NFB Pause with David Curtis

At the far-flung edge of Canada’s boreal forest, outside the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, a handful of unlikely farmers are growing everything from snow-covered Brussels sprouts to apples.

NFB Pause: The Procession

The Procession is the first collaboration between illustrator and graphic novel writer Pascal Blanchet and animator and filmmaker Rodolphe Saint-Gelais.

NFB Pause: A Hidden John Coltrane Album, Rediscovered

On June 24, 1964, filmmaker Gilles Groulx was in a recording studio in New Jersey with John Coltrane, recording the music for The Cat in the Bag.

NFB Pause: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski talk Gymnasia

Discover Clyde Henry Productions' GYMNASIA, a VR/Stop-Motion animation experience. Made in collaboration with Felix and Paul Studios and the NFB.

NFB Pause With Foley Artist Karla Baumgardner

Ever wonder what a Foley artist does, or how they do their jobs so well? Discover some tricks of the trade on this edition of NFB Pause.

NFB Pause: Meet the Creators of Clit Me

A fun new tool aimed at closing the “orgasm gap,” Clit Me openly explores female sexual satisfaction, with the focus on the only organ designed exclusively for pleasure: the clitoris!

NFB Pause: In the animation studios with Eloi and Randall

This week on NFB Pause, we introduce you to Randall Finnerty and Eloi Champagne, two of the technical wizards in our animation department.

NFB Pause: Beecher and Kurytnik Talk Skin for Skin

Skin for Skin is the latest outing for filmmakers Carol Beecher and Kevin Kurytnik. “We wanted to create a contemporary Canadian myth that went further than events and names and dates and numbers.“

NFB Pause with Moïse Marcoux-Chabot

In 2016, Moïse Marcoux-Chabot moved with his family to Mont-Louis, Québec, to begin shooting a documentary on the Gaspé’s “alternative social safety net.”

NFB Pause: East of the Rockies

In this edition of NFB Pause, we look at acclaimed Canadian author Joy Kogawa's new interactive, AR project, East of the Rockies.

NFB Pause with Jean-François Caissy

After his brilliant portraits of adolescents (Guidelines) and the elderly (Journey’s End), Jean-François Caissy has gone on to explore the world of young adults joining the Canadian Armed Forces.

NFB Pause with Christine Chevarie-Lessard

To make her feature documentary A Delicate Balance (released this fall), Christine Chevarie followed a group of children working tirelessly toward their dream of becoming professional dancers.