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Paul Anka: A Voice to Dream About
The following is a guest post by Maxime Monast, a member of NFB.ca’s content team. On stage or in the streets, young people love Paul Anka. Originally from Canada, this...
Glenn Gould: Two Portraits, One Musical Genius
The genesis of the project The only problem: Gould’s insane concert schedule… In the spring of 1958, the NFB was producing a string of half-hour documentaries as part of the...
Pre-Christmas Madness, Montreal, 1958
Christmas came exceptionally early for me this year. I was in Haiti at the end of November, and Christmas was in full sway there, already. (Haiti is, amongst other things,...
Final farewell to prolific NFB filmmaker and producer Tom Daly
Distinguished Canadian film director and producer Tom Daly has died this past Sunday, September 18, 2011, after a long illness. He was 94. Daly’s contribution to the NFB is rich...