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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...
By the Time We Get to Radville
The Prairies called — and the NFB answered. A small team from the Northwest Studio recently completed an 8-day road trip across the southern prairie grasslands — a journey that...
Ride ’em, cowboy! Check out 5 films about the Wild West
Bust out into the open prairies with some of the world's best—and funniest—cowboys in this selection of films about life as a ridin' cowboy.
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...
Stampede Fever Forever: Watch 3 Films About Cowboys and Rodeos
Despite the fact its grounds and racetrack were recently under water, the 101st edition of the Calgary Stampede opened today as planned. Even as floodwaters from the nearby Elbow River...
The Unfortunate Legacy of the Little House on the Prairie
How about some crushing news to start the day? Remember the Little House on the Prairie? That humble yet darling home sitting proud and welcoming like a beacon of warmth,...
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...