Colin Low (1926-2016) | The NFB and Canada Lose a True Pioneer of Cinema
Canada has lost a giant of cinema with the passing of Colin Low, who died in Montreal on February 24 at the age of 89. Born on July 24, 1926,...
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Annies 2016: Follow If I Was God… and Carface to the “Oscars of Animation”
Cordell Barker’s If I Was God and Claude Cloutier’s Carface have both been nominated for an Annie Award! Sometimes known as the “Oscars of Animation,” the Annie Awards are the highest honor...
The #GIFnTAKE Goes on Tour!
Exciting news, Canadians! The NFB’s #GIFnTAKE is coming to a city near you. Be a star with the #GIFnTAKE Inspired by the classic photobooth, the #GIFnTAKE is a type of “video...
3 NFB Apps to Download During the Holidays
Santa received your letter and brought you the tablet of your dreams? You woke up to find an Apple TV under the tree? Make these gifts even more special and...
Welcome to Canada! The NFB Gives the Gift of Film to Syrian Refugees
As you may have heard, the Canadian government is preparing to welcome 25,000 refugees from Syria over the next few months. Upon arrival, they will be provided with permanent resident status, a social insurance...
$0.99 Sale | Download 5 Charming Shorts about Canada’s Most Infamous Season
Hold onto your snazzy pompom tuques, folks! Canada’s most infamous season is at our door. Even if Montreal still looks and feels more like Halloween than ♪Falalalala, those of us who’ve...
Live and Let Live: Download 5 Films about Conflict and Tolerance for $0.99 Each
Anyone with neighbours has already figured out how much effort and imagination it takes to love them as thyself. In the summer, neighbours agressively mow their lawns in the middle of...
Download and Own 5 Bill Mason Films for $0.99 Each
A talented naturalist, author, painter, filmmaker, and conservationist, Bill Mason (1929-1988) is one of those effortlessly awesome wilderness guys who make you proud to be living in such a majestic place as Canada…...
NFB Film Club: Check Out the Winter 2016 Programming
Another exciting season of cinema awaits you this winter at the NFB Film Club, with a brand-new selection of diverse shorts and features just waiting to be discovered. The winter...
Amy Winehouse, Nick Cave, Alice Cooper… Watch 5 Docs on Outstanding Musicians
Watch 5 films about musicians you love with these 5 tell-all docs on Amy Winehouse, Nick Cave, Alice Cooper, Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister and Pussy Riot.
Get Animated! 2015: Behind the Scenes With the People Making Future NFB Favourites
As we speak, NFB animators from coast to coast are hard at work creating films for you to enjoy in the near future. Amongst many exciting project currently gurgling in...
Celebrate World Food Day with 6 Quick and Easy Bread Recipes
Celebrate World Food Day with these wonderful bread recipes shared by the 6 women featured in our interactive project Bread.