Notman’s World: Depicting the Dawn of Canadian Photography
Discover Notman's World, a short doc illustrating William Notman's essential contributions to the birth of photography in Canada.
Author : Carolyne Weldon
Carolyne Weldon is a writer and photographer living in Montreal. Her interests include storytelling, music, martial arts, language, and spirituality. Contact her at c.weldon@nfb.ca
2 Ways to Experience Bear 71 at DOXA
Early this May, Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival will offer 2 different ways to experience our Webby-nominated project, Bear 71 . On Friday, May 4th – DOXA’s opening night – Bear...
imagineNATIVE 2012: Call for Submissions
Are you an Indigenous artist involved in film, video, radio or new media? If so, here’s your chance to get your work seen in an international festival. Until June 1,...
The Sweater Gets Symphonic Treatment in Toronto
Roch Carrier’s The Hockey Sweater, a story about a young Montreal hockey fan who is mistakenly sent the wrong jersey and forced by his mom to wear it, is being...
The Devil’s Toy: Skateboarding in Montreal in 1966
The NFB, as we all know, is a total paradox. On the one hand, it is a 73 year-old public institution. On the other, it is so insanely cool and...
Interpreting the North: An interview with Joe Otokiak
Seeing we seem to be on a confession roll here, I don’t see much point in withholding the following information from you guys. Friends, readers – I’m a huge nerd....
Friday staff pick: Augusta
On Tuesday, I got a nice big red envelope in the mail. Inside was a Valentine’s Day card, from my grandma Antoinette (a.k.a. Mimi). On top of being a spectacular...
Friday staff pick: The Coca-Cola Case
* This is a guest post by Karine Ligneau, Director’s Office Assistant, Human Resources At first glance, the soft drink in the red package seems quite inoffensive. However, we learn in...
Christopher’s Movie Matinée: haphazard adventures in Flower Power cinema
Full confession today guys: I’m a total hippie. I may look sort of normal to you on the outside (accent on the sort of), but on the inside, I’ve always...
Oscar nominees Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby discuss Oscar exposure and creative risk-taking
A few short weeks ago, 2 NFB films were nominated for Best Short (Animated) at the 2012 Oscars. Wild Life, by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, was one of them....
Friday staff pick: CBQM
* This is a guest post by NFB intern and emerging Métis filmmaker, Sarah Hager. As the newest intern at the Pacific and Yukon Centre, I’ve decided to completely immerse...
One Oscar nomination is good, but two is better!
Yesterday, the nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles, and lo and behold, the NFB was nominated twice! Hurray, hurrah! 2012, it turns...