How to break into the film business
Updated to add: This post was written a decade ago, and while the information below is still 100% valid, other options have entered the field that help emerging filmmakers, like...
5 Great Blogs by Filmmakers
Objectified by Gary Hustwit Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) is great at creating interesting conversation during the lull of preproduction and production and then using the blog to generate awareness of...
An Insider’s Guide to the Canadian Film Industry
Before joining the NFB Web team, I worked in the feature film industry for close to 15 years. I started at the very bottom, doing free production assistant (PA) work...
Waterlife: Catch the wave
Waterlife opens in theatres today in Toronto at the Varsity and Canada Square. Celebrate World Environment Day by watching this film about the last great fresh water supply on earth.
Vote for the next NFB T-shirt design
Have you seen our Retro NFB T-shirts and Street Musique t-shirts? We’re going to make more… Our designers came up with 8 T-shirt designs but we’re only going to print...
Exploring the CODE
The NFB is one of the partners of Canada CODE, this grassroots digital collection of thoughts and photographs by Canadians about their daily lives and experiences. Since I work for...
6 Blogging Tips for Filmmakers
Blogging is an excellent tool for filmmakers, both to generate interest in the early stages of production and to publicize the film upon its release. Here are a few tips...
Which user metrics do the major video sites use?
We want to include more user-metrics on the front page of NFB.ca. User metrics suggest content based on trends in user activity. Example: Most viewed film, Most emailed story, etc....
Runaway wins audience prize at International Critics’ Week in Cannes
Cordell Barker’s animated short, Runaway, won the Petit Rail d’Or for Best Short Film at the International Critics’ Week in Cannes. The award is presented each year by a group...
Extreme remixes McLaren’s Neighbours
A while back, the heavy metal group Extreme released a single called Rest in Peace. The video has a vaguely familiar feel to it. Watch Norman McLaren’s animated short Neighbours...
Fierce Light opens in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver on May 15
Fierce Light, Velcrow Ripper's follow-up to the award-winning documentary, Scared Sacred, opens theatrically on May 15.
The Cannes Short Film Corner – Vote Now!
This is your chance to vote for your favourite short film. The winner will be announced on May 21 at the Happy Hour of the Short Film Corner at Cannes.