Puppet School of the Streets: Watch Grant Munro’s One Little Indian on NFB.ca
Learn some basic traffic safety rules with Grant Munro's quirky puppet animation, One Little Indian (1954.)
The Thin Red Line: New Animation from Torill Kove
Few artists mine family lore with such aplomb as NFB animator Torill Kove. Her first short My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts, a fond and finely wrought tribute to her...
Photo Friday | Young, Wild and Free: Hanging Out With Fogo’s Children
Fogo is an island that lies off the northeast coast of Newfoundland, in the Atlantic Ocean. Though only about 25 km long and 14 km wide, the island has always...
Cure for Love: When Sex and Scriptures Clash
Leading up to May 17th, which marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we are highlighting works that give voice to the LGBTQ experience on NFB.ca. Learn more about one of our...
Michaëlle Jean: A Woman of Purpose | Interview with Jean-Daniel Lafond
We all know the Governor General of Canada’s role is to represent the Queen, but how well do we know the position really? What are the constitutional and ceremonial duties...
Moms on Film: Celebrate Mother’s Day the NFB Way
Happy Mother’s Day! This weekend, celebrate moms everywhere with this great photo selection of iconic mothers found in NFB films. (Films available for free viewing on NFB.ca are linked in green below each image.)...
Public Libraries: NFB Film Club Reveals Fall 2016 Programming
This fall, the NFB Film Club is offering filmgoers another season chock-full of recent releases that capture the remarkable diversity of the Canadian experience. The lineup of 6 programs—5 for general...
Making Movie History | New iPad App Brings Together Portraits of 61 Iconic NFB Figures
A new iPad app exploring the NFB’s unique place in Canadian cinema is now available on the iTunes Canada App Store. GET APP The app, Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61...
The NFB Wins 5 Webby Awards!
The 2016 Webby awards rewarded four NFB productions, including three awards for Vincent Morrisset’s Way to Go. The winners are: Way to Go – Webby and People’s Voice awards in...
Interview With Legendary Method Actor Grant Mously
10:12 PM. Sunday night. The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York. I’ve been waiting for two hours for a chance to interview one of the greatest actors of our generation. Celebrated by...
Lights, Camera, Parity: NFB Women Shine at Hot Docs
It’s a banner year for NFB women directors. Only weeks after the NFB made its historic commitment to gender parity in production, Canada’s public producer is heading to Hot Docs...
Photo Friday | Filming with Montreal’s Urban Poor in the 1960s
The NFB was always cutting-edge. Between 1967 and 1980, its activist documentary program Challenge for Change produced almost 250 films and videos to confront a wide spectrum of issues, from poverty to sexism...