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Activist Indigenous Cinema: Essential Viewing | Curator’s Perspective
To mark National Indigenous History Month—and the June launch on nfb.ca of Ossie Michelin’s film Feather Fall (2024) and Chris Auchter’s The Stand (2024)—I want to draw your attention to...
THE FORGOTTEN REELS OF NUNAVUT’S ANIMATION WORKSHOP (THE LEGACY)
Let’s explore one of the most captivating and intricate chapters of Indigenous filmmaking at the NFB: the 58 films made by 13 Inuit filmmakers at a 1972 workshop in Kinngait...
THE FORGOTTEN REELS OF NUNAVUT’S ANIMATION WORKSHOP (BEGINNINGS)
Let’s explore one of the most captivating and intricate chapters of Indigenous filmmaking at the NFB: the 58 films made by 13 Inuit filmmakers at a 1972 workshop in Kinngait...
An Animated Journey into Mental Health | Curator’s Perspective
Every May, Canadians come together to mark Mental Health Week, started in 1951 by the Canadian Mental Health Association. This year, the event runs from May 5–11 under the theme...
The NFB: 86 Years, 7,000+ Awards… and Counting!
Let’s celebrate the National Film Board of Canada’s 86th anniversary on May 2 by taking a deep dive into the NFB’s long list of awards—a staggering total of over 7,000...
