Catherine Perreault, Author at NFB Blog

Author : Catherine Perreault

The Fourth Estate | Watch 4 Films on Journalism and the Role of Media

The Fourth Estate | Watch 4 Films on Journalism and the Role of Media

In the age of #FakeNews and #AlternativeFacts, watch 4 films that highlight the importance of the public's right to information and the need for a “fourth estate” that is strong, free and independent.

Upcoming Animation | The Awakening: Meet Barnabe

Upcoming Animation | The Awakening: Meet Barnabe

Here at the NFB, we’re fortunate to work with talented artists who, day in day out, create strong characters and magical universes in the studio. While it is always fun to watch...

The Head Vanishes | An Interview with Animator Franck Dion

The Head Vanishes | An Interview with Animator Franck Dion

* This post is a translation. Read the original French post here. Franck Dion’s The Head Vanishes was part of the official selection of the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film...

10 questions with Hélène Choquette, director of Little Big Girls—a new feature doc on early puberty

10 questions with Hélène Choquette, director of Little Big Girls—a new feature doc on early puberty

Go behind the scenes with "Little Big Girls" director Hélène Choquette, as her new doc on early puberty in girls premieres FOR FREE online (Oct. 17-19).

Francis Desharnais: artist-in-residence at the Musée de la civilisation de Québec

Meet Francis Desharnais: artist, filmmaker, comic book creator, and lively rotoscoping animator. He'll be in residence in Quebec City in July 2014.

Morgentaler clinic closing in Fredericton

Morgentaler clinic closing in Fredericton

As the abortion clinic named after Dr. Henry Morgentaler closes its doors in Frederiction, learn more about this controversial Canadian in the riveting documentary "Democracy on Trial: the Morgentaler Affair".

McLaren in Times Square, New York

McLaren in Times Square, New York

Discover the endlessly-looped animated film Norman McLaren produced for Times Square as an advertisement for Canadian tourism.

Eye Candy: 7 Psychedelic NFB Posters

Eye Candy: 7 Psychedelic NFB Posters

Check out these eye-bending and mind-twisting psychedelic NFB posters from days gone by. Optical illusions! Pop art! The excitement never ends!

The Movie That Influenced Kubrick’s 2001

The Movie That Influenced Kubrick’s 2001

Did you know that "Universe", a 26-minute masterpiece on astronomy by Colin Low and Roman Kroitor actually inspired Stanley Kubrick's 2001, A Space Odyssey? Watch "Universe" now!

Michel Brault (1928-2013)

Michel Brault (1928-2013)

It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of one of the founders of Québec cinema, the great Michel Brault. He succumbed to a heart attack on...

Renaud Hallée’s The Clockmakers Premieres on NFB.ca

Renaud Hallée’s The Clockmakers Premieres on NFB.ca

Recently, we launched the most recent animated film by Renaud Hallée, the Montréal filmmaker who’s been making waves on Vimeo. Titled The Clockmakers, this experimental short produced by the NFB’s...

Renaud Hallée’s The Clockmakers Premieres on NFB.ca

Renaud Hallée’s The Clockmakers Premieres on NFB.ca

Recently, we launched the most recent animated film by Renaud Hallée, the Montréal filmmaker who’s been making waves on Vimeo. Titled The Clockmakers, this experimental short produced by the NFB’s...