Roadsworth: Crossing the Line clip plays on Boing Boing
Boing Boing Video has a 7-minute excerpt from Alan Kohl’s feature documentary, Roadsworth: Crossing the Line. It’s definitely worth checking out, and if you happen to be in the Austin,...
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Guy Maddin and the NFB’s Night Mayor
Guy Maddin started production this week on Night Mayor, a short film he’s created for the NFB’s 70th anniversary. Mr. Maddin was reacquainted with the NFB’s body of work when...
RiP! A Remix Manifesto opens theatrically in Canada
Hot off the heels of a killer festival run, Brett Gaylor’s film RiP! A Remix Manifesto, about copyright and content creation in the digital age, will open theatrically in select...
The Strangest Dream goes on tour
Starting on March 4, Eric Bednarski’s documentary The Strangest Dream begins its national tour, showing in select theatres across Canada until April 10. The film is about Nobel Peace Prize-winning...
Battling over the Plains of Abraham
Almost 250 years ago, the fate of America was set during a brief but defining moment in the history of Canada – the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Right...
RiP: A Remix Manifesto screens at Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
Festival favourite RiP: A Remix Manifesto will screen at this year’s Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois as part of a workshop/panel discussion. RiP explores the issues of intellectual property in the...
Top 5 Films on NFB.ca
Over the past week, we’ve seen a couple of surprises in our Top 5 list. Coming in at #5 is John Law and the Mississippi Bubble – this new addition...
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The NFB garners 6 nominations for the 2009 Genie Awards
This year, five NFB productions are up for a total of six awards at the 2009 Genies. Theodore Ushev’s Drux Flux and Claude Cloutier’s Sleeping Betty are both up for...
Roadsworth Airs on Télé-Québec on Monday February 9
Catch Alan Kohl’s documentary, Roadsworth: Crossing the Line tonight on Télé-Québec at 9:00 pm. Roadsworth paints a portrait of artist Peter Gibson, who used the city streets of Montreal as...
5 Most Popular Films on NFB.ca
Have you noticed this button on our site? If so, join the others who have made good use of it over the past week. If not, it’s time to get...
We’re Listening: Top Five Titles Searched on NFB.ca
Just so you know we’ve been paying attention, we’ve compiled a list of the top five titles searched for during the month of December. Drum roll, please… The Kid Who...
Bloggers Put Obomsawin and McLaren on Their Top 10 Lists
The holidays are just around the corner and bloggers everywhere are compiling their top 10 lists. Art Threat, a blog about politics and the arts, included two NFB titles among...