The Family That Dwelt Apart: When good intentions go horribly wrong
I love tall tales. The crazier the better. I especially love tall tales that have a strong message. The NFB animated short The Family That Dwelt Apart fits in all...
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5 NFB Films for Foodies
Food is everything. Without it we die, while a single bite of it can unfurl passions, flood us with nostalgia, transport us to heaven and make us dearly yearn for...
As Trippy As It Gets: Series 4
The absurd, it would appear, acts as a tonic for the mind. A recent study published in Psychological Science established that people who had read a particularly absurd and confusing...
How Avant-Garde NFB Filmmaker Arthur Lipsett Influenced Kubrick and Lucas
*The following is a translation. Read the French original here. Behind every work lies at least one source of inspiration – art that comes from a specific time and place,...
Watch 6 Short Films from the 8th Edition of Hothouse
Every year, come early spring, 6 hand-picked animators descend upon the NFB to participate in Hothouse, the NFB’s program for emerging Canadian filmmakers. Though the “12-week paid apprenticeship in full-on...
Frog Meets Mouse: Evelyn Lambart’s Mr. Frog Went A-Courting
Check out Evelyn Lambart's superb paper cutout animation about the unlikely entanglements of a frog and a pointy-snouted mouse.
Take a Master Class with animator Patrick Bouchard in Toronto on September 9
We’re thrilled to announce that as part of our activities surrounding the Toronto International Film Festival this year, filmmaker Patrick Bouchard will be hosting a free Animation Master Class at...
Some Thoughts on Frog Electrocution, Plagiarism and the Pain of Being Judged
First off, I want to apologize to the last person left standing who might visit this blog to see if I’ve finally posted anything new. Well, you may or may...
Watch 6 Stop-Motion Films Made Using the NFB PixStop App
Stop-motion is a technique animators use to make objects appear to move on their own. This is how it works: You select an object – chair, paper bear, clay figurine,...
Hot Shots: Norman McLaren, Claude Jutra and Ravi Shankar on Set in 1957
A Chairy Tale is a short film about a chair with a mind of its own that refuses to be sat on. It was directed by NFB legends Norman McLaren...
Annecy 2012: 2 Winners and a Nominee
* This post is a translation. Read the original here. The Annecy International Animated Film Festival is the oldest and biggest event of its kind. Bringing together film professionals from...
What on Earth: Science fiction satire at its funniest
I have a confession to make. I love old science-fiction films from the 1950s. I love the space exploration films. I love the mad-scientist-creates-a-monster films, but most of all I...