NFB Blog
The Filmmaking Craft Behind “Inkwo for When the Starving Return”
Ever wonder what it would take to build the world of a stop-motion horror film entirely from scratch? On the one-year anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival’s screening of Amanda...
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski: 20+ Years of Animated Magic at the NFB
The NFB released 50+ standout Canadian films this year, but Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s stop-motion short The Girl Who Cried Pearls (2025) is one you absolutely shouldn’t miss! Streaming...
Anarchists of Animation: How the Creators of The Girl Who Cried Pearls Broke Every Rule—and Made Magic
When people think of stop-motion animation, they often imagine the creators as meticulous perfectionists who painstakingly adjust every frame, obsessing over the tiniest details. And while the duo behind The...
Wait—There’s a “Madame Tutli-Putli” Making-Of?!
Ever wondered which Canadian films went global and stayed in people’s minds? The NFB is home to tons of films that have travelled the world, but one modern classic that...
The Canadian Storytellers You Need to Know: Three Vancouver-Based Female Filmmakers
Ever felt like mainstream foreign movies don’t tell your story? Vancouver is home to groundbreaking female filmmakers who’ve brought to light Canadian stories that would have otherwise been overlooked. Here...
