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...
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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...
Farewell to the King of All Wild Things
This is a guest blog post written by NFB animation producer, Marcy Page. Marcy, along with Spike Jonze and Vince Landay, produced Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or There Must be More...
The Sweater Gets Symphonic Treatment in Toronto
Roch Carrier’s The Hockey Sweater, a story about a young Montreal hockey fan who is mistakenly sent the wrong jersey and forced by his mom to wear it, is being...
If I was god: A Chronicle of Anticipated Pain
I’m well into the beginning pre-production of my new film, tentatively titled If I was god… and decided that it might be nice to publicly note the various stages of...
The NFB at the Annies and the Oscar Nominee Luncheon (PHOTOS)
The following is a guest post by animation producer Michael Fukushima. DAY ONE: The Annie Awards My lovely and talented producing colleague, Marcy Page, and I have been in LA...
Heading to the Oscars: 10 Questions for Patrick Doyon
* This post is a translation. Read the original here. This isn’t the first time I’ve interviewed Patrick Doyon. We met at the NFB last year, and held an online...
Introducing the 6 filmmakers participating in Hothouse 8
After a stunning crop of entries for this year’s edition of Hothouse (entitled Sheep Dreams), we’re thrilled to present the 6 filmmakers who will be joining us in Montreal for...
Oscar nominees Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby discuss Oscar exposure and creative risk-taking
A few short weeks ago, 2 NFB films were nominated for Best Short (Animated) at the 2012 Oscars. Wild Life, by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, was one of them....
Watch the Annie Awards live on Saturday, Feb. 4 on NFB.ca
On Saturday, February 4 at 7 pm (pacific time), the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, will present the 39th Annual Annie Awards in Los Angeles, California and this year, we’re...
How to make a cardboard tripod for your iPad
Four days after we launched Pixstop, our new and terrific stop-motion application, a reader called Pierre Durand left us a comment on the blog. In his message, Pierre said (in...