William Greaves at the NFB: Where It All Began
Born in Harlem on October 8, 1926, filmmaker, producer and activist William Greaves would have turned 100 this year. To mark the occasion, the Barbican in London is paying tribute...
Curator’s Perspective
The works of the NFB presented by Camilo Martín-Flórez, Collection Curator since 2022.
The NFB at Annecy: 70 Years and Counting
Founded in 1960, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival was originally held every two years before becoming an annual event in 1997. Over the decades, it has grown into one...
A Cat, a Strange Visitor, a Cow, a Frog and a Little Girl: The World of Cordell Barker
These few words alone could summarize the five films Cordell Barker made at the NFB. Five characters who aren’t always the protagonists, but who invariably act as disruptive factors, setting...
Beverly Shaffer: Smashing Stereotypes, One Film at a Time
Montreal-based director Beverly Shaffer is one of Canada’s most talented filmmakers. She’s best known for her Academy Award-winning film, I’ll Find a Way (1977), about a nine-year-old girl with spina...
Studio One: A Look Back at the First Indigenous NFB Studio
Though Inuit filmmakers created what could be considered Indigenous-run NFB studios in Nunavut in the 1970s, the first official Indigenous-led production studio at the National Film Board of Canada was...
The NFB and the Annie Awards: A History of Excellence Going Back 50 Years
Since 1972, the annual Annie Awards, created by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood), have recognized excellence in animation. The Annies include a number of...
And the Oscar Goes to…
At every Oscars ceremony, when the presenter speaks this legendary short phrase, everything comes to a stop. Silence reigns as we wait for the envelope to be opened. The anticipation...
The Filmmaking Craft Behind “Inkwo for When the Starving Return”
Ever wonder what it would take to build the world of a stop-motion horror film entirely from scratch? On the one-year anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival’s screening of Amanda...
Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski: 20+ Years of Animated Magic at the NFB
The NFB released 50+ standout Canadian films this year, but Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s stop-motion short The Girl Who Cried Pearls (2025) is one you absolutely shouldn’t miss! Streaming...
Wait—There’s a “Madame Tutli-Putli” Making-Of?!
Ever wondered which Canadian films went global and stayed in people’s minds? The NFB is home to tons of films that have travelled the world, but one modern classic that...
The Canadian Storytellers You Need to Know: Three Vancouver-Based Female Filmmakers
Ever felt like mainstream foreign movies don’t tell your story? Vancouver is home to groundbreaking female filmmakers who’ve brought to light Canadian stories that would have otherwise been overlooked. Here...
BC’s Underground Filmmakers and the NFB
In the 1970s, British Columbia’s thriving underground and experimental film scene exploded. Let’s dive into the work of some of these influential artists, whose films marked an important “before and...