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.
Posts Tagged “documentaries”
How to build a fighter airplane for $25,000 or is this guy crazy?
How do you make a fighter airplane for $25,000? The story of the making of The Defender.
Q&A with director Garry Beitel on documentary filmmaking
Blogger Julie Matlin interviews director Garry Beitel about the world of documentary filmmaking.
Behind the Camera: The ABCs of Documentary Cinema
Behind the Camera - a website devoted to the ABCs of documentary filmmaking.
Documentary filmmaking from the inside out
Since I started this series, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about making documentary films, which makes sense considering the NFB is very fertile stomping ground for many well-known...
Waterlife: Catch the wave
Waterlife opens in theatres today in Toronto at the Varsity and Canada Square. Celebrate World Environment Day by watching this film about the last great fresh water supply on earth.
A rich history
In honour of our 70th anniversary this year, we’ve put up a new Web site that celebrates and highlights the NFB and its work over the past seven decades. The...
Fierce Light opens in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver on May 15
Fierce Light, Velcrow Ripper's follow-up to the award-winning documentary, Scared Sacred, opens theatrically on May 15.
3 NFB films nominated for the Banff World Television Awards
Three NFB films have been nominated for the Banff World Television Awards, which take place at the Banff World Television Festival from June 7-10. The three titles are: Roadsworth: Crossing...
2 films, 2 filmmakers honoured at 2009 Hot Docs festival
Two NFB films and two filmmakers were honoured at tonight’s awards ceremony at the 2009 Hot Docs film festival in Toronto. Invisible City, Hubert Davis’ documentary about two boys crossing...
Alanis Obomsawin Box Set Giveaway
In honour of Alanis Obomsawin’s Outstanding Achievement Award Retrospective at the 2009 Hot Docs festival tonight, we’re giving away two box sets of her seminal work on the Oka Crisis...
The NFB celebrates Asian Heritage Month
The NFB is celebrating Asian Heritage Month by screening Asian-themed films across the country throughout the month of May. In addition to screenings of Tiger Spirit in Toronto and They...