Paying tribute to Gilles Carle, legendary Quebec film director
Gilles Carle passed away over the weekend. To many people outside the French-speaking population of Quebec, the name might not ring any bells. But it should. Gilles Carle was an...
Past NFB Heads Discuss the Purpose of the NFB
A really great and candid short film that interviews past Government Film Commissioners about what the NFB means to them. What is a Government Film Commissioner? From Wikipedia: As stipulated...
From documentary to fiction: The story behind the NFB’s first feature film
The genesis and production of the NFB's first feature film.
7 Tips for Online Film Distribution from Peter Broderick
Producer Marie-France Cote interviews digital distribution guru Peter Broderick at IDFA.
NFB.ca listed in Top 50 Web Designs
The designers at Web50.ca have included NFB.ca in their Top 50 Canadian web designs. We’ve always loved site design, so it’s nice to be recognized by the community like this....
Huffington Post’s Top 10 New Radical Gifts features NFB box set
Julie Moulden of the Huffington Post picks the NFB box set, Filmmaker-in-Residence, as one of her Top 10 New Radical Gifts.
Top 10 tips for innovative entrepreneurs from Guy Kawasaki
On Thursday night, I was lucky enough to catch Guy Kawasaki giving the keynote address at Challenge Your World here in Montreal. The subject of his speech was innovation and...
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What does it mean to be “label-free” and what is the Label Free Zone?
The Label Free Zone is a new web project funded by the NFB that gives a voice to people who have been labeled with intellectual disabilities. I recently talked to...
Do We Need Public Cultural Organizations?
The following is the text of a public address given by government film commissioner Tom Perlmutter to the RIDM conference in Montreal on November 17, 2009 It may seem self-serving...
NFB nominated for 2 Canadian New Media Awards
A bunch of NFB and NFB co-produced sites were nominated for Canadian New Media Awards last week. NFB.ca, the NFB Online Screening Room – Best Online Video Portal Waterlife (waterlife.nfb.ca)...
Tying Your Own Shoes wins Golden Dove Award!
The following is a guest post by filmmaker Shira Avni. I am absolutely thrilled to announce that Tying Your Own Shoes has won the Golden Dove – the grand prize...
World premiere of Tying Your Own Shoes!!!!
Shira Avni blogs from the DOK Leipzig festival in Germany.