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Marcy Page, Winner of This Year’s Winsor McCay Award

Marcy Page, Winner of This Year’s Winsor McCay Award

Every year at the Annie Awards in Los Angeles, the Hollywood chapter of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA-Hollywood) presents the Winsor McCay Award in recognition of an individual’s career contributions to the art of animation. The 2024 winner is filmmaker and producer Marcy Page, who spent many years at the National Film Board.

Animation News: Sharp Shorts for a New Millennium

Animation News: Sharp Shorts for a New Millennium

The idea that animation can serve as a vehicle for important public messages is embedded in the very foundations of the NFB animation tradition. Back in 1941, when John Grierson...

#FF: 10 NFB Filmmakers to Follow on Social Media

#FF: 10 NFB Filmmakers to Follow on Social Media

Here are 10 NFB artists that you’ll definitely want to follow on social media to liven up your own timeline.

The NFB Loves Genre Films

The NFB Loves Genre Films

There are probably 1001 different ways to define "genre films". Enjoy a list of 5 animated genre films from the NFB’s collection.

All trains lead to… the movies!

All trains lead to… the movies!

There's nothing like the excitement of a new adventure. So, hop aboard the NFB train, get comfortable, and let yourself be carried away with these 5 short films about trains!

A Brief History of the NFB at the Cannes Film Festival

A Brief History of the NFB at the Cannes Film Festival

With the 2017 Cannes Film Festival coming to a close this Sunday, enjoy a list of 10 NFB films that have crossed the Croissette and taken home one of Cannes’s most prestigious prizes.

Naked Island | PSAs for a New Era

Naked Island | PSAs for a New Era

Discover Naked Island, a series of 14 new super-short and incisive films that expose the dark underbelly of modern-day society.

BOO! Download 5 Halloween Films for $0.99 each!

BOO! Download 5 Halloween Films for $0.99 each!

For those of you who go all out scary on All Hallows' Eve, we have 5 spooky films to supplement your Halloween horror watch list. Best treat of all, you can download them for only $0.99 each!