Andrea Dorfman’s animated short Flawed airs on PBS tonight
Flawed 1. (of a substance or object) Blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way. 2. (of something abstract) Containing a mistake, weakness, or fault. — Once in a while a...
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Sorry, Rabbi selected at TIFF
It is official, Sorry, Rabbi, a comedy short by Mark Slutsky will have its world premiere at TIFF. This is cool for a number of reasons, of which I will...
Sorry, Rabbi selected at TIFF
It is official, Sorry, Rabbi, a comedy short by Mark Slutsky will have its world premiere at TIFF. This is cool for a number of reasons, of which I will...
ORA: Innovative thermal 3D dance film to premiere at TIFF
The word is out: our brand-new dance film ORA will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this fall. We are very excited. A terrific collision between dance and...
Léa Pool doc on the breast cancer industry set to debut at TIFF
Almost everyone has bought (or at the very least seen) pink products and ribbons sold to fund breast cancer research. Socks, coffee mugs, lipstick, rubber bracelets, magnets, earrings, party supplies...
FNC: Calling all crossmedia artists and women with phones
Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this October. Aside from the programming and special events (which we’ll tell you everything about as opening night approaches),...
Free Socalled show and screening in Parc Lafontaine August 4th
Remember Socalled? If you’re a fan and happen to live in or around Montreal, you’re in for a treat. An outdoors treat at that. (Ah, isn’t summer sweet.) Next Thursday...
Montreal Remix: a film contest for Montreal lovers
Okay so this is cool. After Paris Remix (2008) and Berlin Remix (2009), INA (Institut national de l’audiovisuel) and the NFB, in collaboration with Dailymotion, introduce Montreal Remix, a contest...
Roddy McManus to head NFB Animation Studio
Our English-language Animation Studio will soon have a new executive producer. Starting August 8, Roddy McManus will succeed veteran animation producer David Verrall as head of our Montreal-based animation studio....
Stories From Our Land 2.0: Calling all emerging Nunavut filmmakers
After the “Stories From Our Land” Iqaluit Workshop last year and “Stories From Our Land 1.5: Stories without Words” – a short film program where 6 Nunavut filmmakers made 5...
Celebrate Canada Day with the NFB
Tomorrow is Canada Day (yay!) and the NFB has a few ideas to celebrate this wonderful place we call home. The first is a Canada Day film selection we put...
Mighty Jerome to air on CBC Television this Saturday June 18
After screening at Hot Docs and other festivals this spring, Mighty Jerome, a doc about the little-known story of one of Canada’s greatest sprinters, airs on CBC television this Saturday...