Eye Candy: 7 Psychedelic NFB Posters
Check out these eye-bending and mind-twisting psychedelic NFB posters from days gone by. Optical illusions! Pop art! The excitement never ends!
Public Libraries | NFB Film Club Reveals Winter 2014 Programming
This winter, the NFB Film Club’s programming offers up a rich and varied selection of recent shorts and feature-length films, including several new releases. There are 5 different film programs...
Fort McMoney | New Interactive Game to Launch Nov. 25th
Starting November 25, people everywhere can take control of Fort McMurray, Alberta, and decide the fate of the world’s largest energy project when they play Fort McMoney. With over 2...
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...
An Animator’s Life: Time and Distractions
Join acclaimed animator Cordell Barjker (The Cat Came Back) as he ruminates on time and distraction in an artist's life.
Until November 30th, Get Animated! on NFB.ca
From October 28 to November 30, Get Animated! on NFB.ca Animation lovers rejoice: our annual animation celebration is back. Celebrating International Animation Day (October 28), Get Animated! returns with a...
Hidden Treasures from the Archives – A Letter from Roberto Rossellini
Read a hand written letter from Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini, found in the NFB archives. A truly valuable and exciting discovery!
On Track: NFB Train Films in Pictures
In celebration of all things locomotive, check out these archival photos and illustrations taken from some of the NFB's essential train films. You can watch many of these films for free online at NFB.ca.
The Movie That Influenced Kubrick’s 2001
Did you know that "Universe", a 26-minute masterpiece on astronomy by Colin Low and Roman Kroitor actually inspired Stanley Kubrick's 2001, A Space Odyssey? Watch "Universe" now!
Watch 5 Mesmerizing Shorts Starring Geometric Shapes
Check out these 5 geometry-inspired works by renowned NFB animators. They're short, colourful, and mesmerizing! What more could you want? Start watching now.
A Matter of Fat: Inside the Cruel and Unusual Crash Diets of the 1960s
Diets have long thrived at the intersection of desperation and gullibility. Check out these alternately hilarious and disturbing films about crash diets.
In the Flesh: Watch I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling on NFB.ca
This intriguing and at times hilarious vintage film suggests tactics for "beefing up", living long, and living strong. Suggesting that our sedentary lives are killing us, I Was A Ninety-Pound Weakling offers some particularly mid-20th-century solutions for success.