5 NFB films presented at the Calgary International Film Festival
The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) is just around the corner. Named “One of the top 25 film festivals in the world worth its entry fee” by MovieMaker Magazine (!),...
Animation
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4 NFB films selected at the Atlantic Film Festival
Four of our productions have been selected at the Atlantic Film Festival (AFF). Held every September in Halifax, Nova Scotia, AFF is Canada’s 4th major film festival. Presenting itself as “large...
Three NFB films selected at TIFF
The summer is drawing to a close and that means the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is just around the corner. One of the world’s most happening film festivals (film critic Roger...
Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming on mentoring Hothouse animators
Hothouse is a 12-week paid apprenticeship program for emerging filmmakers that has been taking place in the NFB’s Montreal Animation Studio since 2003. Each year, a different filmmaker is chosen...
Andrea Dorfman on How To Be Alone
Earlier this week, an interesting video called How To Be Alone popped up in my Facebook feed. I loved it instantly and recognized something familiar about the style of animation....
Pixar holds masterclass in Vancouver, Sept. 24 – 25, 2010
On September 24 & 25, vanarts will be presenting a Masterclass in Animation and Story Development, led by story artist Matthew Luhn and animator Andrew Gordon, both from Pixar Animation...
6 films in competition at the Hiroshima International Animation Film Festival
This year, we’ve got 6 films in competition at the Hiroshima Animation Film Festival, which takes place from August 7 – 11. As an added bonus, Theodore Ushev (Lipsett Diaries,...
4 things about Hothouse animator Zane Kozak
This post is part of a series of interviews with this year’s Hothouse participants. Created in 2003, Hothouse is a 12-week paid apprenticeship program for emerging filmmakers that takes place...
4 things about Hothouse animator Marie Valade
This post is part of a series of interviews with this year’s Hothouse participants. Created in 2003, Hothouse is a 12-week paid apprenticeship program for emerging filmmakers that takes place...
A look inside the Toronto Mediatheque’s animation workshops for adults
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. On July 13, the NFB Mediatheque held a sold-out animation workshop, Demystifying the Reel, where adults of all ages had a...
How to create sound for a 1-minute animated short
The following is a guest post from Fred Casia. The sound composition for my Hothouse 6 film, Marvin Parson’s Inner Wild Wilderness, has always been a huge component, but in...
4 things about Hothouse animator Greg Labute
This post is part of a series of interviews with this year’s Hothouse participants. Created in 2003, Hothouse is a 12-week paid apprenticeship program for emerging filmmakers that takes place...