4 things about Hothouse animator Fred Casia
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...
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NFB Mediatheque’s Jennifer Krick on creating sets and characters for animation films
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. NFB Mediatheque Customer Service Agent Jennifer Krick has one of the most fun jobs in the world – she creates the...
Behind the scenes of the animated short Higglety Pigglety Pop!
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/higglety_pigglety_pop_clip_1/ Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life is an animated short based on the book by renowned children’s author, Maurice Sendak. The film, directed by Chris...
Art and Design: The Process for Claire Blanchet’s “The Interview”
This guest post was written by Claire Blanchet, director and animator of the latest Work For All film, The Interview. I loved Jean-Hervé Désiré’s concept for the film, rooted in...
Sneak Peek: The creation of a 3D animated short film
The following is a guest post by Megan Turnbull, as part of the Hothouse 6 program. *** Here we are, already two-thirds done the Hothouse 6 animation apprenticeship. I wish...
10 NFB films selected for Zagreb’s Animafest
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/the_trenches_trailer_3/ 10 of our animation films have been selected for competition at the Zagreb World Festival of Animated Short Film which starts tomorrow in Zagreb, Croatia, and will last until...
5 films at the Worldwide Shorts Festival in Toronto
The Worldwide Short Film Festival takes place in Toronto from June 1 – 6. This year, the NFB has 5 films screening at the festival, including Runaway, which is included...
Film animation from a 12-year-old’s perspective
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. The weather is warming up, and people in Toronto are starting to venture outside again — summer is definitely on the...
Hoisted by my own petard
The following is a guest post by Gregory Labute. After years of being a software developer specializing in tools for animation, I finally get to see first hand what all...
Hothouse 6: A sneak peek into the Inner Wild Wilderness
The following is a guest post from Fred Casia. My name is Fred Casia. I was born and raised in Montreal and work as a graphic designer, illustrator, artist and...
First impressions of the NFB from a Hothouse emerging filmmaker
The following is a guest post by Kiarra Albina. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/street_musique_en/ 4 weeks have passed since Hothouse began, and I am finally blogging. Yesterday, our mentor, Anne Marie, presented the “Panic/...
Animation G-man: Cordell Barker
I’m a G-man now, and I’m kind of excited! I don’t know how many have heard the latest news, but if you haven’t, let me be the first to warn...