My Financial Career
My Financial Career is a 1962 Oscar-nominated animated short directed by Gerald Potterton and produced by Colin Low and Tom Daly for the National Film Board of Canada.
Summary
The cartoon is based on a story of the same name from one of Stephen Leacock's collections of short stories, Literary Lapses. It takes a humorous look at a young man's attempt to open a bank account.Awards
- Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: First Prize, Animated Film, 1962
- American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Literature in Films, 1964
- 36th Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee, Best Short Subject, Cartoons, 1963