Indigenous New Wave: NFB at the Pan Am Games
Archival footage serves as both inspiration and raw material in Souvenir, an audacious series of shorts by Aboriginal artists that gets its world premiere during the upcoming Pan Am Games...
Check out the NFB Film Club’s Fall 2015 Programming
Check out the Fall 2015 NFB Film Club selection, with films available for FREE public screening at public libraries nationwide. There's something for everyone!
Watch 3 Films on Sports for the 2015 Pan Am Games
The 2015 Pan Am Games begin this week in Toronto. To mark the event, we're featuring a playlist that includes Baseball Girls, Singlehanders and 60 Cycles.
Innovation, Eh? | Watch 3 Films on Canadian Inventions
Canada is known for many important innovations. Watch 3 films about 3 different Canadian inventions - insulin, IMAX and direct cinema.
NFB Films Now Available on TELUS Optik TV
TELUS Optik TV subscribers in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec can now watch free NFB films as part of their subscription package.
Creative Doc Lab: Non-fiction Spreads its Wings
It was the NFB’s founding film commissioner, that great Scottish visionary John Grierson, who actually coined the term “documentary” — and from its inception Canada’s public producer has played a...
Breaking Bread: Celebrating Multiculturalism on Canada Day
Bread, our new interactive project, launches just in time to celebrate multiculturalism for Canada Day. Six women, 6 recipes, 6 different different stories.
Music of the NFB | Discover A Vintage Vinyl
In 1977, the NFB released an unusual item given its mandate and the nature of its activities: a vinyl record. Simply titled Musiques de l’O.N.F./Music of the N.F.B.: Volume 1, this double LP was produced in order to showcase the musical qualities of certain NFB productions.
The Art of Adaptation: 4 Films Based on Books
Adapting a great book into a film isn't always easy. Watch 4 different adaptations, each of which took a different route from page to screen.
Watch 10 NFB Films on Colour!
After slogging through months of slush then months of puddles, we've finally been bequeathed some beautiful weather. In honour of the summer (and flowers and foliage) we've waited so long for, enjoy 10 of the NFB's most beautiful films on colour!
6 Short Films to Watch on National Aboriginal Day
Enjoy 6 short films from our collection which celebrate different cultures and traditions in honour of National Aboriginal Day on Sunday, June 21, 2015.
Celebrate 100 Years of Women in Animation
We created a mini retrospective that highlights 100 invaluable years of work by women in animation, here at the NFB and abroad.