NFB/interactive and MIPTV
It’s been a big week for us at MIPTV in Cannes, France, and while we’ve been releasing information in bits and pieces, I thought I’d take a moment to group...
Hothouse 7: Be a Better Man
The following is a guest post by Tabitha Fisher. As part of story development I have become engrossed in the study of all things Manish and in doing so have...
4 interactive projects up for the 2011 FITC People’s Choice Awards
The 2011 FITC (Flash in the Can) Awards are coming up fast and this year the NFB has 4 interactive projects competing for prizes. It’s a People’s Choice Award, which...
Hothouse 7: Testing testing
The following is a guest post by Aimée van Drimmelen as part of the Hothouse Program. *** My camera and stand made it safely to Saskatchewan, and you can guess...
Hothouse 7: Studio Tour, IN 3D!
The following is a guest post by Andrew Hicks. Eva, you inspired me.. Here is a video that shows where all the magic happens! Later !
Hothouse 7: Working at the Headquarters
The following is a guest post by Eva Cvijanovic. So I still have a night job once or twice a week, and this week it was really slow, so I...
Friday staff pick: For Angela
Today’s Friday staff pick comes from our brilliant librarian, Katherine Kasirer. *** When I was asked to suggest a staff pick of the week from the vast NFB.ca collection available online,...
Rodney King tapes, highrises and revolutions
The following is a guest post from Katerina Cizek, who blogs regularly for her project Highrise. You can read her other posts here. The above photo is a still from...
Hothouse 7: Yep, Tomatoes.
The following is a guest post by Andrew Hicks. I got up from my computer to escape some stereoscopic animation tests and made my way to the grocery store… Everywhere...
The marvels of technology: Short films shot on cell phones
On Monday, Mashable ran a piece called 7 Superb Short Films Shot With Cellphones. The films were astounding. I mean, I have an iPhone 4 so I’m aware of the...
Hothouse 7: Collecting
The following is a guest post by Aimée van Drimmelen as part of the Hothouse Program. *** I figured the most effective way to animate my background and several other...
6 NFB films selected for Hot Docs 2011
Hot Docs, America’s largest documentary festival, selected and announced the 2011 line-up last week. Some 200 films garnered the attention of the festival’s programmers and the NFB will make a...