Friday staff pick: Augusta
On Tuesday, I got a nice big red envelope in the mail. Inside was a Valentine’s Day card, from my grandma Antoinette (a.k.a. Mimi). On top of being a spectacular...
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.
Heading to the Oscars: 10 Questions for Patrick Doyon
* This post is a translation. Read the original here. This isn’t the first time I’ve interviewed Patrick Doyon. We met at the NFB last year, and held an online...
Friday staff pick: The Coca-Cola Case
* This is a guest post by Karine Ligneau, Director’s Office Assistant, Human Resources At first glance, the soft drink in the red package seems quite inoffensive. However, we learn in...
Christopher’s Movie Matinée: haphazard adventures in Flower Power cinema
Full confession today guys: I’m a total hippie. I may look sort of normal to you on the outside (accent on the sort of), but on the inside, I’ve always...
Churchill’s Island: The National Film Board’s First Oscar Winner
On February 26, 1942, National Film Board of Canada Commissioner John Grierson accepted the Academy Award for documentary short for the film Churchill’s Island. Originally produced for a Canadian audience...
Friday staff pick: CBQM
* This is a guest post by NFB intern and emerging Métis filmmaker, Sarah Hager. As the newest intern at the Pacific and Yukon Centre, I’ve decided to completely immerse...
Black History Month: 45 Canadian libraries to offer free screenings of Mighty Jerome
The film Mighty Jerome, by Charles Officer, will be shown at free screenings throughout Black History Month this February at more than 45 libraries across the country. Some of the...
Pink Ribbons, Inc: Breast cancer and cause marketing
Next week our latest doc Pink Ribbons, Inc. opens in theatres across Canada. We’ve written about the film several times here, and we’ve been talking about it for months. It’s...
One Oscar nomination is good, but two is better!
Yesterday, the nominees for the 84th Academy Awards were announced at a ceremony in Los Angeles, and lo and behold, the NFB was nominated twice! Hurray, hurrah! 2012, it turns...
Catch Léa Pool’s Pink Ribbons, Inc. in a theatre near you starting February 3rd, 2012
After premiering at TIFF, where it was named one of the TOP 10 films, Léa Pool‘s much anticipated film on the “industry of breast cancer”, Pink Ribbons, Inc., opens in...
Theatrical shorts at the NFB: Cornet at Night
Once upon a time in movie theatres across North America, a short film (or two) would precede the main feature. Sadly, this practice has gone the way of the dinosaur....
Pink Ribbons Inc.: The people behind the film
*Photo: Filmmaker Léa Pool (3rd from left) on set. Photo credit: Nancy Guérin. Following is a short bio of each person who appeared in the film Pink Ribbons Inc., a...