Hothouse 7: Animating Some Animating
The following is a guest post by Candace Couse. I did finally get my lights in the morning after the online test segment was due. I ended up submitting a...
Canadian actor Michael Sarrazin dies at 70
Canadian actor Michael Sarrazin, best known for his role in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They opposite Jane Fonda died in Montreal Sunday at age 70. Born on May 22, 1940...
Hothouse 7: Lights, Camera, Action!
The following is a guest post by Paula Gillgannon. All the pieces I have been working on over the past few weeks have finally come together. Not without a fair...
NFB launches BlackBerry Playbook app
RIM launched its new BlackBerry® PlayBook™ and we’re proud to announce that it includes an NFB films app – right out of the box. The app was co-developed by RIM...
Hothouse 7: Moving Sky
The following is a guest post by Aimée van Drimmelen as part of the Hothouse Program. *** I finished shooting my under camera background sequences this week, holed up in...
Friday staff pick: What on Earth!
This Friday staff pick was selected by Marc Lavallée, Analyst, Internet Applications for NFB.ca. My favourite NFB animated film is What on Earth! made in 1964. It’s no longer a...
Hothouse 7: Animating…..
The following is a guest post by Eva Cvijanovic. I’ve been away from blogging for a while now because I was working HARD! But I’ll try and make up for...
4 NFB/interactive projects up for Webby Awards
This year, we’re proud to announce we have 4 projects competing for a 2011 Webby Award. The Webby Awards, sometimes referred to as the Oscars of the Web, are international...
Rare NFB war films to screen at the Canadian Center for Architecture
As many of you know, the National Film Board played a central role during World War II. Created in 1939, a few months before the hostilities began, the NFB fell...
Hothouse 7: Soap Operas and Battlestar
The following is a guest post by Andrew Hicks. Here is a clip from a Skype screen share meeting Jelena Popovick and I had regarding my first animatic. Jelena, our...
Watch Bully Dance in honour of the 2011 Day of Pink
Day of Pink (April 13, 2011) is the International Day Against Bullying, Discrimination and Homophobia in schools and communities. On social networks this week, I’ve been reading about how children...
Hothouse 7: Knitting With Acid
The following is a guest post by Candace Couse. Yesterday’s meeting with Jelena (Hothouse Editor) went really well. She had some fantastic advice which will be really helpful in structuring...