Industry
For those working in the industry, this section covers film festival news, tips for filmmakers, calls for proposals and more.
7 Webby Award nominations for NFB/interactive
What do a bear, a parable on human language, a Northern reserve, and a brother in the army have in common?
Why, they're the subjects of the 4 NFB/interactive projects nominated for 2012 Webby Awards, of course!
The Webby Awards, which people sometimes refer to as the "Oscars of the...
The National Film Board of Canada pays tribute to Pierre Juneau
The National Film Board of Canada wishes to acknowledge the significant and lasting contribution made by Pierre Juneau to the NFB and to Canada's radio broadcasting and telecommunications industries. Mr. Juneau died on February 21, 2012, at the age of 89.
During his career at the NFB from 1949...
The NFB at the Annies and the Oscar Nominee Luncheon (PHOTOS)
DAY ONE: The Annie Awards
My lovely and talented producing colleague, Marcy Page, and I have been in LA for the past few days on an adventure entirely new to anyone at the NFB. Accompanied by 3 inestimably gifted filmmakers—Patrick Doyon, Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby—we came here to...
Watch the Annie Awards live on Saturday, Feb. 4 on NFB.ca
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 Annie Awards honour excellence...
Making music for animation: A masterclass with Luigi Allemano
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 these things, seeing that (as his website informs us), his work has appeared...
Want to participate in a 12-week paid animation apprenticeship at the NFB?
Attention all budding and blooming animators! Hothouse, our very own "12-week paid apprenticeship in full-on professional animation filmmaking" is once again calling for submissions.
Things are shaping up to look mighty exciting for this 8th edition. I mean, let's be real for a second: how great would it be...
5 (quick) tips for making music for animation
During Get Animated!, our yearly animation bonanza, composer extraordinaire Luigi Allemano gave a workshop called Making Music for Animation at the Mediathèque in Toronto.
Luigi being Luigi (read awesome), he also whipped up a series of "web tips" for us to share on our social media platforms.
Here they are....
Animation Open House taking place Monday, September 26 in Montreal
On Monday, September 26, the NFB will be hosting its annual Animation Open House. From 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, the studio will open its doors to the public at our Montreal headquarters (3155 Cote de Liesse Road).
The animation studios were founded in 1941, 2 years after the...
Pink Ribbons, Inc. premieres at TIFF to a packed house
Yesterday afternoon saw the world premiere of our feature documentary, Pink Ribbons, Inc. at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The film probes into the world of cause-marketing and breast cancer in an attempt to get people to think critically about what is involved in corporate fundraising and how the...
Road Movie: An interview with Elle Flanders
*UPDATE (15 Feb. 2012)*
Road Movie is up for the Teddy Award at the 2012 Berlinale (The Berlin International Film Festival), where it is currently showing. The project was also named No. 1 Art Show of 2011 by NOW Magazine.
“The Toronto duo pull no punches in their activism but...
NFB Images – A Trove of Treasures Old and New
This post is a translation. To read the French original, click here.
Did you know that you can watch, edit, share and download high-quality (HD) archives directly from NFB.ca/images free of charge?
Today I’d like to tell you about the “Web destination for stock footage professionals,” which is largely unknown...
Sorry, Rabbi selected at TIFF
It is official, Sorry, Rabbi, a comedy short by Mark Slutsky will have its world premiere at TIFF. This is cool for a number of reasons, of which I will list 9:
1- The film is set in Montreal's Mile-End neighbourhood, which looks oh-so darling in film.
2- The film...
