Bush Pilot: Canada’s History Comes Alive
Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth was originally to be a film on the fabled Noorduyn Norseman bush plane.
Author : Albert Ohayon
Albert Ohayon studied film production and journalism at Concordia University in Montreal. He has worked at the National Film Board of Canada since 1984. He is currently the English film collection curator. He is responsible for programming English titles on the NFB’s online screening room (nfb.ca). He regularly publishes articles on the history of the NFB, its filmmakers and its films on the site.
Focus on the Prairies: The West TV Series
The story behind the West television series.
Satellites of the Sun: The Wonders of Earth and Space
What are 1685 Toro and 3753 Cruithne?
Read this post to find out.
John Law and the Mississippi Bubble: The Madness of Crowds
When most people think about Richard Condie’s films, his classic Oscar-nominated short The Big Snit (1985) immediately springs to mind. While I agree that it is brilliant, I prefer his...
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...
Pour la suite du monde: The Perrault Classic in English
The English version of Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault’s Pour la suite du monde is a really interesting example of adapting a film into the other language.
Neighbours: The NFB’s Second Oscar Winner
The story behind the production and distribution of Norman McLaren's Neighbours; The National Film Board's second Oscar winner.
Friday staff pick: Cry of the Wild
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/cry_of_the_wild/ I saw Cry of the Wild as a teenager in the early 1970s at a movie theatre in Montreal. The film was talked about everywhere. There were TV ,...
The Underground Movie, or Jules Verne knew what he was talking about
Travel to the center of the Earth on board Old Chucknose in this comical animated film.
Royal Journey: The National Film Board’s first major hit
The story behind the making of Royal Journey, the NFB's first major box office hit.
A woman’s place is at home… and first base, second base, shortstop…
The story behind Baseball Girls, Lois Siegel's documentary on women and Baseball.
The Devil at Your Heels: Is this for real?
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/devil_at_your_heels/ How can I best describe The Devil at Your Heels? Truth is stranger than fiction? The eccentric shall inherit the earth? Build it and they will come? No, I...