Song of the Paddle: A True Family Film | Curator’s Perspective
The 1978 NFB documentary Song of the Paddle is profiled. In it, filmmaker Bill Mason and his family go on canoe-camping trips.
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#MyNFB: Paddle to the Sea
It’s June, 1970, close to the end of the school year. I’m in Grade One at Lynwood Elementary School in Edmonton, Alberta. Our class is going to the gym to watch a film. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a film in a big room like this.
Blake, The Hobo of the Skies | Curator’s Perspective
The 1969 Oscar nominated short film Blake follows Blake James, a free spirit who flies in his homebuilt biplane across Canada.
How We Selected 80 NFB Productions to Commemorate Our 80th Anniversary | Curator’s Perspective
Eighty National Film Board of Canada productions are chosen by collection curator Albert Ohayon in honour of the institution's 80th anniversary.
The Masters Series: Bill Mason
There is no better way to celebrate the imminent arrival of spring than by binge-watching a bunch of Bill Mason films. This was a man who worshipped nature.
Take a Whale-Watching Adventure with Bill Mason | Curator’s Perspective
In Search of the Bowhead Whale (directed by Bill Mason) documents a World Wildlife Fund expedition in Icy Cape Alaska looking for the elusive Bowhead whale.
Water is Life | Watch 7 Films About our Most Vital Resource
Be water, my friend.
Photo Friday | Bill Mason’s Face of the Earth
If anyone could brings rocks to life, it was Bill Mason.
Photo Friday | Wolves-O-Rama
Fairy tales wolves get a bad rap. They’re always up to no good, terrorizing helpless pigs or chowing down grandmothers. But how savage are wolves in reality? According to filmmaker Bill Mason,...
Download and Own 5 Bill Mason Films for $0.99 Each
A talented naturalist, author, painter, filmmaker, and conservationist, Bill Mason (1929-1988) is one of those effortlessly awesome wilderness guys who make you proud to be living in such a majestic place as Canada…...
Watch 6 Unconventional Films About Art
How do you define art? Here are 6 films that challenge our perception of films about art, featuring Bill Mason, Todd McFarlane, Frederick Varley and others.
The best of the best: must-watch NFB films from our online collection
Not sure what to watch? Get to know your friendly public film producer with the best films we've made over our 75-year history. No lemons here! Only the best of the best.