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Tell the stories of objects that surround you with the BARCODE.tv rally

Tell the stories of objects that surround you with the BARCODE.tv rally

The following is a guest post by Anne-Marie Lavigne. * cet article est aussi disponible en français BARCODE.tv invites you to dive into the world of the objects that surround...

BARCODE.tv – From a Rubik’s cube to the Canadian Space Program

BARCODE.tv – From a Rubik’s cube to the Canadian Space Program

The following is a guest post by Anne-Marie Lavigne * This post is a translation. BAR CODE hinges on the concept of “mining” everyday objects for the stories they harbour....

Friday staff pick: Getting Started with downloads

Friday staff pick: Getting Started with downloads

One of the nice feature we added to NFB.ca recently is the possibility to buy the digital version of some of our films. You can find more about this feature...

BARCODE.tv – NFB animator Theodore Ushev tells the story behind his favourite pen

BARCODE.tv – NFB animator Theodore Ushev tells the story behind his favourite pen

The following is a guest post by Anne-Marie Lavigne * This post is a translation. Read the French original here. BAR CODE hinges on the concept of “mining” everyday objects...

Friday staff pick: RiP! A Remix Manifesto

Friday staff pick: RiP! A Remix Manifesto

Hi everyone! My name’s Kate Ruscito and I’m the newly minted English Community Manager for the NFB. I was asked to do another Friday Cinema post, so I humbly present...

Canuxploitation’s Paul Corupe revisits The Sniffing Bear

Canuxploitation’s Paul Corupe revisits The Sniffing Bear

A while back, we stumbled upon (or at least our Google Alerts did) Paul Corupe’s excellent blog, Canuxploitation (Your Complete Guide to Canadian B Film) and its deliciously zany column,...

BARCODE.tv – Designer Denis Gagnon’s glasses

BARCODE.tv – Designer Denis Gagnon’s glasses

The following is a guest post by Anne-Marie Lavigne. * This post is a translation. Read the French original here. BAR CODE hinges on the concept of “mining” everyday objects...

Heat-sensitive: a behind-the-scenes look at our thermal 3D film ORA

Heat-sensitive: a behind-the-scenes look at our thermal 3D film ORA

This morning on the bus I found myself reading an argument by a Hindu scholar, somewhere online, about how some people are poets and others scientists. According to this man,...

NFB Films on LG’s Smart TV

NFB Films on LG’s Smart TV

This post is a translation. Read the French original here. An agreement between the National Film Board of Canada and LG Electronics Canada allows LG Smart TV users unlimited access...

<em><strong>Wiebo’s War</strong></em> hits Canadian theatres this October

Wiebo’s War hits Canadian theatres this October

*Edited Nov. 23, 2011: Additional theatrical dates have been set for this film. See Wiebo’s War in Montreal starting Dec. 1 at the Montreal CinéRobothèque and in Edmonton at Metro...

Wiebo’s War hits Canadian theatres this October

Wiebo’s War hits Canadian theatres this October

*Edited Nov. 23, 2011: Additional theatrical dates have been set for this film. See Wiebo’s War in Montreal starting Dec. 1 at the Montreal CinéRobothèque and in Edmonton at Metro...

Introducing Barcode.tv, a new interactive doc about the objects that surround us

Introducing Barcode.tv, a new interactive doc about the objects that surround us

The following is a guest post by Anne-Marie Lavigne. The interactive documentary Barcode.tv is now online! Co-produced with ARTE France, the project explores our relationship to the objects that surround...