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Notman’s World: Depicting the Dawn of Canadian Photography
In an age when it has become easier (and faster) to take a picture than to brush your teeth, the dawn of photography -- a time when obtaining a photographic image of yourself meant a) finding a photographer, b) hauling yourself (and your best...
The Devil’s Toy: Skateboarding in Montreal in 1966
The NFB, as we all know, is a total paradox. On the one hand, it is a 73 year-old public institution. On the other, it is so insanely cool and avant-garde it's almost unfair.
One of the films that contributes most to the NFB's coolness...
Feature film on Canada’s most famous unknown author premieres at FIFA
The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche, our new feature film about enigmatic Canadian writer Mazo de la Roche (author of the Jalna novels), has its world premiere at FIFA (International Festival of Films on Art) this Saturday March 17.
Starring Severn Thompson as Mazo...
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...
The NFB Tour resumes in October
In late 2010, we launched the NFB Tour, a series of town-hall style meetings across the country during which Tom Perlmutter, head of the NFB, met with a variety of people to discuss the new directions we're heading in, take questions and talk about...
FNC: Calling all crossmedia artists and women with phones
Montreal's Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this October. Aside from the programming and special events (which we'll tell you everything about as opening night approaches), the Festival has put out 2 calls for submissions I thought you should know...
Free Socalled show and screening in Parc Lafontaine August 4th
Remember Socalled? If you're a fan and happen to live in or around Montreal, you're in for a treat. An outdoors treat at that. (Ah, isn't summer sweet.)
Next Thursday July 4th, at 7:30 p.m., you are invited to a double Socalled bonanza at Parc...
Roddy McManus to head NFB Animation Studio
Our English-language Animation Studio will soon have a new executive producer. Starting August 8, Roddy McManus will succeed veteran animation producer David Verrall as head of our Montreal-based animation studio.
McManus has been producing animation for the Canadian and international markets in both English and...
Get your freak on, Fantasia is here
Freaks and geeks take note, the event Quentin Tarantino once called "the most important and prestigious genre film festival on this continent" is kicking off tomorrow. The Fantasia International Film Festival, which turns 15 this year, is taking place July 14 to August 7,...
YUL 871: A Feature Film for the 1960s
Starting with the release of Drylanders in 1963, both the English and French programs at the National Film Board began to produce modestly priced feature films for the nation’s cinema screens. At first, most of these features were shot on 16mm, with small crews...
A gift from Patrick Watson
After a celebrated run at Hot Docs, the documentay St-Henri, the 26 of August opens in theatres in Montreal (Cinéma Parallèle - with English subtitles) and Quebec City (Cinéma Le Clap) May 20.
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/st_henri_26_august_trailer/
The film, directed by Shannon Walsh and 16 fellow documentary filmmakers,...
Hothouse 7: Eva Cvijanovic
Even as s a kid growing up in a land far, far away, I was very fond of animation and I have had the opportunity back then to watch some mysteriously acquired NFB films at home. I have since moved to Canada, graduated from...
