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Hothouse 13: Animators wanna have fun

Hothouse 13: Animators wanna have fun

A spirit of pure invention informs the latest edition of Hothouse which got underway on November 15. That’s when the National Film Board opened the doors of its famous animation studios to six young animation artists from across Canada.

The Call of the Cimbalom: Judith Gruber-Stitzer on Film Scoring

The Call of the Cimbalom: Judith Gruber-Stitzer on Film Scoring

Judith Gruber-Stitzer riffs on the infinite pleasures of composing for auteur animation.

imagineNATIVE Celebrates 20 Years of Visual Sovereignty

imagineNATIVE Celebrates 20 Years of Visual Sovereignty

ImagineNATIVE is turning 20 this year and the NFB, a long-time friend of the festival, is heading to the anniversary edition with nine projects — a slate that includes four world premieres.

Indigenous Renaissance: 10 to Watch at the NFB

Indigenous Renaissance: 10 to Watch at the NFB

"Canada, are you ready to see what needs to be seen?” Indigenous filmmaking flourishes at the NFB.

Hothouse Catches New Indigenous Wave

Hothouse Catches New Indigenous Wave

The latest incarnation of Hothouse, the NFB’s world-renowned animation mentorship program, kicks off on February 18, fuelled by all the dynamism and vision of a new wave of Indigenous storytellers...

In the Frame: Five NFB Projects to Watch in 2019

In the Frame: Five NFB Projects to Watch in 2019

2018 ended on a high note for the NFB. Two NFB productions have made it onto TIFF’s prestigious Top Ten list — Patrick Bouchard’s masterful stop motion animation The Subject...

NFB’s Hothouse 12: Animation Apprenticeship, The Indigenous Way

NFB’s Hothouse 12: Animation Apprenticeship, The Indigenous Way

The NFB is about to launch the 12th edition of Hothouse, the celebrated apprenticeship program for emerging animation filmmakers. This year’s focus is on Indigenous creators

Watch Bone Mother, Dale Hayward & Sylvie Trouvé’s gothic animation

Watch Bone Mother, Dale Hayward & Sylvie Trouvé’s gothic animation

What Baba Yaga wants: Animators Dale Haywood and Sylvie Trouvé craft gothic 3D-printed animation.

Moving Pictures for Interesting Times: NFB at Fall Festivals

Moving Pictures for Interesting Times: NFB at Fall Festivals

Astra Taylor's passionate movie essay on imperilled state of democracy is among timely NFB projects on 2018 fall festival circuit.

Caterpillarplasty | The Botched and the Beautiful

Caterpillarplasty | The Botched and the Beautiful

Discover Caterpillarplasty, a mesmerizing and meticulously crafted tale of body modification, medical technology and transcendence by David Barlow-Krelina.

Freaks of Nurture: Alexandra Lemay in the Dollhouse

Freaks of Nurture: Alexandra Lemay in the Dollhouse

Alexandra Lemay has a full line of creative hats in her artistic wardrobe — but ‘art director’ is one she wears with particular style and confidence. Currently at work on...

Q&A: Paloma Dawkins at Play in the VR Zone

Q&A: Paloma Dawkins at Play in the VR Zone

An autodidact who’s as adept in cinema as she is in comix or game design, Dawkins is part of a young posse that’s joyously shaking things up at the NFB Animation Studio.