NFB Tour: Windsor, Ontario
Against all odds, our pre-dawn flight left Timmins on time. The previous night, the taxi driver who drove me to my motel told me that the weather forecasts were so...
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imagineNATIVE and the NFB seek proposals for digital media projects
We’ve joined forces with the good people at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival to gather proposals from Canadian Aboriginal artists for outspoken, cutting-edge and socially relevant digital media...
Get Animated! kicks off Oct. 28 with free screenings and animation workshops across Canada
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/higglety_pigglety_pop_trailer/ Next Thursday is International Animation Day and the NFB is marking the occasion with a series of free screenings, master classes and activities – from coast to coast. Get...
Animation Open House at the NFB studio in Montreal on October 25
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/my_grandmother_ironed_the_king_shirts/ On Monday, October 25, the NFB will be hosting an Animation Open House. From 1 pm to 5 pm, the studio will open its doors to the public at...
39th edition of Festival du nouveau cinéma opens in Montreal Oct. 13
The Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) opens in Montreal next Wednesday, October 13. Dedicated to disseminating and developing new trends in the field of cinema and new media, the FNC...
3 NFB films presented at imagineNATIVE
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/vistas_button_blanket/ We are pleased to announce that 3 of our productions have been selected for presentation at the 11th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Based in Toronto, imagineNATIVE is...
The NFB Tour continues in Ontario on October 26
oehttp://gdp.nfb.ca/photo-essay/1338/toughing-it-out-in-timmins The above film, Toughing it out in Timmins, is a photo essay from the GDP project about the forestry industry in Timmins. *** Tom Perlmutter, head of the NFB,...
The NFB hits the road – and is coming to a city near you!
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/nfb-tour Tom Perlmutter, the head of the NFB, is heading out on a cross-Canada tour. The tour is meant to allow him, and the NFB, to connect with Canadians. He’ll...
Racing Thoughts in theatres for Mental Illness Awareness Week
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/racing_thoughts_trailer/ Louiselle Noël’s new film, Racing Thoughts is being screened in cities across Canada this week in conjunction with Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 3-9, 2010). In the film, Louiselle...
7 films at the Vancouver International Film Festival
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/mighty_jerome_8/ This year, the NFB has 7 films showing at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) – 4 features and 3 shorts, including the world premiere of Charles Officer’s (Nurse.Fighter.Boy)...
17 NFB nominations for the 25th Annual Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television recently announced its nominations for the 25th Annual Gemini Awards and the NFB obtained a whopping 17 nominations. Yippee! Nine distinct productions made...
Mi’gmaq artist Phyllis Grant talks about Waseteg, premiering tomorrow at the Atlantic Film Festival
I told you recently about 4 NFB productions that were selected at the Atlantic Film Festival. Among them was Waseteg, Phyllis Grant’s animated short film about a Mig’maq girl and...