Animation News: Sharp Shorts for a New Millennium
The idea that animation can serve as a vehicle for important public messages is embedded in the very foundations of the NFB animation tradition. Back in 1941, when John Grierson...
Posts Tagged “Montreal”
The history of Expo 67’s Labyrinth Pavilion
A highlight of Montreal's Expo 67 was certainly the creation of the Labyrinth Pavilion by the NFB. Come and take a look inside!
Photo Friday | Spring Fun and Games
Jump into spring with these fun, carefree photos of young girls at play in the backstreets of Montreal in the mid-1970s.
Pierrot in Montreal: The Sad Clown and His Lady Love
To celebrate World Theatre Day (March 27), enjoy Pierrot in Montreal, a little jewel from 1957 that re-tells the story of Columbine, Pierrot and Harlequin.
Photo Friday | The Days Before Christmas
Take a quick break from your holiday preparations with these magical pictures from The Days Before Christmas (1958). Directed by 3 NFB heavyweights (Stanley Jackson, Wolf Koenig and Terence Macartney-Filgate), the...
Inside the Disturbed and Disturbing Collage Films of Avant-Garde Genius Arthur Lipsett
Step into the mind and works of Arthur Lipsett, a groundbreaking NFB filmmaker who articulated his unique vision through collage films and inspired both George Lucas and Stanley Kubrick.
Photo Friday | First Day of School, Montreal, 1962
Take a stroll around a Montreal working-class neighbourhood on the first day of class with these photos from September Five at Saint-Henri (1962.)
Photo Friday | Filming with Montreal’s Urban Poor in the 1960s
The NFB was always cutting-edge. Between 1967 and 1980, its activist documentary program Challenge for Change produced almost 250 films and videos to confront a wide spectrum of issues, from poverty to sexism...
Making the Invisible Visible | Meet the Winning Team!
Meet the winning team, chosen by the NFB and the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, that will create an interactive work of art for a public space.
Ninth Floor: A Conversation with Selwyn Jacob
It was the late 60s and Montreal was still basking in the glow of Expo 67, its great moment in the international spotlight — and then came the biggest student...
On Screenwriting | Notes from the Man Behind Barney’s Version
Barney's Version screenwriter Michael Konyves reflects on life-changing books, Montreal and regrets in this rare guest blog post.
Ninth Floor Strikes Archival Gold
The sound was rough, the image blurred — but the content was gold. Editor Carmen Pollard had already completed a rough cut of Ninth Floor, Mina Shum’s feature doc about...