Blades and Brass: Hockey with a Twist | Curator’s Perspective
The 1967 short documentary Blades and Brass combines hockey action with Mexican brass music. It was a hit in Canada and all over the world.
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5 Best Theatrical Short Award Winners | Curator’s Perspective
Five short films produced by the National Film Board of Canada that have won Best Theatrical Short at the Canadian Film Awards.
The Grey Cup: A Canadian Tradition (As Seen On Film)
Enjoy a selection of three films on Canadian Football including two on the Grey Cup in the 1960s. Films on the great Canadian game immortalized on celluloid.
“Canada Carries On” and the postwar years: the National Film Board in transition
What happens to wartime propaganda when the war is over? Revisit the NFB’s post-1945 productions in the “Canada Carries On” series, which aimed to inspire, inform, and entertain Canadians in a particularly Canadian way.
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....