Toy stories
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/Toys/ If you spend any time in stores, you will have noticed Christmas is apparently coming up. (I saw my first fully lit and decorated Christmas tree in a hardware...
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.
The Underground Movie, or Jules Verne knew what he was talking about
Travel to the center of the Earth on board Old Chucknose in this comical animated film.
Landing in Dresden in a Dash-8
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/playlists/i-was-child-holocaust-survivors/viewing/i_was_child_holocaust_survivor_clip_1/ Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming is at DOK Leipzig in Germany, presenting her film I Was A Child of Holocaust Survivors. She has graciously agreed to write some guest posts...
Holy Mountain: A city’s landmark or a spirtual experience?
Holy Mountain is a new interactive web documentary that looks at our relationship with the sacred through the city’s landmark, Mount Royal (aka the Mountain). I think it’s safe to...
Royal Journey: The National Film Board’s first major hit
The story behind the making of Royal Journey, the NFB's first major box office hit.
Grain Elevator fervour
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/grain_elevator/ Part of my job involves putting films online. There’s a calendar (prepared by our Collection analysts) that I consult every week. It tells me what films are supposed to...
Tagged: How privacy became a commodity
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/tagged_privacy_as_commodity/ This year, we released a film called Tagged, a short documentary about a hipster who implanted himself with an RFID chip. The film appealed to me on a few...
A woman’s place is at home… and first base, second base, shortstop…
The story behind Baseball Girls, Lois Siegel's documentary on women and Baseball.
Live Tweeting event w/director Gesar Mukpo during the CBC broadcast of Tulku on Aug. 11 at 10 pm ET
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/tulku_trailer On Wednesday, August 11 at 10 pm, Am I Reincarnated? Tulku will air on the CBC News Network as part of The Passionate Eye. In association with the broadcast,...
Andrea Dorfman on How To Be Alone
Earlier this week, an interesting video called How To Be Alone popped up in my Facebook feed. I loved it instantly and recognized something familiar about the style of animation....
The NFB and World Fairs, pt. 4: Seville and Expo 92
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/momentum_en/ This is the last of a 4-part series documenting the NFB’s involvement with World Fairs, from Montreal to Shanghai. It was written by Marc St-Pierre, our French Collection analyst....
A look inside the Toronto Mediatheque’s animation workshops for adults
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. On July 13, the NFB Mediatheque held a sold-out animation workshop, Demystifying the Reel, where adults of all ages had a...