Hyperlocal | The Big Picture, with Sean Embury & Steve Lindenberg
* This is a guest post from NFB Interactive producer Jennifer Moss. Sean Embury is a digital media guru who runs his own company, Fulscrn. He recently teamed up with...
Films
Here you’ll find musings, histories, critiques, and behind-the-scenes info on some of the more than 2,000 films (animations, documentaries, fiction) and interactive projects we’re streaming on NFB.ca.
Hyperlocal: Integrating Past and Present in Interactive Design
This is a guest post from NFB Interactive producer Jennifer Moss. Paul Shoebridge and Michael Simons are the dynamic creative duo known in the back alleys and coffee shops of...
GGPAA | 8 Short Films to Celebrate the Achievements of Great Canadian Artists
Every year since 2008, we’ve commissioned filmmakers to make short films honouring the recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA), Canada’s most prestigious honour in the performing arts....
NFB Interactive: Hyperlocal features 5 projects by 5 Canadian writers
This is a guest post from NFB Interactive producer Jennifer Moss. This post originally appeared on the CBC website. *** The Hyperlocal project is a terrific collaboration between the National...
Hard Light now available for download
This week, the film Hard Light, based on Michael Crummey’s book of the same name, was released on NFB.ca as a digital download. Michael Crummey, for those who might not...
3D Stereoscopy: A Q&A with producer Marc Bertrand
This post originally appeared in French on the ONF.ca blog. *** In my last post, I provide a summary of a master class on stereoscopy given by Marc Bertrand, producer...
3D: Stereoscopy for Dummies
This post originally appeared in French on the ONF.ca blog. *** Marc Bertrand, a producer at the NFB’s Animation and Youth Studio, gave two master workshops on stereoscopy, also called...
Bears, Bears, Bears | 5 NFB Films About Bears
Bears, like the rest of us, are slowly coming out of hibernation. Greet their return to the world of the roaring with these 5 films about all things bear.
Watch 3 Deliciously Quirky Films About Food
Watch Mystery in the Kitchen, The Sunny Munchy, Crunchy Natural Food Shop and Hunger - 3 quirky short films about food on NFB.ca.
Spring Break | Watch 3 New Animated Shorts for Free
The nice thing about Spring Break – aside from no school, if you’re a kid, or poolside double-margaritas, if you’re an undergrad – is that it heralds spring, a season...
International Women’s Day: A World in which Women Matter
The following is a guest post from Ravida Din, Director General of English Program. Prior to holding her current position, Ravida worked as both a producer and executive producer at...
Women and Film: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of the NFB
During the early 1940s, women occupied a marginal—if not non-existent—role in production at the National Film Board of Canada. At the time, the NFB was primarily engaged in producing propaganda...