The Fight: Science Against Cancer | Curator’s Perspective
The story of the making and distribution of the Oscar nominated documentary The Fight: Science Against Cancer.
Posts Tagged “Canada Carries On”
The NFB Shines a Light on Women in World War 2 | Curator’s Perspective
The role of women in World War 2 on the home front and overseas is seen in five National Film Board documentaries produced during the war.
Headline Hunters: News Reporting during WWII | Curator’s Perspective
The World War II short documentary Headline Hunters is discussed. It highlights the work of Canadian war correspondents.
Newsreels and Screen Magazines: The Canadian Story | Curator’s Perspective
The history of the National Film Board of Canada's newsreel unit is explored including the production of the popular Eye Witness series.
5 Best Theatrical Short Award Winners | Curator’s Perspective
Five short films produced by the National Film Board of Canada that have won Best Theatrical Short at the Canadian Film Awards.
Vintage Sports Docs for the Armchair Athlete
Enjoy several amazing vintage NFB sports documentaries from lacrosse to soccer to cycling from the 1950s to the 1980s. There's a film for everyone.
Explore “Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts”, a new web doc series
Want to know more about how and why Canadian film culture came to be the way it is? Go straight to the source in our new interactive web doc! Interviews with poets, dreamers, and pioneers reveal the history of the NFB... and maybe even a bit about what movies mean to Canadians today.
“Canada Carries On” and the postwar years: the National Film Board in transition
What happens to wartime propaganda when the war is over? Revisit the NFB’s post-1945 productions in the “Canada Carries On” series, which aimed to inspire, inform, and entertain Canadians in a particularly Canadian way.
Delve into “Shameless Propaganda”: what does it mean to be Canadian?
Our new feature doc compiles some 500 wartime propaganda films (1939-1945) in an effort to understand what being Canadian meant then, and maybe even what it means now. This film is streaming for free online.
Balkan Powder Keg: Controversy, Censorship and the Missing Film
During World War 2 the National Film Board was actively involved in producing films that would provide a uniquely Canadian view of the war effort at home and on the...
Churchill’s Island: The National Film Board’s First Oscar Winner
On February 26, 1942, National Film Board of Canada Commissioner John Grierson accepted the Academy Award for documentary short for the film Churchill’s Island. Originally produced for a Canadian audience...
Propaganda Cinema at the NFB – The World in Action
The story behind the World in Action theatrical series of propaganda films