
Made in China
1985 · Animation
Doctor De Soto
1984 · Director, Producer
Morris's Disappearing Bag
1982 · Director
Why We Need Doctors: No Measles, No Mumps for Me
1981 · Director
Byron B. Blackbear and the Scientific Method
1980 · Director, Screenplay
Confessions of a Stardreamer
1979 · Thanks
A Doonesbury Special
1978 · Animation
Simple Gifts
1977 · Assistant Director
The Changing Middle East
1975 · Animation
