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Western Gaze: 4 to Watch from North West Studio

Western Gaze: 4 to Watch from North West Studio

The little-known story of Alberta’s Black pioneers, a darkly entertaining animation about the Hudson’s Bay Company and an interactive story shot in Cambodia are among projects currently in the works...

New Voices, Necessary Stories: NFB at Hot Docs 2017

New Voices, Necessary Stories: NFB at Hot Docs 2017

Documentary is Canada’s national art form because the history of our cinema — and, in important ways, the history of our country — has been written in documentary. If you...

Sixties Scoop: The Restorative Power of Documentary

Sixties Scoop: The Restorative Power of Documentary

A collaboration between Saskatoon journalist Betty Ann Adam and director Tasha Hubbard, both Scoop survivors, Birth of a Family chronicles an extraordinary gathering in Banff, where Betty Ann and her three siblings come together for the first time as a family unit.

Ways of Seeing at the NFB: 5 to Watch in ’17

Ways of Seeing at the NFB: 5 to Watch in ’17

Stay up-to-date with the NFB 's current production slate with these 5 titles to watch in 2017.

Fixing the Gaze: New Indigenous Work at the NFB

Fixing the Gaze: New Indigenous Work at the NFB

Take a first look at the many Indigenous-directed projects currently in development, production or release in the NFB's English Program.

Experimental Instagram Doc Profiles Indigenous Activism

Experimental Instagram Doc Profiles Indigenous Activism

The face of contemporary Indigenous community activism, fuelled by new resolve and focus, is being profiled in an innovative experiment in social media storytelling from the NFB North West Studio.

NFB Shines at Canada’s Fall Festivals

NFB Shines at Canada’s Fall Festivals

Autumn is film festival season in Canada and the NFB English Program is embarking on the busy fall circuit with over a dozen new releases.

Ash & Oil: Julia Ivanova’s Short on Post-fire Fort McMurray

Ash & Oil: Julia Ivanova’s Short on Post-fire Fort McMurray

Ash & Oil: Fort McMurray After the Fire is the NFB’s first collaboration with the Guardian’s short documentary platform, launched in 2014 under the direction of Charlie Philips, former Deputy Director at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.

Canada at 150: Classic Photo Reportage Goes Interactive

Canada at 150: Classic Photo Reportage Goes Interactive

The classic art of photo reportage gets a new lease on life in Canada at 150 – an interactive production that’s among a number of anniversary projects currently in the...

Birth of a Family Confronts Legacy of the Sixties Scoop

Birth of a Family Confronts Legacy of the Sixties Scoop

It’s September 16, 2015, a busy Wednesday afternoon at the Calgary International Airport. A small NFB crew is about to document an extraordinary encounter — a crucial early scene in...

Lights, Camera, Parity: NFB Women Shine at Hot Docs

Lights, Camera, Parity: NFB Women Shine at Hot Docs

It’s a banner year for NFB women directors. Only weeks after the NFB made its historic commitment to gender parity in production, Canada’s public producer is heading to Hot Docs...

Seances: Guy Maddin Invokes Interactive Spirits

Seances: Guy Maddin Invokes Interactive Spirits

The imagined ghosts of silent movies are resurrected in Seances, a deliriously original interactive installation that gets its world premiere in the Storyscapes program at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. The...