Canada in All Its Glory, Circa 1966 | Curator’s Perspective
Helicopter Canada was filmed by the National Film Board of Canada for Canada's centennial. It features views of Canada as seen from a helicopter.
Posts Tagged “Stanley Jackson”
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...
Flash William: A One-Man Movie Industry
One of the greatest aspects of my job is that I get to see pretty much every NFB film ever made. There is no better feeling than discovering a long-lost...
Pre-Christmas Madness, Montreal, 1958
Christmas came exceptionally early for me this year. I was in Haiti at the end of November, and Christmas was in full sway there, already. (Haiti is, amongst other things,...
Tourist Go Home: Vacationing in Canada circa 1959
Summer has arrived in Canada once again. Time to plan your vacation. Will it be a trip overseas? A beach vacation in the Caribbean? A week at the cottage? Or...
Theatrical shorts at the NFB: Cornet at Night
Once upon a time in movie theatres across North America, a short film (or two) would precede the main feature. Sadly, this practice has gone the way of the dinosaur....