2020 Vision: Five to Watch at the NFB Canada's public film producer kicks off new decade with inventive flair.
A Fine Day in Masset: Christopher Auchter Revisits Crucial Moment in Haida Renaissance It was a fine day in Masset: August 22, 1969. For the first time in living memory a traditional totem pole was being raised in the community. Surrounded by their...
Five Feminist Minutes: Another Look With Five Feminist Minutes 2019, four contemporary directors have made shorts in the spirit of the original series, each citing a title from the 1990 program as inspiration.
In the Frame: Five NFB Projects to Watch in 2019 2018 ended on a high note for the NFB. Two NFB productions have made it onto TIFF’s prestigious Top Ten list — Patrick Bouchard’s masterful stop motion animation The Subject...
NFB: Crucible for the Creative Feature Doc More popular than ever but notoriously hard to finance, the creative feature documentary is flourishing at the National Film Board.
Moving Pictures for Interesting Times: NFB at Fall Festivals Astra Taylor's passionate movie essay on imperilled state of democracy is among timely NFB projects on 2018 fall festival circuit.
Film Forward: Five to Watch in ’18 Wondering what we've got cooking this year? We're here to satisfy your appetite! Here's a sneak-peek at 5 of our upcoming projects.
True North: Ryan Sidhoo Explores Canada’s New Game Toronto's red-hot youth basketball scene is profiled in True North, an upcoming web series by Ryan Sidhoo.
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...
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve Tackles Unholy History Jay Cardinal Villeneuve got the idea while working with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Cree/Métis filmmaker had been hired by the Commission to record testimony from adult survivors of Canada’s residential schools system and among those who came forward to tell their stories was Lena Wandering Spirit.
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...
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.