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Watch the Annie Awards live on Saturday, Feb. 4 on NFB.ca
Animation / Community / Industry

Watch the Annie Awards live on Saturday, Feb. 4 on NFB.ca

February 1st, 2012 by Julie Matlin
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On Saturday, February 4 at 7 pm (pacific time), the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, will present the 39th Annual Annie Awards in Los Angeles, California and this year, we’re proud to announce that we’ll...
Black History Month: 45 Canadian libraries to offer free screenings of Mighty Jerome
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Black History Month: 45 Canadian libraries to offer free screenings of Mighty Jerome

January 26th, 2012 by Carolyne Weldon
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The film Mighty Jerome, by Charles Officer, will be shown at free screenings throughout Black History Month this February at more than 45 libraries across the country. Some of the screenings will take place with...
Pink Ribbons, Inc: Breast cancer and cause marketing
Community / Documentary

Pink Ribbons, Inc: Breast cancer and cause marketing

January 26th, 2012 by Julie Matlin
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Next week our latest doc Pink Ribbons, Inc. opens in theatres across Canada. We’ve written about the film several times here, and we’ve been talking about it for months. It’s a critical look at the...
Introducing the NFB's CAMPUS - an innovative place to learn
Community / Education

Introducing the NFB’s CAMPUS – an innovative place to learn

January 26th, 2012 by Kristine Collins
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The New Year is here and we are so excited to share some new resources with educators across Canada! To start the year off right, we’re launching CAMPUS—our latest online content offer for educators. CAMPUS...
Catch Léa Pool's Pink Ribbons, Inc. in a theatre near you starting February 3rd
Documentary / On Film

Catch Léa Pool’s Pink Ribbons, Inc. in a theatre near you starting February 3rd

January 25th, 2012 by Carolyne Weldon
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After premiering at TIFF, where it was named one of the TOP 10 films, Léa Pool‘s much anticipated film on the “industry of breast cancer”, Pink Ribbons, Inc., opens in Canadian theatres February 3, 2012....
Want to create stop-motion films? We made an app for that!
Animation / Community

Want to create stop-motion films? We made an app for that!

January 11th, 2012 by Carolyne Weldon
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There’s just no stopping the NFB’s web developers. Hot on the heels of the NFB Films iPhone, iPad, Android and PlayBook mobile apps, our devoted developers has come up with PixStop, a fresh new app...
Making music for animation: A masterclass with Luigi Allemano
Animation / Industry

Making music for animation: A masterclass with Luigi Allemano

January 10th, 2012 by Carolyne Weldon
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A while back, we shared with you a handful of quick tips for making music for your animation films. The tips had been carefully prepared by composer Luigi Allemano, who knows quite a lot about...
Friday staff pick: CBQM
Documentary / On Film

Friday staff pick: CBQM

by Carolyne Weldon
February 3rd, 2012
* This is a guest post by NFB intern and emerging Métis filmmaker, Sarah Hager. As the newest intern at the Pacific and Yukon Centre, I’ve decided to completely immerse myself in NFB films and to watch as many as I can during my time...

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Watch the Annie Awards live on Saturday, Feb. 4 on NFB.ca
Animation / Community / Industry

Watch the Annie Awards live on Saturday, Feb. 4 on NFB.ca

by Julie Matlin
February 1st, 2012
On Saturday, February 4 at 7 pm (pacific time), the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, will present the 39th Annual Annie Awards in Los Angeles, California and this year, we're proud to announce that we'll be broadcasting the live-stream directly from this blog post. The...

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Introducing the NFB's CAMPUS - an innovative place to learn
Community / Education

Introducing the NFB’s CAMPUS – an innovative place to learn

by Kristine Collins
January 26th, 2012
The New Year is here and we are so excited to share some new resources with educators across Canada! To start the year off right, we’re launching CAMPUS—our latest online content offer for educators. CAMPUS provides innovative ways to incorporate NFB films in the...

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Theatrical shorts at the NFB: Cornet at Night
Behind the Scenes / On Film

Theatrical shorts at the NFB: Cornet at Night

by Albert Ohayon
January 20th, 2012
Once upon a time in movie theatres across North America, a short film (or 2) would precede the main feature. Sadly, this practice has gone the way of the dinosaur. The screening of shorts in Canadian theatres existed as late as the 1970s. We...

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New HIGHRISE documentary takes form to new heights
Interactive / Labs

New HIGHRISE documentary takes form to new heights

by Carolyne Weldon
November 15th, 2011
by Katerina Cizek I used to dislike highrise buildings. I would drive by them, without much thought, and dread the elevator when I actually had to go inside. These days, I spend most of my time thinking, living, breathing highrises. I’m the director of NFB’s Emmy-award...

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