▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁made ▁entirely ▁by ▁using ▁wooden ▁blocks . ▁Then , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁animated ▁films ▁based ▁on ▁In uit ▁leg ends : ▁The ▁Man ▁and ▁the ▁Gi ant , ▁The ▁O w l ▁and ▁the ▁Lem ming , ▁The ▁O w l ▁and ▁the ▁R aven ▁and ▁L um aa q . ▁He ▁collabor ated ▁closely ▁with ▁artists ▁in ▁the ▁Ar ctic ▁communities ▁of ▁F rob isher ▁Bay ▁( now ▁called ▁I q al uit ) ▁and ▁P ov ung n itu k ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁leg ends , ▁using ▁se al sk in ▁figures , ▁soap stone ▁car v ings , ▁and ▁draw ings . ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁project ▁was ▁the ▁very ▁am bit ious ▁The ▁Sand ▁Castle ▁/ ▁Le ▁Ch âteau ▁de ▁s able , ▁a ▁touch ing ▁f able ▁that ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Anim ated ▁Short ▁Film ▁at ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁This ▁work , ▁which ▁featured ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁odd ▁cre atures ▁created ▁from ▁fo am ▁rub ber , ▁wire , ▁and ▁sand , ▁won ▁numerous ▁international ▁awards ▁and ▁has ▁proven ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁end uring ▁favour ite . ▁ ▁Later ▁works ▁With ▁every ▁film , ▁Ho ed eman ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁new ▁techniques ▁and ▁materials , ▁including ▁pap ier - m â ché , ▁paper ▁cut outs , ▁and ▁computer ▁animation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Ho ed eman ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Native ▁and ▁In uit