Hothouse 10: Alex Boya’s Acute Focus Delight in animator Alex Boya's focused stream-of-consciousness creative process in Hothouse 10.
Hothouse 10: Steph Braithwaite’s Wild Ride! Animator Steph Braithwaite takes a wild ride in Hothouse 10, and lives to tell us about it! This post is part of the "I can see the finish line" posts by this year's Hothouse gang.
Who’s who? Meet the animators in our 10th annual Hothouse animation apprenticeship Meet the 8 emerging animators who will immerse themselves in our 12-week paid apprenticeship in hands-on animation. Who will make what—and how?!
Listen up, emerging animators: now’s your time to shine in the 10th season of Hothouse The tenth annual edition of this 12-week full-time apprenticeship for emerging animators is now underway. Get all the details about the call for proposals here. Animators: start your engines!
Hothouse 9 | The Hidden Side of Digital Animation in 4 Geeky Graphs Kyler Kelly, participant in the NFB's 9th annual Hothouse apprenticeship, offers a look at the hidden side of digital animation in 4 geeky graphs.
Hothouse 9 | Hands full of clay *This post is a short haiku from our Hothouse intern Su-An Ng. Taking a short break Processing thoughts frame by frame Both hands full of clay
Hothouse 9 | The Life of a Film Idea * This post was written by Hothouse 9 intern Kyler Kelly. Whenever a film is made, it has to follow some pathway from the very first sliver of an idea...
Hothouse 9 | Paloma in Ottawa * This post was written by Hothouse 9 intern, Paloma Dawkins. So this past weekend was the Ottawa International Animation Festival, and me and most of the Hothouse 9 crew...
Hothouse 9 | Week 1 Recap: Intense and Amazing * This post was written by Hothouse 9 intern Su-An Ng. It is so surreal being here in Montreal for the first time, working at the NFB and walking the...
Hothouse 9 | Meet Our 6 New Apprentices This year’s Hothouse review team deliberated and debated 99 submissions from across the country, in the process also re-imagining the many permutations and understandings of what abstract art is and...
Hothouse 9: Come Make a Short Animation Film With Us! Always dreamed of making your own short animation film at the NFB? This is your chance. If you are an emerging (young or not-so-young) Canadian filmmaker or artist intrigued by...
Watch 6 Short Films from the 8th Edition of Hothouse Every year, come early spring, 6 hand-picked animators descend upon the NFB to participate in Hothouse, the NFB’s program for emerging Canadian filmmakers. Though the “12-week paid apprenticeship in full-on...