imagineNATIVE 2011: Call for Submissions
imagineNATIVE is an “international Festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples at the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio and new media”. This year marks its 12th...
Posts Tagged “film”
Friday Film Staff Pick: Sleeping Betty
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/sleeping_betty This is a guest post from Kate Ruscito, a beloved member of the web team. I don’t know about you, but on Friday, after a long workweek, I’m exhausted....
Landing in Dresden in a Dash-8
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/playlists/i-was-child-holocaust-survivors/viewing/i_was_child_holocaust_survivor_clip_1/ Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming is at DOK Leipzig in Germany, presenting her film I Was A Child of Holocaust Survivors. She has graciously agreed to write some guest posts...
Animation Open House at the NFB studio in Montreal on October 25
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/my_grandmother_ironed_the_king_shirts/ On Monday, October 25, the NFB will be hosting an Animation Open House. From 1 pm to 5 pm, the studio will open its doors to the public at...
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...
So what’s up with the NFB premiering a film on YouTube in the US?
One of the most exciting things happening at SXSW this week is the launch of a new music doc we have coming out about the brilliant Montreal musician and artist,...
Behind the scenes of the animated short Tying Your Own Shoes
The following is a guest post by Tanya Koivusalo. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/tying_your_own_shoes_trailer The Project The NFB Mediatheque in Toronto is thrilled to present two special events this March Break as part of...
3 NFB shorts among Canada’s Top Ten
The Spine, Runaway and Vive la Rose make TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list for 2009. All 3 films will screen in Toronto on Sunday, January 17.
Do We Need Public Cultural Organizations?
The following is the text of a public address given by government film commissioner Tom Perlmutter to the RIDM conference in Montreal on November 17, 2009 It may seem self-serving...
20 Doc Filmmakers you should follow on Twitter
@AboutDocsGuide – About.com’s documentary page @DocumentaryBlog – Doc blog by 2 doc lovers. @ErrolMorris – Oscar-winning doc-filmmaker, Errol Morris @BanffTVFest – Banff televison fest. Handy for producers. @DOCorg – Canadian...
5 Great Blogs by Filmmakers
Objectified by Gary Hustwit Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) is great at creating interesting conversation during the lull of preproduction and production and then using the blog to generate awareness of...
Why Retweets are more powerful than Tweets
We are learning very quickly that the true power in our Twitter community is not in our tweets. It’s in the ReTweets. What’s a ReTweet? If you tweet something interesting...