Staff Picks 2014: discover a batch of hidden gems in our collection
Got lots of free time over the holidays and don't know what to watch? Let our wise team members here at the NFB guide you with their favourite hidden gems.
Animation
Explore our vast collection of animated films and get info about the world of animation in general.
Fire, water, earth, air: explore the 4 elements in 5 films
The 4 elements have ruled our imagination about our environment since classical antiquity. Explore the power and beauty of the 4 elements in 5 films.
Let’s keep warm by the electronic fireplace with 5 films about TV
Love to watch TV? Then you'll enjoy these weird, wacky, and thought-provoking films about television. Let's keep warm by the electronic fireplace!
Forbidden Love: FREE for a limited time—plus an LGBTQ films playlist
Watch the seminal queer film Forbidden Love FREE for a limited time only! And check out the NFB's rich offering of queer cinema in our new LGBTQ playlist.
Technology in cinema: 5 NFB films that changed the game
The NFB has consistently harnessed the powers of the latest and greatest gadgets and techniques. Watch 5 films that made technological history!
Theodore Ushev, artist-in-residence, on creation, destruction, McLaren, and working in public
Experience the talent, provocation, and iconoclasm in award-winning animator Theodore Ushev's work, as he prepares for a live-work residency in Quebec City.
Commemorate National Child Day with 5 films about youth around the world
Commemorate Canada's National Child Day and the UN's Universal Children's Day with 5 films on the experiences, voices, and lives of youth around the world.
The NFB Film Club is back with stellar Winter 2014 programming
Check out our latest offering of films available for FREE public screening at public libraries across Canada. Watch a few trailers, and decide what you want to see in your community this winter. There's something for everyone—kids and adults alike!
Celebrate Halloween and International Animation Day with 8 dark, weird, and wacky films
From vampires to the dark recesses of the subconscious mind, travel to the fantastical and beyond in 8 weird, wacky, and wonderful films that celebrate Halloween and International Animation Day.
Canada: Cuadro a Caudro, the first Spanish-language book devoted entirely to NFB animation
Did you know that the NFB's animation productions had a huge influence on artists and filmmakers in Argentina? A new book aims to explore this relationship. Find out more!
Behind the scenes with Oscar®-nominated animator and filmmaker Gerald Potterton
Get some juicy behind-the-scenes info straight from Oscar®-nominated animator and filmmaker Gerald Potteron about his illustrious career—and watch a few films, too. Potterton worked with Buster Keaton, Ivan Reitman, Colin Low, and even on The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" in his decades-long career.
From slapstick to science and beyond: explore 5 cinematic biographies
From Bret "the Hitman" Hart to Dr. Frederick Banting and Buster Keaton, the world's most fascinating folks come alive in 5 cinematic biographies—watch now and get to know these riveting figures, both professionally and very, very personally.