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.
We Regret to Inform You: Deconstructing Disability
The notion that “disabled” and “productive” are mutually exclusive identities is skewered in We Regret to Inform You, a lively short doc from Northwest Studio that exposes the institutional obstacles...
NFB Remixed | Watch 5 Music Videos Inspired by the NFB
The NFB may be primarily known for documentaries and animation, but if you were to take a quick search through our archives, you'd find yourself knee-deep in music.
Saskatchewan as seen through the NFB lens
Discover films produced by the National Film Board of Canada on Saskatchewan and its people including Joe Fafard, Andrew Suknaski and Tommy Douglas.
Universe Within | A Q&A with HIGHRISE director Katerina Cizek
After seven years, two Emmys, a Peabody and multiple Canadian Screen Awards, HIGHRISE, our documentary experiment about the human experience of global vertical living, is coming to an end.
May The Force Be With—D’Oh! The NFB in Pop Culture
What do The Simpsons, Star Wars and drugged-out spiders all have in common? Check out all the NFB's pop culture shout-outs in one convenient location.
Tess Takes Off: As the Crow Flies
At the age of 17, Tess Girard learned to fly. It was the summer of 2000 and she was among a group of young people who received intensive pilot training...