Fine originally worked in film alongside documentarian Ron Mann , receiving his first Genie Award nomination when '' The Only Game in Town '' was shortlisted for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983 . He then spent time studying at the National Film and Television School in England , where he met and married Snowden . Fine assisted Snowden on her 1985 short film '' Second Class Mail '' . They then worked together on '' George and Rosemary '' , which was an Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 60th Academy Awards and won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 9th Genie Awards
60th Academy Awards
60th Academy Awards
David Fine (filmmaker)