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This Week on NFB.ca: Women Take Centre Stage on IWD 2019

This Week on NFB.ca: Women Take Centre Stage on IWD 2019

It’s International Women’s Day and we’ve been gearing up all week for the occasion. Over the past five days we’ve featured five films that put women’s issues front and centre, from abortion to menopause.

6 Favourite Female-Centric Films

6 Favourite Female-Centric Films

This week, we celebrate International Women's Day with some of our marketing managers' favourite female-centric NFB films. Enjoy.

Commitment to Gender Parity at the NFB: The Results

Commitment to Gender Parity at the NFB: The Results

Following our announcement about achieving gender parity by 2020 in key creative positions, we're proud to announce our results after just one year.

International Women’s Day 2017 | NFB to Take its Commitment to Parity Even Further

International Women’s Day 2017 | NFB to Take its Commitment to Parity Even Further

Good news! The NFB aims to achieve gender parity by 2020 in key creative positions for animated, documentary and interactive works.

8 Female Directors Who Are Crushing It At the NFB

8 Female Directors Who Are Crushing It At the NFB

With the current conversations surrounding the abysmal under-representation of female directors in Hollywood we’ve decided to highlight the fantastic history and confidence the NFB has, and continues to have, with female directors.

International Women’s Day at the NFB

International Women’s Day at the NFB

Join us for a cinematic trip through the history of feminist struggle as we celebrate International Women's Day at the NFB.

International Women’s Day: A World in which Women Matter

International Women’s Day: A World in which Women Matter

The following is a guest post from Ravida Din, Director General of English Program. Prior to holding her current position, Ravida worked as both a producer and executive producer at...

Women and Film: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of the NFB

Women and Film: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of the NFB

During the early 1940s, women occupied a marginal—if not non-existent—role in production at the National Film Board of Canada. At the time, the NFB was primarily engaged in producing propaganda...

Women in Animation: Facts and Perceptions

Women in Animation: Facts and Perceptions

NFB animation producer Julie Roy looks at how women have fared in the animation world, both here at the NFB and in the industry at large.

International Women’s Day: Know Your History!

International Women’s Day: Know Your History!

In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, we’re pleased to present a week-long lineup of NFB films by and about women. One of the things that makes me...