Wait—There’s a “Madame Tutli-Putli” Making-Of?!
Ever wondered which Canadian films went global and stayed in people’s minds? The NFB is home to tons of films that have travelled the world, but one modern classic that...
Author : Camilo Martín-Flórez
Camilo Martín-Flórez is the Collection Curator at the National Film Board of Canada. He views the NFB’s collection as Canada’s “family album” – an invaluable chronicle of the ongoing evolution of Canadian society. He uses decolonial, transnational and archival theories to study and promote the NFB’s remarkable success over its eight decades of existence. A PhD in Film Studies from the University of Bologna, Martín-Flórez has presented his research at several academic conferences in the Americas and Europe, and published in various academic journals. He is also a filmmaker who’s written, directed and edited nine short films that have been screened in festivals worldwide.
The Canadian Storytellers You Need to Know: Three Vancouver-Based Female Filmmakers
Ever felt like mainstream foreign movies don’t tell your story? Vancouver is home to groundbreaking female filmmakers who’ve brought to light Canadian stories that would have otherwise been overlooked. Here...
BC’s Underground Filmmakers and the NFB
In the 1970s, British Columbia’s thriving underground and experimental film scene exploded. Let’s dive into the work of some of these influential artists, whose films marked an important “before and...
50 Years of Latinx-Canadian Cinema: From the Margins to the Mainstream
Let’s dive into the untold history of Latinx-Canadian cinema and explore how today’s Latinx filmmakers are finally thriving in an environment that offers rich opportunities to show their work. Before...
The Forgotten Reels of Nunavut’s Super 8 Workshop: An Inuit School of Cinema
When it comes to Indigenous filmmaking—defined here as films directed by Indigenous filmmakers—the National Film Board of Canada has been decades ahead of other national cinema institutions around the world....
The Forgotten Reels of Nunavut’s Super 8 Workshop: Wolf Koenig’s Treasure Trove of Footage
This two-part blog post will wrap up my exploration of an intriguing and important chapter of Indigenous filmmaking at the NFB: the batch of films I recently found, made during...
The Forgotten Reels of Nunavut’s Super 8 Workshop: Mosha Michael
To continue exploring one of the most intriguing chapters of Indigenous filmmaking at the NFB, let’s now dive into the Frobisher Bay Super 8 Workshop, launched following the success of...
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...
Queer Cinema at the NFB: Seminal Films Directed by Women
At the NFB, women have been directing films about Queer lives, perspectives and experiences since the late 1970s. To celebrate this year’s Public Service Pride Week (PSPW), let’s dive into...
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...
The Latina-Canadian Gaze
This installment of Curator’s Perspective shines the spotlight on the contemporary work of Latina-Canadian filmmakers.