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...
Animation
Explore our vast collection of animated films and get info about the world of animation in general.
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...
Hot Docs special: 3 questions with Flawed director Andrea Dorfman
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/flawed_clip_1/ Andrea Dorfman’s animated short Flawed will be screening at the 2010 Hot Docs Film Festival, which kicks off today. It’s a beautiful little film about a budding long distance...
This house is gettin’ HOT: An inside look at the NFB’s emerging animators program
The following is a guest post by Megan Turnbull, as part of the Hothouse 6 program. *** My name is Megan Turnbull and I am lucky enough to have been...
Runaway wins a Genie
Congratulations to Cordell Barker (Runaway, The Cat Came Back) for his Genie Award win in the Best animated film category. Congratulations also to the NFB films Vive la Rose (Bruce...
Climate change and The Arctic Circle: Have we already passed the point of no return?
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. On Wednesday April 7, the Toronto Mediatheque is screening The Arctic Circle as part of the Green Screens series. The entire...
26 films on science for children
This post originally appeared on our sister site, ONF.ca, and was translated into English. *** Marc Bertrand, a producer with the NFB’s French Program, looks back on the time he...
Flawed: A little film about big ideas
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/flawed_clip_1/ We’ve got this brand new film from Andrea Dorfman that I’m really excited about called Flawed. It’s an animated short about a woman who meets a man who turns...
Amateurs try their hand at film animation
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. On Tuesday evening, a group of film buffs and aspiring filmmakers took film into their own hands, literally, at the NFB...
Behind the scenes of the animated short Tying Your Own Shoes
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/tying_your_own_shoes_trailer The Project The NFB Mediatheque in Toronto is thrilled to present two special events this March Break as part of...
4 films nominated for a 2010 Genie Award
We’re ecstatic to announce that 4 of our films have been nominated for a 2010 Genie Award. The films are: Best Feature Length Documentary: oehttp://nfb.ca/hd/rip_a_remix_manifesto/ Best Animated Short: oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/runaway_trailer oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/vive_la_rose_trailer/...