Final farewell to prolific NFB filmmaker and producer Tom Daly
Distinguished Canadian film director and producer Tom Daly has died this past Sunday, September 18, 2011, after a long illness. He was 94. Daly’s contribution to the NFB is rich...
Animation Open House taking place Monday, September 26 in Montreal
On Monday, September 26, the NFB will be hosting its annual Animation Open House. From 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, the studio will open its doors to the public at...
The NFB Tour resumes in October
In late 2010, we launched the NFB Tour, a series of town-hall style meetings across the country during which Tom Perlmutter, head of the NFB, met with a variety...
Pink Ribbons, Inc. premieres at TIFF to a packed house
Yesterday afternoon saw the world premiere of our feature documentary, Pink Ribbons, Inc. at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film probes into the world of cause-marketing and breast cancer...
Unikkasivut: Artisans from the shadows… and the cold
This post was translated from French. Most of you have seen our legendary short film How to Build an Igloo, but not many of you are aware of the scope...
Cinemagraphs or Good ol’ Graphics Interchange Format
This post was translated from French. Last week, this post by Belinda Lanks on fastcodesign.com was widely shared and re-shared on social networks. That shouldn’t come as a surprise, since...
12 sites to watch films online for free
As much as we all nostalgically long for the days we patronized local video stores and supported independent neighbourhood theaters, one of the really cool thing about the age of...
NFB Images – A Trove of Treasures Old and New
This post is a translation. To read the French original, click here. Did you know that you can watch, edit, share and download high-quality (HD) archives directly from NFB.ca/images free...
Andrea Dorfman’s animated short Flawed airs on PBS tonight
Flawed 1. (of a substance or object) Blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way. 2. (of something abstract) Containing a mistake, weakness, or fault. — Once in a while a...
Andrea Dorfman’s animated short Flawed airs on PBS tonight
Flawed 1. (of a substance or object) Blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way. 2. (of something abstract) Containing a mistake, weakness, or fault. — Once in a while a...
Sorry, Rabbi selected at TIFF
It is official, Sorry, Rabbi, a comedy short by Mark Slutsky will have its world premiere at TIFF. This is cool for a number of reasons, of which I will...
Sorry, Rabbi selected at TIFF
It is official, Sorry, Rabbi, a comedy short by Mark Slutsky will have its world premiere at TIFF. This is cool for a number of reasons, of which I will...