True North: Ryan Sidhoo Explores Canada’s New Game
Toronto's red-hot youth basketball scene is profiled in True North, an upcoming web series by Ryan Sidhoo.
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.
Revisit 60s fashion—Expo 67 style!
To mark Expo 67 and as part of the festivities surrounding the 375th of Montreal (happy birthday!), the McCord Museum and the NFB have teamed up to suggest you dive into 1960s fashion.
Ariel Nasr Unspools Afghanistan’s Forbidden Reel
The headquarters of Afghan Film occupy unassuming premises, one of many bullet-scared structures in central Kabul, with little indicating its vital role in Afghanistan’s cultural history. Yet it was from...
Animation News: Sharp Shorts for a New Millennium
The idea that animation can serve as a vehicle for important public messages is embedded in the very foundations of the NFB animation tradition. Back in 1941, when John Grierson...
Charles | Interview with filmmaker Dominic Étienne Simard
Enjoy an interview with filmmaker Dominic Étienne Simard, director of the upcoming TIFF selected short animated film, Charles.
Alanis Obomsawin’s Hopeful New Opus
Words have always been precious to Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin who routinely begins production on a film by simply listening, recording quiet conversations with her main subjects. Much of this original audio later occupies a central place on her final soundtrack.
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve Tackles Unholy History
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve got the idea while working with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Cree/Métis filmmaker had been hired by the Commission to record testimony from adult survivors of Canada’s residential schools system and among those who came forward to tell their stories was Lena Wandering Spirit.
Doc Lab Saskatchewan – Meet the Participants
The dust has settled and we are happy to announce the final participants for Doc Lab Saskatchewan! And the filmmakers are…
These Filmmakers are Changing the Face of Animation
Over the last 78 years, we've taken great pride in being an incubator for great talent. We're excited to introduce you to 12 incredible animators who are changing the face of animation.
Western Gaze: 4 to Watch from North West Studio
The little-known story of Alberta’s Black pioneers, a darkly entertaining animation about the Hudson’s Bay Company and an interactive story shot in Cambodia are among projects currently in the works...
What is Democracy? Astra Taylor’s Necessary New Doc
Discover Astra Taylor’s latest project — a documentary essay currently in postproduction at the Ontario Studio under the ambitious title: What is Democracy?
Freaks of Nurture: Alexandra Lemay in the Dollhouse
Alexandra Lemay has a full line of creative hats in her artistic wardrobe — but ‘art director’ is one she wears with particular style and confidence. Currently at work on...