A rich history
In honour of our 70th anniversary this year, we’ve put up a new Web site that celebrates and highlights the NFB and its work over the past seven decades. The...
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.
Extreme remixes McLaren’s Neighbours
A while back, the heavy metal group Extreme released a single called Rest in Peace. The video has a vaguely familiar feel to it. Watch Norman McLaren’s animated short Neighbours...
Alanis Obomsawin Box Set Giveaway
In honour of Alanis Obomsawin’s Outstanding Achievement Award Retrospective at the 2009 Hot Docs festival tonight, we’re giving away two box sets of her seminal work on the Oka Crisis...
The NFB celebrates Asian Heritage Month
The NFB is celebrating Asian Heritage Month by screening Asian-themed films across the country throughout the month of May. In addition to screenings of Tiger Spirit in Toronto and They...
The NFB celebrates Earth Day
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/st_lawrence_stairway_to_the_sea April 22 is Earth Day. One billion people around the world celebrate by engaging in projects or events designed to address environmental issues. It’s a day for us to...
NFB.ca launches The Champions Series
Today we’re launching The Champions, Parts 1, 2 and 3, Donald Brittain’s seminal documentary series on the lives of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. The online release of these...
Ladies and Gentlemen…Mr. Leonard Cohen, a tribute to a Canadian legend
Today we’re featuring a classic NFB documentary in the online Screening Room, Ladies and Gentlemen…Mr. Leonard Cohen. We’ve timed the launch of this film to coincide with CBC Radio 2’s...
NFB Newsletter
Our newsletters offer hand-picked selections of our finest projects.
Got a favourite NFB film? We’d love to put it online…
To prepare for our launch last January, our in-house film experts (aka collection analysts) Albert Ohayon and Marc St-Pierre selected a large number of NFB films to be included in...
Hitman Hart still a fan favourite
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows strikes a chord with wrestling fans.
Boing Boing Video remixes RiP!
Boing Boing Video remixes Bretty Gaylor's documentary, RiP! A Remix Manifesto, about copyright and content creation in the digital age.
RiP! A Remix Manifesto now online
"A forceful, vibrant and immensely entertaining call to action ... This highly sampled film flows seamlessly." - The Globe and Mail
Hothouse sneaks its way into the Top 5
This week, the Hothouse 5 animated short Git Gob took the top spot in our Top 5 Films. The two creatures contemplating the nature of a hole were followed by...