How does CHOM5KY vs CHOMSKY work?
CH0M5KY vs CHOMSKY: A look behind the scenes of an interactive experience that uses artificial intelligence to create a conversion with an AI.
Production
With 6 production studios across the country, the NFB’s English Program has about 100 projects underway at any given time in our core genres – documentary, animation and interactive. Check out this space for information about projects currently underway and news from our production teams.
Hothouse Considered: 6 Animators, 3 Months, 1 Minute
In keeping with 20 incredible years of nurturing new Canadian talent, Hothouse has returned with a fresh crop of promising animators offering their spin on this edition’s theme, “Small Things Considered.”
Hothouse 14: A Journey There and Back
After graduating from the UBC Film Production program back in 2004, I had no idea where or if my degree would take me anywhere. I was more afraid of entering the real world than my immigrant parents, who let their youngest daughter pursue a degree in the fine arts.
Meet the fourth crop of Jeunes Pousses at the NFB!
The National Film Board of Canada is proud to announce the fourth edition of Jeunes Pousses. We’re once again welcoming a group of interns into our Montréal Interactive Studio—to let them hack us!
Audio Do’s and Don’ts for Indie Filmmakers
Whether you’re an independent filmmaker, a student, or just passionate about sound, take a moment to check out our list of audio do’s and don’ts for film recording and mixing!
Hothouse 13: Animators wanna have fun
A spirit of pure invention informs the latest edition of Hothouse which got underway on November 15. That’s when the National Film Board opened the doors of its famous animation studios to six young animation artists from across Canada.
What Is the Role of Public Art?
On the surface, the story of Charity seems specific to the suburban development in Markham, Ontario. However, the web documentary resonates with larger issues about identity, belonging, and self-representation in suburban environments throughout Canada.
Why the NFB interactive studio decided to halt production of Marrow
Can artificial intelligence develop mental illness? Shirin Anlen, along with the NFB and Atlas V, explored this question for nearly two years, until the collaboration came to an end before...
Meet the 2021 ONFB XP Participants
NFB XP is an exciting new incubator at the National Film Board designed for animators to test out new ideas and find technology solutions for animation problems.
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ Cinema of Empathy
In the language of the Blackfoot, the word Kímmapiiyipitssini refers to a form of social solidarity, describing how Blackfoot people traditionally demonstrate empathy and support for each other.
The Internationalist Impulse: New NFB Animation
An internationalist impulse has fuelled NFB animation from the get-go, instilled at the outset by Norman McLaren, the cosmopolitan and wildly inventive young Scot who founded the tradition back in...
Montreal, 2050: When Bubbles Have Replaced Masks
Set in 2050, Bubble imagines a world in which nothing has been done to slow down global warming.