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The NFB Goes West to Calgary, Alberta!

The NFB Goes West to Calgary, Alberta!

By Renée Lottridge, NFB Education Specialist On October 21, 2012, Tey Cottingham, Advisor, Educational Programs, Penny Rampado, Sales and Market Development Officer, and I arrived at the Blackfoot Inn in...

China Mission: The Story of a Great Canadian

China Mission: The Story of a Great Canadian

When one views images of life in China today, one sees a country that is highly industrialized and on its way to becoming a modern society. Yet this transition has...

Where Bear 71 Came From

Where Bear 71 Came From

The following is a guest post from filmmaker and creator Leanne Allison about the interactive documentary Bear 71. *** We’ve all heard of the “elevator pitch”—a 30-second sell of a...

Focus on the Prairies: The West TV Series

Focus on the Prairies: The West TV Series

The story behind the West television series.

Director Narcisse Blood introduces new Pete Standing Alone documentary

Director Narcisse Blood introduces new Pete Standing Alone documentary

Narcisse Blood is a Blood Indian teacher and filmmaker working and living in Southern Alberta. He recently directed Round Up, a documentary about Pete Standing Alone, a remarkable man who...

NFB Classics: Circle of the Sun

NFB Classics: Circle of the Sun

I’m in the middle of transcribing notes from an interview I did last week with Narcisse Blood. Narcisse is a filmmaker and educator living in Southwestern Alberta. He recently directed...

Friday staff pick: Louise

Friday staff pick: Louise

One of my favourite people in the world is Antoinette Godbout née Leblanc aka Mimi, my 95 year-old Acadian grandma. She lives alone in her big house on the south...

NFB Tour: Edmonton

NFB Tour: Edmonton

I’m not usually a huge fan of talking/writing about the weather, but I believe it bears mentioning it was -29 degrees Edmonton yesterday. Good morning! I had come prepared, though,...

NFB Tour: Little Tour on the Prairies

NFB Tour: Little Tour on the Prairies

Last month the head of the NFB, Tom Perlmutter, travelled to Ontario to meet with Ontarians and talk about film, stories, Canadian identities and the role of the National Film...