Canada as Seen by NFB Filmmakers: Films from Across the Country (Part 2)
This Curator’s Perspective offers an introduction to this 14 channels that initiative, aimed to display a multi-ethnic and pluri-cultural Canada.
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Rose’s Notebook: a Diary to Revisit WWI’s History (5/10)
Discover Rose’s Notebook. This historical series follows Rose Dubois, a young French Canadian archivist. She describes her daily life and her thoughts as World War I is unfolding.
Photo Friday | Farm Electrification: And Then There Was Light
Most of us take most things for granted. Take for example clean running water, or electricity. Who ever thinks twice about being able to enjoy these luxuries?
Photo Friday | All Eyes on the Prairies
The Canadian Prairies are just stunning, and it’s no wonder the NFB has enjoyed trailing its cameras over its grassy lands decade after decade. Check out some of the finest Prairie pictures in...
Little Animation on the Prairie | Watch 5 Free Shorts About Canadian Prairie Life
With The Grasslands Project launching later this week, we’ve been dreaming of Canada’s big, bold Prairie provinces lately. A production of the North West Studio, Grasslands is a community-inspired initiative to...
The Pedlar: A Wonderful, Wistful Prairie Tale
Every so often I come across a film that I want everyone to know about. I feel this way about The Pedlar, a 1982 NFB production from our Prairie studio...
Bush Pilot: Canada’s History Comes Alive
Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth was originally to be a film on the fabled Noorduyn Norseman bush plane.
Focus on the Prairies: The West TV Series
The story behind the West television series.
NFB Tour – Winnipeg
To prevent us from having to change the name of this blog to “Carolyne’s Films and Foods”, I’m going to go ahead and not tell you about what I had...
NFB Tour: Little Tour on the Prairies
Last month the head of the NFB, Tom Perlmutter, travelled to Ontario to meet with Ontarians and talk about film, stories, Canadian identities and the role of the National Film...
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.