filmmaking
20 Must-Read Blogs for Film Buffs
Films, like food, are one of those things that are almost as nice to take in as they are to read about (as opposed to say, falling in love or winning the lotto.) With this in mind, we decided to compile a list of...
Introducing the 6 filmmakers participating in Hothouse 8
After a stunning crop of entries for this year's edition of Hothouse (entitled Sheep Dreams), we're thrilled to present the 6 filmmakers who will be joining us in Montreal for the intensive 12-week program.
Rosa Aiello is interested in the various types of infinity, chaos,...
Theatrical shorts at the NFB: Cornet at Night
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...
Celebrating National Media Literacy Week
This week (November 7-11) is National Media Literacy Week, a week to highlight the importance of thinking critically about media. This year’s theme is Digital Citizenship. Media Literacy Week is especially relevant at the NFB because we have always believed (and our films will...
Pour la suite du monde: The Perrault Classic in English
Since the NFB’s inception, we have been mandated to make as many films as possible available in both official languages.
In the early days, a new voiceover would suffice to create the French version of an English film, and vice versa. In the 1950s, films...
The marvels of technology: Short films shot on cell phones
On Monday, Mashable ran a piece called 7 Superb Short Films Shot With Cellphones. The films were astounding. I mean, I have an iPhone 4 so I'm aware of the quality of photographs and video it takes, but creating entire films? That look great?...
Stories From Our Land: Iqaluit Log (Part 2)
Directors Zacharias Kunuk (L), and Sturla Gunnarsson (R) with Northwest Centre's Executive Producer David Christensen
In November, I flew from Montreal to Iqaluit as an instructor for the NFB/Nunavut Film Development Corporation's Stories From Our Land workshop. 29 participants showed up from North and...
Stories From Our Land: Iqaluit Log (Part 1)
In November, I flew from Montreal to Iqaluit as an instructor for the NFB/Nunavut Film Development Corporation's Stories From Our Land workshop. 29 participants showed up from North and South Baffin communities to plan, shoot and edit 'micro-documentaries' on subjects close to their hearts....
A woman’s place is at home… and first base, second base, shortstop…
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I recently had the chance to speak to Genie-award-winning filmmaker Lois Siegel about Baseball Girls, her feature documentary about women and baseball. This was one of a handful of films she has made over the years. Siegel usually works on her own with very...
How to create sound for a 1-minute animated short
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9dWrWyJG4I
The sound composition for my Hothouse 6 film, Marvin Parson’s Inner Wild Wilderness, has always been a huge component, but in my mind it was never one specific aesthetic or approach. My inspirations were definitive, but flexible in its application which I felt was...
Montrealers! Join us on June 30 for a free session on Financing Your Short Film!
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Orange, by Sylvie Trouvé, was one of last year's Hothouse shorts.
On June 30, up here at the NFB in Montreal, we’ll be hosting the last knowledge-sharing event of Hothouse 6. It’s a panel we’re calling “Financing Your Short Film!”, because yes, it...
Art and Design: The Process for Claire Blanchet’s “The Interview”
This guest post was written by Claire Blanchet, director and animator of the latest Work For All film, The Interview.
I loved Jean-Hervé Désiré's concept for the film, rooted in the discrepancy between what's being thought and what's being said. I wanted to illustrate this...
