Sneak a Peek at Rae Spoon’s My Prairie Home
We’re releasing a documentary-musical about transgender musician and author Rae Spoon this fall and we have a wee excerpt to share with you. The film, titled My Prairie Home, is a...
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Horse Drawn Magic: Open-Air Theatre in Western Canada
Imagine travelling through the countryside on wagons pulled by a team of Clydesdale horses and stopping in small towns to perform a play. This is the premise of Horse Drawn...
Under the Midnight Sun: Watch 3 Films About Inuit Summer Life
The Canadian Arctic is not a place most of us know too well. What’s up there, really? We imagine vast white expanses, ice floes bobbing around, the odd snowmobile or...
Top 7 Sizzling Summer Films for Youth
To celebrate the arrival of summer, we’ve put together a list of 7 summer films that are guaranteed to educate and entertain young viewers as they try to keep cool...
Stampede Fever Forever: Watch 3 Films About Cowboys and Rodeos
Despite the fact its grounds and racetrack were recently under water, the 101st edition of the Calgary Stampede opened today as planned. Even as floodwaters from the nearby Elbow River...
The Hell Years: 4 Vintage NFB Films About Teenagers
These days, society has figured out pretty much all there is to figure out about teenagers. Sure, teens are reckless, awkward, sloppy and brimming with attitude. Sure, they’re a significant...
Flash William: A One-Man Movie Industry
One of the greatest aspects of my job is that I get to see pretty much every NFB film ever made. There is no better feeling than discovering a long-lost...
Hot Topics | Lighting Wizard Dedo Weigert Discusses Lighting for Documentary, Part 2
Recently, celebrated cinematographer and lighting system inventor Dedo Weigert dropped by the NFB’s Montreal headquarters for a day-long workshop on a topic dear to his heart: film lighting. During lunch,...
Hot Topics | Lighting Wizard Dedo Weigert Discusses Lighting for Documentary, Part 1
Lighting system inventor Dedo Weigert discusses the role of lighting in filmmaking and the importance of developing a "good eye."
Watch Docs About Rare Fruits, Horse Racing and Prostitution Laws in Libraries This Fall
The NFB Film Club is presenting quite a lineup for film fans in fall 2013—a varied offering of short films and features, including plenty of new releases. You will be...
New Release | Rent Secretariat’s Jockey – Ron Turcotte for $2.95
Shortly after its world premiere in Louisville, Kentucky, Phil Comeau’s feature documentary Secretariat’s Jockey – Ron Turcotte, about the life and times of legendary thoroughbred racehorse jockey Ron Turcotte, is...
What is visual research, clearance and copyright – and why should you care?
The NFB, as one of Canada’s most prolific documentary producers, knows that the research, and visual research, invested in a project in the development stage is key to a strong,...