The NFB Films iPad app is now available!
Drum roll, please…. The NFB Films iPad app is now available through iTunes. With this app, you can watch over 1000 movies – documentaries, animations and feature films – free...
Author : Julie Matlin
Julie is a freelance writer who was formerly the Head of Social Media for the National Film Board. Her background in the film industry, her work as a writer and her affinity for connecting with people made her a natural fit for the NFB. Her favourite films include The Big Snit, Strange Invaders, RiP! A Remix Manifesto and the interactive project, Flawed.
Behind the scenes of the animated short Higglety Pigglety Pop!
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/higglety_pigglety_pop_clip_1/ Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life is an animated short based on the book by renowned children’s author, Maurice Sendak. The film, directed by Chris...
Art and Design: The Process for Claire Blanchet’s “The Interview”
This guest post was written by Claire Blanchet, director and animator of the latest Work For All film, The Interview. I loved Jean-Hervé Désiré’s concept for the film, rooted in...
The NFB and the Virtual Museum bring Canada’s treasures to life online
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/Cries_from_the_Deep/ On May 18, The Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) launched a new project called Canada’s Got Treasures!, in which treasures from our national museums and heritage institutions will be...
How amendments to the Canadian Copyright laws affect you
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/rip-remix-manifesto/ There’s been a lot of talk lately about Bill C-32, the DMCA and all things having to do with copyright. For obvious reasons, it’s a very hot button issue,...
A Time There Was: Using documentary film to come to terms with your past
This guest post was written by filmmaker Donald McWilliams. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/time_there_was_stories_from_the_last_days/ On June 1st, Kenyans throughout the world celebrate Madaraka Day, a commemoration of that day in 1963 when Kenya won...
5 films at the Worldwide Shorts Festival in Toronto
The Worldwide Short Film Festival takes place in Toronto from June 1 – 6. This year, the NFB has 5 films screening at the festival, including Runaway, which is included...
Everything you need to know about using copyrighted material in your documentary film
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/hd/rip_a_remix_manifesto/ The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) released a set of guidelines last week that help filmmakers make sense of how to use copyrighted materials in their films. The Guidelines...
The inside scoop on the DOXA Film Festival
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/tying_your_own_shoes_trailer/ The DOXA Film Festival takes place in Vancouver from May 7 – 16. We’ve got a strong presence there this year, and NFB producer Tracey Friesen recently gave me...
Meet Namrata – the inspiration behind Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth
Namrata Gill is one of the many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta’s film Heaven on Earth. After 6 years, she courageously left an abusive relationship and launched a surprising new...
Meet Grace, Milly and Lucy… and learn the truth about child soldiers
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/grace_milly_lucy_child_soldiers_trailer/ Raymonde Provencher’s film Grace, Milly, Lucy… Child Soldiers will shock you. It exposes the little-known tragedy of child soldiers in Uganda, and explores how they can possibly live normal...
The Socalled Movie: An interview with director Garry Beitel
Meet Socalled, aka Josh Dolgin. He’s a multi-disciplinary musician and artist whose unique blend of klezmer, hip hop and funk is blasting through the boundaries that separate music of different...