The Socalled Movie hits the big screen
After premiering at Hot Docs in May, and becoming available for “rental” on Youtube in the US, The Socalled Movie has come home to roost. The Socalled Movie, Garry Beitel’s...
Art and Design: The Process for Claire Blanchet’s “The Interview”
This guest post was written by Claire Blanchet, director and animator of the latest Work For All film, The Interview. I loved Jean-Hervé Désiré’s concept for the film, rooted in...
How amendments to the Canadian Copyright laws affect you
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/rip-remix-manifesto/ There’s been a lot of talk lately about Bill C-32, the DMCA and all things having to do with copyright. For obvious reasons, it’s a very hot button issue,...
10 NFB films selected for Zagreb’s Animafest
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/the_trenches_trailer_3/ 10 of our animation films have been selected for competition at the Zagreb World Festival of Animated Short Film which starts tomorrow in Zagreb, Croatia, and will last until...
The Tree That Remembers: Hope Wins Out Over Everything
I recently had the chance to talk to filmmaker Masoud Raouf about his documentary The Tree That Remembers, a film that I feel everyone should see.
Lunch with Colin Low
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/children_of_fogo_island/ The NFB, in partnership with the Shorefast Foundation, will soon launch an e-cinema on the Atlantic island of Fogo, northeast of Newfoundland. An all-digital community theatre, the Fogo Island...
A Time There Was: Using documentary film to come to terms with your past
This guest post was written by filmmaker Donald McWilliams. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/time_there_was_stories_from_the_last_days/ On June 1st, Kenyans throughout the world celebrate Madaraka Day, a commemoration of that day in 1963 when Kenya won...
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5 films at the Worldwide Shorts Festival in Toronto
The Worldwide Short Film Festival takes place in Toronto from June 1 – 6. This year, the NFB has 5 films screening at the festival, including Runaway, which is included...
Everything you need to know about using copyrighted material in your documentary film
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/hd/rip_a_remix_manifesto/ The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) released a set of guidelines last week that help filmmakers make sense of how to use copyrighted materials in their films. The Guidelines...
Playing It Safe wins Rosie Award
oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/playing_it_safe_circles/ The NFB’s Playing it Safe web documentary project won a Rosie for Best Digital Program or Project at the 2010 Alberta Film & Television Awards, held on May 15th....
DOXA Connexions: Helping youth break into the world of documentary
DOXA Film Festival, together with the National Film Board of Canada present the 5th annual Connexions Youth Forum, an educational program designed to foster documentary filmmaking and storytelling skills in...
The Colour of Beauty: Exploring racism in the fashion industry
The following is a guest post by Aisling Chin-Yee. It originally appeared on the Work For All website. oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/colour_of_beauty/ The Colour of Beauty is a short documentary about racial discrimination...