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Behind the Scenes

Interviews with filmmakers, making-of clips and master classes will be featured with the aim of giving you a sneak peek at what goes into the making of a film.

Motto: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Vincent Morisset’s latest adventure

Motto: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Vincent Morisset’s latest adventure

Motto is an unidentified digital object that can’t be reduced to a genre or a school. A NFB production, Motto is the work of Vincent Morisset’s digital creation studio, AATOAA, in collaboration with Montreal novelist Sean Michaels. Here’s a look back at the three years of work that brought Motto to our pockets.

The Film That Launched Margot Kidder’s Career | Curator’s Perspective

The Film That Launched Margot Kidder’s Career | Curator’s Perspective

Margot Kidder's first film, The Best Damn Fiddler From Calabogie to Kaladar, a one-hour drama, was made at the National Film Board of Canada.

Resurrecting Gertie the Dinosaur

Resurrecting Gertie the Dinosaur

Through the combined efforts of the Cinémathèque québécoise and the NFB, with support from the University of Notre Dame, an animated film once thought lost—Gertie, by Winsor McCay—has been brought back to life, adding a new page to the history of animation.

Blake, The Hobo of the Skies | Curator’s Perspective

Blake, The Hobo of the Skies | Curator’s Perspective

The 1969 Oscar nominated short film Blake follows Blake James, a free spirit who flies in his homebuilt biplane across Canada.

Don’t Let the Angels Fall and The Curse of Cannes | Curator’s Perspective

Don’t Let the Angels Fall and The Curse of Cannes | Curator’s Perspective

The story of the NFB feature film Don`t Let the Angels Fall, the first Canadian feature drama to play in competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

NFB Pause: In the animation studios with Eloi and Randall

NFB Pause: In the animation studios with Eloi and Randall

This week on NFB Pause, we introduce you to Randall Finnerty and Eloi Champagne, two of the technical wizards in our animation department.

Why You’ve Probably Never Seen This Great Canadian Drama | Curator’s Perspective

Why You’ve Probably Never Seen This Great Canadian Drama | Curator’s Perspective

The story of the award winning Canadian feature film One Man, directed by Robin Spry and starring Len Cariou and Jayne Eastwood.

Watch The Candid Eye, Our Seminal Documentary Series | Curator’s Perspective

Watch The Candid Eye, Our Seminal Documentary Series | Curator’s Perspective

The seminal NFB Candid Eye television series was one of the first direct cinema series where filmmakers filmed events as they were happening, unscripted.

Take a Whale-Watching Adventure with Bill Mason | Curator’s Perspective

Take a Whale-Watching Adventure with Bill Mason | Curator’s Perspective

In Search of the Bowhead Whale (directed by Bill Mason) documents a World Wildlife Fund expedition in Icy Cape Alaska looking for the elusive Bowhead whale.

NFB Pause with Patrick Bouchard

NFB Pause with Patrick Bouchard

Patrick Bouchard's latest film, The Subject, also marks the first installment of our new series, NFB Pause.

The history of Expo 67’s Labyrinth Pavilion

The history of Expo 67’s Labyrinth Pavilion

A highlight of Montreal's Expo 67 was certainly the creation of the Labyrinth Pavilion by the NFB. Come and take a look inside!

The Haunted Artist of Canada

The Haunted Artist of Canada

On September 8, 1969, renowned Canadian artist Frederick Horsman Varley died at the age of 88. Varley was an official war artist during World War One as well as a...