NFB Blog
The NFB at Annecy: 70 Years and Counting
Founded in 1960, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival was originally held every two years before becoming an annual event in 1997. Over the decades, it has grown into one...
A Cat, a Strange Visitor, a Cow, a Frog and a Little Girl: The World of Cordell Barker
These few words alone could summarize the five films Cordell Barker made at the NFB. Five characters who aren’t always the protagonists, but who invariably act as disruptive factors, setting...
Beverly Shaffer: Smashing Stereotypes, One Film at a Time
Montreal-based director Beverly Shaffer is one of Canada’s most talented filmmakers. She’s best known for her Academy Award-winning film, I’ll Find a Way (1977), about a nine-year-old girl with spina...
Studio One: A Look Back at the First Indigenous NFB Studio
Though Inuit filmmakers created what could be considered Indigenous-run NFB studios in Nunavut in the 1970s, the first official Indigenous-led production studio at the National Film Board of Canada was...
The NFB and the Annie Awards: A History of Excellence Going Back 50 Years
Since 1972, the annual Annie Awards, created by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood), have recognized excellence in animation. The Annies include a number of...
