Winter’s a Bummer! 5 Films About Summer
Beat those pesky winter blues—enjoy 5 films about that elusive and delightful season we all crave: summertime.
Posts Tagged “Bill Mason”
The NFB’s 5 Biggest Box Office Successes
I am absolutely fascinated by the nuts and bolts of film distribution. I am doubly interested in theatrical distribution and why some films do well while others do not. So...
Waterwalker: Bill Mason’s Masterpiece
I have viewed over 7,000 NFB films as part of my work. People often ask me what my favourite film is and I never hesitate to answer Bill Mason’s ode...
5 NFB films to celebrate Canada Water Week
Every year around March or April, as I try to fight back end-of-winter sluggishness and pounce face-first into spring, I vow to start drinking more water. Water is life, as...
Friday staff pick: Cry of the Wild
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/cry_of_the_wild/ I saw Cry of the Wild as a teenager in the early 1970s at a movie theatre in Montreal. The film was talked about everywhere. There were TV ,...
Filmmaker Bill Mason inducted into Whitewater Hall of Fame
Filmmaker and canoe enthusiast Bill Mason is about to be inducted into the Whitewater Hall of Fame in Bryson City, North Carolina.
In the news: In Search of the Bowhead Whale
Last week environmentalists rejoiced as the Canadian government announced the first Bowhead Whale sanctuary in the Eastern Arctic. The Bowhead Whale, also known as Greenland Right Whale or Arctic Whale,...