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Got shots? Seeking Images of Mary Two-Axe Earley

Got shots? Seeking Images of Mary Two-Axe Earley

The term ‘archival material’ covers a dizzying spectrum of possibilities, everything from radio interviews to family snapshots, and it can provide the lifeblood to a historical documentary. Just ask Courtney...

#MyNFB: In Love and Anger: Milton Acorn – Poet

#MyNFB: In Love and Anger: Milton Acorn – Poet

In 1984–85, I was a CEGEP student and aspiring writer, hoping to eventually make a name for myself writing poetry. One of my English teachers introduced me to the work of PEI poet Milton Acorn, and I was drawn to him right away.

#MyNFB: Land of the Heads

#MyNFB: Land of the Heads

“There are no ghosts in Canada… The country is too new for ghosts,” proclaimed a character in Susanna Moodie’s 1852 novel, Roughing It in the Bush. You might be tempted to apply the same sentiment to the notion of monsters lurking in the country’s cultural closet: there are no monsters in Canada or, at least, they typically go unnoticed.

Barb Cranmer: Bak̓wam Storyteller & Wonder Sister

Barb Cranmer: Bak̓wam Storyteller & Wonder Sister

“It was important for me to get the truth out there, from our own perspective, and do it with the respect and integrity that comes from our community. That’s been...

#MyNFB: Paddle to the Sea

#MyNFB: Paddle to the Sea

It’s June, 1970, close to the end of the school year. I’m in Grade One at Lynwood Elementary School in Edmonton, Alberta. Our class is going to the gym to watch a film. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a film in a big room like this.

This is Not a Movie & Other Cinematic Events: NFB at Canada’s Fall Festivals

This is Not a Movie & Other Cinematic Events: NFB at Canada’s Fall Festivals

The NFB is heading to Canada’s fall festivals with a slate pulsating with contemporary energy and vision, with no fewer than five titles getting world premieres at this year’s edition of TIFF.

#MyNFB: Pugs, Paranoia and Pie!

#MyNFB: Pugs, Paranoia and Pie!

If you’re anything like me, whenever you find yourself staring down the infinite possibilities of a search bar, you inevitably end up typing the word “pug” and hitting “enter.”

Resurrecting Gertie the Dinosaur

Resurrecting Gertie the Dinosaur

Through the combined efforts of the Cinémathèque québécoise and the NFB, with support from the University of Notre Dame, an animated film once thought lost—Gertie, by Winsor McCay—has been brought back to life, adding a new page to the history of animation.

A Fine Day in Masset: Christopher Auchter Revisits Crucial Moment in Haida Renaissance

A Fine Day in Masset: Christopher Auchter Revisits Crucial Moment in Haida Renaissance

It was a fine day in Masset: August 22, 1969. For the first time in living memory a traditional totem pole was being raised in the community. Surrounded by their...

Director’s Notes: Robert Moberg and Way of the Hunter

Director’s Notes: Robert Moberg and Way of the Hunter

I grew up in the 1960s in rural Alberta, on a small farm near the town of Rocky Mountain House. My father had to provide for a large family of four adults and seven kids, and hunting in the nearby woods was a large part of how he did it.

NFB Pause: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski talk Gymnasia

NFB Pause: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski talk Gymnasia

Discover Clyde Henry Productions' GYMNASIA, a VR/Stop-Motion animation experience. Made in collaboration with Felix and Paul Studios and the NFB.

Shannon Amen: Chris Dainty’s Animated Elegy

Shannon Amen: Chris Dainty’s Animated Elegy

Requiem in ice: Ottawa animator Chris Dainty remembers artist Shannon Jamieson.