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Call for Ideas | The Roots of Hip-Hop in Québec: The Video Game

Call for Ideas | The Roots of Hip-Hop in Québec: The Video Game

Parties, DJs, MCs, urban dance styles, rap battles, radio and television programs: Montreal has moved to the rhythm of hip-hop for over forty years. But how did this movement really begin in Quebec? Do we know its true roots?

Jenny Salgado pays homage to Haiti and Quebec in her soundtrack for Kenbe La

Jenny Salgado pays homage to Haiti and Quebec in her soundtrack for Kenbe La

The music for activist filmmaker Will Prosper’s fourth documentary, currently being completed at the NFB, was written by composer-performer Jenny Salgado, a.k.a. J-Kyll.

? Rock On with 4 Docs about Rock Music ?

? Rock On with 4 Docs about Rock Music ?

Grab a guitar, throw up some horns, and crack it up to 11 as we give you a VIP backstage tour of four documentaries all about Rock Music.

Jazz and Cinema | Watch 5 Animated Films That’ll Soothe Your Soul

Jazz and Cinema | Watch 5 Animated Films That’ll Soothe Your Soul

To mark the beginning of most major Canadian jazz festivals, we’ve put together a sampling of five of our best, animated shorts that celebrate the spirit of jazz.

Music of the NFB | Discover A Vintage Vinyl

Music of the NFB | Discover A Vintage Vinyl

In 1977, the NFB released an unusual item given its mandate and the nature of its activities: a vinyl record. Simply titled Musiques de l’O.N.F./Music of the N.F.B.: Volume 1, this double LP was produced in order to showcase the musical qualities of certain NFB productions.

NFB Remixed | Watch 5 Music Videos Inspired by the NFB

NFB Remixed | Watch 5 Music Videos Inspired by the NFB

The NFB may be primarily known for documentaries and animation, but if you were to take a quick search through our archives, you'd find yourself knee-deep in music.

Friday Staff Pick | Go Behind The Music with Lonely Boy

Friday Staff Pick | Go Behind The Music with Lonely Boy

Anyone who's studied film will probably agree when I say: in every class, no matter what the topic, there's always one film that sticks with you and that makes you fall in love with a genre or a director. Up to that point, I had fallen for a lot of different fiction titles but I never really cared for documentaries. However, this all changed when I fell for a NFB doc about a singing Canuck heartthrob.

Music Has the Right to Children

Music Has the Right to Children

“Film is the medium to express my feelings about music.” – Norman McLaren Our sense of hearing is essential to our everyday lives, yet the rich world of sound that surrounds...

Sneak a Peek at Rae Spoon’s My Prairie Home

Sneak a Peek at Rae Spoon’s My Prairie Home

We’re releasing a documentary-musical about transgender musician and author Rae Spoon this fall and we have a wee excerpt to share with you. The film, titled My Prairie Home, is a...

Watch 4 Films About Kids and Music

Watch 4 Films About Kids and Music

Everyone knows music is good for kids. Music helps children develop language skills, listening skills and even math skills. Music promotes children’s self-esteem, helps stimulate brain connections and relieves stress....

How to Build an Igloo(fest)

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/How_to_Build_an_Igloo In Canada, we get winter. This means two things. It means a) we get it in the sense that it happens here. It also means b) we get it...

How to create sound for a 1-minute animated short

The following is a guest post from Fred Casia. The sound composition for my Hothouse 6 film, Marvin Parson’s Inner Wild Wilderness, has always been a huge component, but in...