NFB’s English Animation Studio Launches All-New Experimentation Lab: NFB/ONFxp
For decades, the NFB has been at the forefront of innovation in cinema. Now, we're excited to introduce an all new experimentation lab: NFB/ONFxp.
Posts Tagged “experimental film”
A Trip Down Memory Lane: A Phantasmagoria of the 20th Century Compressed by Arthur Lipsett
May 13th marks the 76th anniversary of the birth of experimental filmmaker Arthur Lipsett. I thought it appropriate to talk about his films and why they have become such cult...
The NFB and Vimeo: a match made in video heaven
It’s official. After Youtube and Daily Motion, the NFB is launching its very own Vimeo channel. I don’t know about you but we, the NFB’s web team, are big fans...
Neighbours: The NFB’s Second Oscar Winner
The story behind the production and distribution of Norman McLaren's Neighbours; The National Film Board's second Oscar winner.
Friday Staff Pick: Pas de Deux
Pas de Deux wasn’t the first Norman McLaren film I ever saw. Nor was it the film that tipped me into becoming an animation filmmaker. But when I finally did...
Guy Maddin wins at SXSW
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/night_mayor_trailer/ Night Mayor, the short film Guy Maddin created for the NFB’s 70th anniversary, won Best Experimental Short at SXSW this week. The film tells the story of an immigrant...
Making Music, Part 2
Claire Blanchet and Sam Vipond conclude their guest post on the making of The Wobble Incident and their participation in the Making Music program.
Q&A with artist and filmmaker Mark Lewis
Artist Mark Lewis’ latest work is a film trilogy entitled Cold Morning. The 3 films, Cold Morning, Nathan Phillips Square, A Winter’s Night, Skating and TD Centre, 54th Floor combine...