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The Craft

Here we feature updates, tips, and other useful information for creators in the film and media industries, including interviews with practitioners and discussion of emerging technologies, forms, and audiences.

Behind the scenes of the animated short Higglety Pigglety Pop!

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/higglety_pigglety_pop_clip_1/ Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life is an animated short based on the book by renowned children’s author, Maurice Sendak. The film, directed by Chris...

Art and Design: The Process for Claire Blanchet’s “The Interview”

This guest post was written by Claire Blanchet, director and animator of the latest Work For All film, The Interview. I loved Jean-Hervé Désiré’s concept for the film, rooted in...

Sneak Peek: The creation of a 3D animated short film

The following is a guest post by Megan Turnbull, as part of the Hothouse 6 program. *** Here we are, already two-thirds done the Hothouse 6 animation apprenticeship. I wish...

Lunch with Colin Low

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/children_of_fogo_island/ The NFB, in partnership with the Shorefast Foundation, will soon launch an e-cinema on the Atlantic island of Fogo, northeast of Newfoundland. An all-digital community theatre, the Fogo Island...

Film animation from a 12-year-old’s perspective

Film animation from a 12-year-old’s perspective

The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. The weather is warming up, and people in Toronto are starting to venture outside again — summer is definitely on the...

Everything you need to know about using copyrighted material in your documentary film

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/hd/rip_a_remix_manifesto/ The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) released a set of guidelines last week that help filmmakers make sense of how to use copyrighted materials in their films. The Guidelines...

DOXA Connexions: Helping youth break into the world of documentary

DOXA Film Festival, together with the National Film Board of Canada present the 5th annual Connexions Youth Forum, an educational program designed to foster documentary filmmaking and storytelling skills in...

Hoisted by my own petard

The following is a guest post by Gregory Labute. After years of being a software developer specializing in tools for animation, I finally get to see first hand what all...

Hothouse 6: A sneak peek into the Inner Wild Wilderness

The following is a guest post from Fred Casia. My name is Fred Casia. I was born and raised in Montreal and work as a graphic designer, illustrator, artist and...

First impressions of the NFB from a Hothouse emerging filmmaker

The following is a guest post by Kiarra Albina. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/street_musique_en/ 4 weeks have passed since Hothouse began, and I am finally blogging. Yesterday, our mentor, Anne Marie, presented the “Panic/...

Meet Namrata – the inspiration behind Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth

Meet Namrata – the inspiration behind Deepa Mehta’s Heaven on Earth

Namrata Gill is one of the many real-life inspirations for Deepa Mehta’s film Heaven on Earth. After 6 years, she courageously left an abusive relationship and launched a surprising new...

Animation G-man: Cordell Barker

I’m a G-man now, and I’m kind of excited! I don’t know how many have heard the latest news, but if you haven’t, let me be the first to warn...