NFB launches BlackBerry Playbook app
RIM launched its new BlackBerry® PlayBook™ and we’re proud to announce that it includes an NFB films app – right out of the box. The app was co-developed by RIM and the NFB.
The new tablet offers free access to NFB films, including our mobile HD channel – a Playbook exclusive. As with our iPad/iPhone and Android apps, other features include:
- 1500 films available for viewing
- A kids’ channel with fun and educational content
- Ability to search our online collection
- Curated thematic channels
- Ability to bookmark your favourite films
The Playbook hits stores Tuesday, April 19. If you pick one up, let us know what you think of the device, and our app, by leaving comments in the section below.
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April 19th, 2011
FITC // The Blackberry Playbook has arrived said:
[...] our perspective. Major organizations like the NFB, who are nominated for numerous FITC Awards, have released apps for launch. Canadian firm Teknision has played a major role in the UX of the Playbook. Toronto Flash [...]
April 25th, 2011
Creative Crush: The NFB FTW « Matchstick said:
[...] in July 2010 and was followed this year by the first content app for the Android platform and Blackberry PlayBook. The NFB is active on Twitter (20,000 followers), Facebook (10,700 likes) and YouTube (29,000 [...]
August 26th, 2011
press release: NFB at OIAF 2011 | Canadian Animation Resources said:
[...] About the NFB Canada’s public producer and distributor, the National Film Board of Canada creates interactive works, social-issue documentaries, auteur animation and alternative dramas that provide the world with a unique Canadian perspective. The NFB is developing the entertainment forms of the future in groundbreaking interactive productions, while pioneering new directions in 3D stereoscopic film, community-based media, and more. It works in collaboration with emerging and established filmmakers, digital media creators and co-producers in every region of Canada, with Aboriginal and culturally diverse communities, as well as partners around the world. Since the NFB’s founding in 1939, it has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 4 Webbys, 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies. Its nfb.ca Screening Room features over 2,000 productions online, including high-definition and 3D films. The NFB also puts the experience of cinema into the hands of Canadians everywhere through its acclaimed mobile apps for the iPhone, iPad and Android platforms, as well as a pre-loaded app in the Blackberry-Playbook. [...]