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NFB Announces New International Documentary Initiative

NFB Announces New International Documentary Initiative

This morning in Toronto, Tom Perlmutter, the head of the NFB, announced that we will be driving an initiative to launch a new international multi-platform destination for viewing and engaging...

GGPAA | 8 Short Films to Celebrate the Achievements of Great Canadian Artists

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....

5 NFB Documentaries Headed to Hot Docs 2013

5 NFB Documentaries Headed to Hot Docs 2013

Toronto’s Hot Docs film festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, announced its lineup this morning. Held 25 April-5 May, 2013, the festival will once again feature many NFB...

NFB Films Now Available on VIA Rail Trains

NFB Films Now Available on VIA Rail Trains

The NFB, the CBC, The Historica-Dominion Institute and VIA Rail have come together to provide passengers with free on-board entertainment within the Quebec City – Windsor corridor. The offer includes...

Women in Animation: Facts and Perceptions

Women in Animation: Facts and Perceptions

NFB animation producer Julie Roy looks at how women have fared in the animation world, both here at the NFB and in the industry at large.

Watch We Were Children and Many More NFB Films At Your Local Library This Spring

Watch We Were Children and Many More NFB Films At Your Local Library This Spring

The NFB Film Club is gearing up for another season of rich and varied programming. In spring 2013, the NFB – in partnership with libraries across the country – is...

7 Days Only! Watch Alanis Obomsawin’s New Doc on Life in Attawapiskat for Free Online

7 Days Only! Watch Alanis Obomsawin’s New Doc on Life in Attawapiskat for Free Online

Delve into the world of Attawapiskat's residents with Alanis Obomsawin's latest documentary, The People of the Kattawapiskak River.

10 technologies that could revolutionize film

10 technologies that could revolutionize film

I have a suspicion that my friend Stéphane Jolicoeur (Senior Internet Applications Analyst at the NFB) lives in the future. Not that he time travels like Marty McFly (although I...

Wondering why you haven’t seen us on Facebook lately?

Wondering why you haven’t seen us on Facebook lately?

When we launched NFB.ca in early 2009, our main objective was to make our films as accessible as possible. In addition to having them available in schools, libraries, festivals, at...

Introducing Our New and Improved NFB Films App for Android

Introducing Our New and Improved NFB Films App for Android

* This post was translated from French. With the Holidays just a few weeks away (OK, more like a couple of months away), we’re giving you an eagerly awaited gift:...

Watch NFB Films for Free in Canada’s Public Libraries This Winter

Watch NFB Films for Free in Canada’s Public Libraries This Winter

Through its Film Club, the National Film Board of Canada is a privileged partner of public libraries across the country. For winter 2013, the NFB is presenting both classics and...

Enjoy Free Animation Films and Workshops Across Canada Starting October 26th

Enjoy Free Animation Films and Workshops Across Canada Starting October 26th

The NFB is launching the 6th edition of Get Animated!, bringing many of the country’s finest and funniest animated films to communities across Canada in celebration of International Animation Day...