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Information about what’s happening in the film community at large as well as stories of interest to Canadians.
We Were Children: 2 Residential School Survivors Share Story in Powerful New Film
The following is a guest post from Lisa Meeches, executive producer of We Were Children. The film had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) in October 2012, and aired on APTN on March 19, 2013.
You can purchase or rent a digital copy...
Download Jill Sharpe’s Doc on the Inner Lives of Painters Kahlo, O’Keefe and Carr
After having recently screened at the prestigious Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in New York City, Jill Sharpe's documentary about the inner lives of 3 important modern painters, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keefe, and Emily Carr, is now available for download on NFB.ca.
Bone Wind...
Death of Roman Kroitor: Canada and the Film World Lose a Pioneer
Canadian and world cinema has lost a true giant, with the death yesterday of film pioneer and former NFB colleague Roman Kroitor.
Born on December 12, 1926, in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Kroitor made enormous contributions to filmmaking during his tenure at the NFB in the 1950s and 1960s, developing the...
Take a Master Class with animator Patrick Bouchard in Toronto on September 9
We’re thrilled to announce that as part of our activities surrounding the Toronto International Film Festival this year, filmmaker Patrick Bouchard will be hosting a free Animation Master Class at Rue Morgue Magazine on Sunday, September 9 at 7:00 pm.
During this Master Class, Patrick will present how he...
Honouring the Memory of Former NFB Commissioner Jacques Bensimon
Jacques Bensimon, former NFB Government Commissioner, director, producer, and scriptwriter passed away yesterday at the age of 69. He headed the NFB from 2001-2006 after a stint as president of Adajove Communications.
"Jacques was my mentor, my colleague and my friend," said current NFB commissioner Tom Perlmutter.
He was passionate,...
More NFB Apps
Last week, we talked about our free film apps. These - in case your were sleeping on the switch - are apps you can and obviously should install on your phone or tablet to watch NFB films all over the place, any old time you like.
This week, 3...
Free NFB Apps: A Recap
As far as misfortunes go, being Canadian and never having heard of the National Film Board has to be on par with loving the NFB and never having installed the NFB Films app on your tablet or phone. Both a crying shame, but altogether remediable. Let us start...
Watch 6 Stop-Motion Films Made Using the NFB PixStop App
Stop-motion is a technique animators use to make objects appear to move on their own. This is how it works:
You select an object - chair, paper bear, clay figurine, whatever - and take a picture.
You move your object just so, a tiny fraction of the greater-scheme movement...
Remembering Dedicated Documentary Filmmaker Magnus Isacsson
Long-time NFB friend and Quebec documentary film champion Magnus Isacsson has died.
An accomplished filmmaker and tireless advocate of social justice, Magnus dedicated himself to exploring vital social and political issues through documentary films, working both independently and with the NFB.
He was also a university educator and a pioneer...
Tribute to Challenge for Change Director George C. Stoney
George C. Stoney has died. A celebrated American documentary filmmaker, educator and advocate of democratic media, Stoney made over 50 films (his All My Babies was entered into the National Film Registry in 2002) and mentored hundreds of young filmmakers as a professor of production and media theory...
Girls Learning Code at HIGHRISE
*This is a guest post by Kat Cizek, creator of HIGHRISE, a multi-year, multi-platform documentary about vertical living in the global suburbs. Find the original - and much more - on the HIGHRISE blog.
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It’s the Next-Gen participatory media project at HIGHRISE: girls learning computer code. They’re building websites...
Great Fall for Film in Canada’s Public Libraries
The NFB Film Club has just announced its autumn program and it looks like libraries from coast to coast are poised for a fun and film-filled fall.
The Film Club is a program that make the NFB's film collection accessible to Canadian public libraries. For Fall 2012, it...
