NFB Staff Picks 2019
We have hundreds of films that can be viewed free of charge on our site, and this list is a fun little place for you to start watching the hidden gems you might have missed throughout the year.
Colour These NFB Films!
This year, we’ve selected frames from some classic NFB animated films for you to colour in. So why not try your hand at being an animator and bring these scenes to life!
Marta Pajek Concludes Impossible Figures Trilogy at NFB
A ticking clock. A cataclysmic bang. And then they just disappeared… In one deft flourish Marta Pajek plunges us into the richly imagined universe of Impossible Figures and Other Stories...
Queer Life 50 Years After Bill C-150
50 years after Bill C-150, five LGBTQ2+ artists reflect on contemporary queer life.
NFB Pause with David Curtis
At the far-flung edge of Canada’s boreal forest, outside the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, a handful of unlikely farmers are growing everything from snow-covered Brussels sprouts to apples.
An Eloquent Tribute to the Canadian War Dead | Curator’s Perspective
One of the most powerful films I’ve ever seen is Donald Brittain’s Fields of Sacrifice, a documentary he made in 1963 about the Canadian soldiers who were killed during the two world wars.
Freedom Road: Angelina McLeod Makes her Way Home
Angelina McLeod returns to the Shoal Lake 40 First Nation to participate in a momentous collective action.
NFB Pause: The Procession
The Procession is the first collaboration between illustrator and graphic novel writer Pascal Blanchet and animator and filmmaker Rodolphe Saint-Gelais.
imagineNATIVE Celebrates 20 Years of Visual Sovereignty
ImagineNATIVE is turning 20 this year and the NFB, a long-time friend of the festival, is heading to the anniversary edition with nine projects — a slate that includes four world premieres.
The Film That Launched Margot Kidder’s Career | Curator’s Perspective
Margot Kidder's first film, The Best Damn Fiddler From Calabogie to Kaladar, a one-hour drama, was made at the National Film Board of Canada.
Where the Sun Rises: The Films of Alanis Obomsawin
When asked about her creative process, Alanis Obomsawin, the renowned Abenaki filmmaker, always says that first she listens—without a camera in the room—to people share their stories
Candidate Reveal | New identities: An Israel/Canada International Coproduction Partnership in Digital Creation
The Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, the Makor Foundation for Israeli Films, the Haifa International Film Festival, the Canada Media Fund, the National Film Board of Canada, Hub Montréal and Xn Québec are proud to introduce the twelve candidates who will participate in New Identities, a series of workshops designed to foster conversations about identity and push the limits of new forms of narration.