Andrea Dorfman’s animated short Flawed airs on PBS tonight
Flawed 1. (of a substance or object) Blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way. 2. (of something abstract) Containing a mistake, weakness, or fault. — Once in a while a...
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Funny films for Just for Laughs
Whether we like it or not, the Just for Laughs Festival is already wrapping up in Montreal this weekend. Instead of getting all bummed out about it, we decided to...
Roddy McManus to head NFB Animation Studio
Our English-language Animation Studio will soon have a new executive producer. Starting August 8, Roddy McManus will succeed veteran animation producer David Verrall as head of our Montreal-based animation studio....
John Law and the Mississippi Bubble: The Madness of Crowds
When most people think about Richard Condie’s films, his classic Oscar-nominated short The Big Snit (1985) immediately springs to mind. While I agree that it is brilliant, I prefer his...
Hothouse 7: The Last Picnic (Kind Of)
The following is a guest post by Jason Lee. The Hothousers finally convened at the National Film Board of Canada in Montreal yesterday to celebrate and showcase their newly finished...
Friday staff pick: I Want a Dog
Wouldn’t you love just 10 more minutes to finish preparing supper uninterrupted? Since I started working at the NFB a few months ago, I’ve been rediscovering the huge range of...
Hothouse7: The Final Countdown.
The following is a guest post by Andrew Hicks. We’re at the end of the homestretch! Final sound mixes are mixing and 3D credits are, umm well… being fixed to...
Hothouse7: RED or BLUE?
The following is a guest post by Eva Cvijanovic. I’ve been absent from the blogging world for a while, I was busy, you know, trying to finish my film on...
Hothouse 7: The hard stuff and the easy stuff
The following is a guest post by Aimée van Drimmelen as part of the Hothouse Program. *** I won’t write much because after days and days and days of 14...
Hothouse 7: Oil Drum
The following is a guest post by Aimée van Drimmelen as part of the Hothouse Program. *** A while back I was asked to elaborate a bit more on my...
Hothouse 7: If you can’t take the heat – then get out.
The following is a guest post by Andrew Hicks. I’m more than happy with picture lock.. now let’s take it a step further, shall we? * A skype message...
Hothouse 7: Evolution of a Shot
The following is a guest post by Tabitha Fisher. Now that my film has been Picture Locked I thought I’d take this moment to explain the process of shaping a...