Filming war: an interview with producer Jacques Turgeon
*This post is a translation. Read the original French post here. In March an NFB team travelled to Afghanistan to document daily life as experienced by soldiers of the 22e...
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Canada Vignettes: Essential Canadiana, eh!
The Canada Vignettes have become a treasure of Canadian nostalgia. Here is how the project came to be.
World Premiere of The Van Doos in Afghanistan on NFB.ca
This post is a translation from French. You can see the original post here. *** Edited on November 11, 2011: Due to overwhelming demand, especially on ONF.ca, we have decided...
Friday staff pick: RiP! A Remix Manifesto
Hi everyone! My name’s Kate Ruscito and I’m the newly minted English Community Manager for the NFB. I was asked to do another Friday Cinema post, so I humbly present...
Wiebo’s War hits Canadian theatres this October
*Edited Nov. 23, 2011: Additional theatrical dates have been set for this film. See Wiebo’s War in Montreal starting Dec. 1 at the Montreal CinéRobothèque and in Edmonton at Metro...
Wiebo’s War hits Canadian theatres this October
*Edited Nov. 23, 2011: Additional theatrical dates have been set for this film. See Wiebo’s War in Montreal starting Dec. 1 at the Montreal CinéRobothèque and in Edmonton at Metro...
6 NFB films at the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival
From September 28 to October 14, B.C.’s capital will host the 29th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), one of North America’s 5 largest film festivals. Over the...
Bush Pilot: Canada’s History Comes Alive
Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth was originally to be a film on the fabled Noorduyn Norseman bush plane.
Pink Ribbons, Inc. premieres at TIFF to a packed house
Yesterday afternoon saw the world premiere of our feature documentary, Pink Ribbons, Inc. at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film probes into the world of cause-marketing and breast cancer...
Focus on the Prairies: The West TV Series
The story behind the West television series.
DOXA Connexions: Barriers
This post was written by one of the young women participating in the 2011 Kris Anderson DOXA Youth Connexions Forum, as part of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. “Connexions” is...
DOXA Connexions: Narrating Change Social Justice Forum
This post was written by one of the young women participating in the 2011 Kris Anderson DOXA Youth Connexions Forum, as part of the DOXA Documentary Film Festival. “Connexions” is...