NFB Tour – Regina
We were driven from Saskatoon to Regina by a very nice man called Amin (“You know, like when you’re praying,” he said, gently covering his face with both palms. I...
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
NFB Tour: Saskatoon
There was something wrong with the plane we were supposed to take to Saskatoon, so our pre-dawn flight turned out being a somewhat civilized mid-morning flight, except we’d all gotten...
NFB Tour: Edmonton
I’m not usually a huge fan of talking/writing about the weather, but I believe it bears mentioning it was -29 degrees Edmonton yesterday. Good morning! I had come prepared, though,...
NFB Tour: Little Tour on the Prairies
Last month the head of the NFB, Tom Perlmutter, travelled to Ontario to meet with Ontarians and talk about film, stories, Canadian identities and the role of the National Film...
Toy stories
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/Toys/ If you spend any time in stores, you will have noticed Christmas is apparently coming up. (I saw my first fully lit and decorated Christmas tree in a hardware...
The NFB Tour continues in the Prairies on November 22
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/vistas_dancers_of_the_grass/ The above film, Dancers of the Grass, a short film by Saskatoon filmmaker Melanie Jackson. *** Tom Perlmutter, head of the NFB, will be kicking off the West leg...
Director Pablo Alvarez-Mesa on Jelena’s Song, screening tomorrow at Montreal’s International Documentary Festival
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/jelenas_song_trailer/ Pablo Alvarez-Mesa is an award-winning Colombian-Canadian documentary filmmaker who shares his time between Montreal and British Columbia. His 4th film, Jelena’s Song, explores the life of his friend Jelena...
NFB Tour: Timmins, Ontario
* This post was translated from French. Landing in Timmins wasn’t a sure thing given the bad weather, but we finally arrived—hale, hearty and in good spirits. It turns out...
NFB Tour: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
On Thursday afternoon, we left Windsor and made our way to Kitchener, a couple hours away by car. The evening meeting was to be held at the Tannery District’s digital...
NFB Tour: Windsor, Ontario
Against all odds, our pre-dawn flight left Timmins on time. The previous night, the taxi driver who drove me to my motel told me that the weather forecasts were so...
Get Animated! kicks off Oct. 28 with free screenings and animation workshops across Canada
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/higglety_pigglety_pop_trailer/ Next Thursday is International Animation Day and the NFB is marking the occasion with a series of free screenings, master classes and activities – from coast to coast. Get...
Animator Dale Hayward talks about getting his foot in the door at the NFB
I love a good feel-good story. You know, the stories where passionate, hard-working people follow their hearts and good things happen and hope triumphs, for a change? This story is...