Glimpses/Impressions opens at Expo 2010 Shanghai
It’s a go! The 2010 World Fair was launched this weekend in Shanghai, China, under the theme “Better City – Better Life”. Canada’s exhibition, titled “The Living City: Inclusive, Sustainable,...
Animation G-man: Cordell Barker
I’m a G-man now, and I’m kind of excited! I don’t know how many have heard the latest news, but if you haven’t, let me be the first to warn...
Meet Grace, Milly and Lucy… and learn the truth about child soldiers
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/grace_milly_lucy_child_soldiers_trailer/ Raymonde Provencher’s film Grace, Milly, Lucy… Child Soldiers will shock you. It exposes the little-known tragedy of child soldiers in Uganda, and explores how they can possibly live normal...
The Socalled Movie: An interview with director Garry Beitel
Meet Socalled, aka Josh Dolgin. He’s a multi-disciplinary musician and artist whose unique blend of klezmer, hip hop and funk is blasting through the boundaries that separate music of different...
An inside look at A Drummer’s Dream, premiering at Hot Docs
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/drummers_dream_trailer/ Director John Walker’s latest documentary A Drummer’s Dream has its world premiere at this year’s Hot Docs Festival (April 29 – May 9). It’s an incredible film with lots...
Director John Kastner discusses Life With Murder, premiering at Hot Docs
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/life_with_murder_clip/ Life With Murder, a documentary film by triple Emmy Award-winning director John Kastner tells a remarkable story about a murder in the family. The film is premiering at the...
Hot Docs special: 3 questions with Flawed director Andrea Dorfman
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/flawed_clip_1/ Andrea Dorfman’s animated short Flawed will be screening at the 2010 Hot Docs Film Festival, which kicks off today. It’s a beautiful little film about a budding long distance...
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
This post was written by Aisling Chin-Yee and it also appears on the Work For All website. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/kanehsatake_270_years_of_resistance/ Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin is about...
This house is gettin’ HOT: An inside look at the NFB’s emerging animators program
The following is a guest post by Megan Turnbull, as part of the Hothouse 6 program. *** My name is Megan Turnbull and I am lucky enough to have been...
Waterlife and the NFB Films iPhone App nominated for 2010 Webby Awards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ95WPHyJdk&feature=player_embedded The NFB’s iPhone App has been nominated for a Webby Award in the category of Mobile Web/Best Use of Mobile Video and Waterlife has been nominated in 3 categories:...
RiP! A Remix Manifesto now available for rent at Blockbuster!
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/hd/rip_a_remix_manifesto/ Brett Gaylor’s highly-acclaimed, award-winning film Rip! A Remix Manifesto, about copyright and content creation in the digital age, is now available for rent through Blockbuster. This idea of a...
On the Spot: The NFB in the early days of television
The history of the NFB's first television series.