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Landing in Dresden in a Dash-8

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/playlists/i-was-child-holocaust-survivors/viewing/i_was_child_holocaust_survivor_clip_1/ Filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming is at DOK Leipzig in Germany, presenting her film I Was A Child of Holocaust Survivors. She has graciously agreed to write some guest posts...

Animator Dale Hayward talks about getting his foot in the door at the NFB

Animator Dale Hayward talks about getting his foot in the door at the NFB

I love a good feel-good story. You know, the stories where passionate, hard-working people follow their hearts and good things happen and hope triumphs, for a change? This story is...

The NFB’s Highrise project unveils its new interactive web documentary, Out My Window

The NFB’s Highrise project unveils its new interactive web documentary, Out My Window

Note: This post was written by guest blogger and director Kat Cizek. It will also appear at the IDFA DocLab blog. *** Today we launch our major NFB HIGHRISE project,...

Holy Mountain: A city’s landmark or a spirtual experience?

Holy Mountain: A city’s landmark or a spirtual experience?

Holy Mountain is a new interactive web documentary that looks at our relationship with the sacred through the city’s landmark, Mount Royal (aka the Mountain). I think it’s safe to...

Animation Open House at the NFB studio in Montreal on October 25

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/my_grandmother_ironed_the_king_shirts/ On Monday, October 25, the NFB will be hosting an Animation Open House. From 1 pm to 5 pm, the studio will open its doors to the public at...

A coffee shop chat with filmmaker Paul Cowan

A coffee shop chat with filmmaker Paul Cowan

Paul Cowan is a Canadian filmmaker who spent many years working at the NFB. He retired from the Film Board in 2009, after directing Paris 1919, a film adaptation of...

39th edition of Festival du nouveau cinéma opens in Montreal Oct. 13

The Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) opens in Montreal next Wednesday, October 13. Dedicated to disseminating and developing new trends in the field of cinema and new media, the FNC...

3 NFB films presented at imagineNATIVE

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/vistas_button_blanket/ We are pleased to announce that 3 of our productions have been selected for presentation at the 11th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Based in Toronto, imagineNATIVE is...

The NFB Tour continues in Ontario on October 26

oehttp://gdp.nfb.ca/photo-essay/1338/toughing-it-out-in-timmins The above film, Toughing it out in Timmins, is a photo essay from the GDP project about the forestry industry in Timmins. *** Tom Perlmutter, head of the NFB,...

The NFB hits the road – and is coming to a city near you!

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/nfb-tour Tom Perlmutter, the head of the NFB, is heading out on a cross-Canada tour. The tour is meant to allow him, and the NFB, to connect with Canadians. He’ll...

Racing Thoughts in theatres for Mental Illness Awareness Week

oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/racing_thoughts_trailer/ Louiselle Noël’s new film, Racing Thoughts is being screened in cities across Canada this week in conjunction with Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 3-9, 2010). In the film, Louiselle...

Royal Journey: The National Film Board’s first major hit

Royal Journey: The National Film Board’s first major hit

The story behind the making of Royal Journey, the NFB's first major box office hit.