Cordell Barker on animating the documentary Cat Crazed
Cordell Barker (Runaway, The Cat Came Back) recently did some animation for a new documentary by Bountiful Films entitled Cat Crazed. After posting the trailer for the film on our...
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TIFF announces Canada’s Top Ten of 2010
Because it’s the end of the year and because we love lists at the NFB, I wanted to tell to you about this year’s Top 10 Canadian Films. Put together...
50 films for ASIFA’s 50th anniversary
This blog post was translated from French. ASIFA (International Animated Film Association) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To celebrate the organization founded half a century ago by Norman...
Toy stories
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/Toys/ If you spend any time in stores, you will have noticed Christmas is apparently coming up. (I saw my first fully lit and decorated Christmas tree in a hardware...
The Underground Movie, or Jules Verne knew what he was talking about
Travel to the center of the Earth on board Old Chucknose in this comical animated film.
Get Animated! kicks off Oct. 28 with free screenings and animation workshops across Canada
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/higglety_pigglety_pop_trailer/ Next Thursday is International Animation Day and the NFB is marking the occasion with a series of free screenings, master classes and activities – from coast to coast. Get...
Get Animated: Hothouse 6 in 3D at the NFB Mediatheque
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. oehttp://www.onf.ca/film/hothouse_6_behind_the_scenes/ The fourth edition of Get Animated!, the NFB’s annual celebration of International Animation Day, is right around the corner, and...
Animator Dale Hayward talks about getting his foot in the door at the NFB
I love a good feel-good story. You know, the stories where passionate, hard-working people follow their hearts and good things happen and hope triumphs, for a change? This story is...
Animation Open House at the NFB studio in Montreal on October 25
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/my_grandmother_ironed_the_king_shirts/ On Monday, October 25, the NFB will be hosting an Animation Open House. From 1 pm to 5 pm, the studio will open its doors to the public at...
3 NFB films presented at imagineNATIVE
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/vistas_button_blanket/ We are pleased to announce that 3 of our productions have been selected for presentation at the 11th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Based in Toronto, imagineNATIVE is...
Behind the scenes: Hothouse 6
oehttp://www.onf.ca/film/hothouse_6_behind_the_scenes/ A while back I published a series of interviews with this year’s 6 Hothouse participants. As much as I believe in the power of words to evoke, I was...
17 NFB nominations for the 25th Annual Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television recently announced its nominations for the 25th Annual Gemini Awards and the NFB obtained a whopping 17 nominations. Yippee! Nine distinct productions made...