2 ways for emerging filmmakers to access NFB financing
The NFB is currently offering financing to producers of new media projects under two banners: the NFB New Media Pitch and the NFB-TVO Calling Card Program. The NFB New Media...
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.
The NFB teams up with Margaret Atwood
This week we’re featuring Michael Rubbo’s film, Margaret Atwood: Once in August all week in the online Screening Room. The film explores what shapes Atwood’s writing and what motivates her...
Boing Boing Video remixes RiP!
Boing Boing Video remixes Bretty Gaylor's documentary, RiP! A Remix Manifesto, about copyright and content creation in the digital age.
Guy Maddin talks about Night Mayor
Guy Maddin sits down with the NFB for a one-on-one interview.
Guy Maddin and the NFB’s Night Mayor
Guy Maddin started production this week on Night Mayor, a short film he’s created for the NFB’s 70th anniversary. Mr. Maddin was reacquainted with the NFB’s body of work when...
Orange: Interview with filmmaker Sylvie Trouvé
We have recently posted a Hothouse 5 playlist that showcases the 1-minute animated shorts that resulted from this year’s Hothouse Emerging Filmmaker Program. One film in particular, Orange, is already...
Heaven on Earth: DVD release and interview with director
Heaven on Earth has been hugely popular on this site since it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last September. Centring around Chand, a young Indian bride who emigrates...
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Heaven on Earth – Interview with Deepa Mehta
Heaven on Earth, the latest feature film from Deepa Mehta, is now playing in theatres across Canada. The film explores the themes of immigration, isolation and the power of the...
Remixing Girl Talk
Brett Gaylor’s open-source documentary, RiP: A Remix Manifesto, on copyright and culture premiered last week in Montreal. The screening was an unqualified success and now the film is headed for...
5 classic NFB films presented by cartoonist Seth
Canadian cartoonist Seth is curating a series of classics from the National Film Board of Canada. If you’re lucky enough to live in southern Ontario, you can see the films...