Magic Molecule: A Plastic Love Affair
Life today can be very complicated. The sun equals cancer. Too much fish equals mercury poisoning. Jogging in big cities equals never mind, air pollution will cancel out the run’s...
Balkan Powder Keg: Controversy, Censorship and the Missing Film
During World War 2 the National Film Board was actively involved in producing films that would provide a uniquely Canadian view of the war effort at home and on the...
Witnessing War: 10 Photos of Canadians Involved in WW2
The 20th century was rocked and shaped by conflict. From Korea, Sudan, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Lebanon and the former Yougoslavia (among others) to the first and second World Wars, the NFB...
Wondering why you haven’t seen us on Facebook lately?
When we launched NFB.ca in early 2009, our main objective was to make our films as accessible as possible. In addition to having them available in schools, libraries, festivals, at...
Introducing Our New and Improved NFB Films App for Android
* This post was translated from French. With the Holidays just a few weeks away (OK, more like a couple of months away), we’re giving you an eagerly awaited gift:...
Watch NFB Films for Free in Canada’s Public Libraries This Winter
Through its Film Club, the National Film Board of Canada is a privileged partner of public libraries across the country. For winter 2013, the NFB is presenting both classics and...
Steal Like An Artist: In Defense of the Right to Remix
If, as conventional wisdom has it, “everything has already been done”, what remains, by definition, is rearranging the existing parts. A person who shares this opinion is filmmaker and remixer...
Enjoy Free Animation Films and Workshops Across Canada Starting October 26th
The NFB is launching the 6th edition of Get Animated!, bringing many of the country’s finest and funniest animated films to communities across Canada in celebration of International Animation Day...
You’re No Good: The Perils of Adolescence in 1965
In the history of the world, adolescence is about as recent an invention as penicillin. Pre-teenagers, everyone fell in either one of 2 categories: kid or adult. No in-betweens. Children...
Catch Stories We Tell in a Canadian Theatre Near You
“Stories We Tell is clever, moving, often funny, very surprising, and likely one of the best movies you’ll see this year.” – Liz Braun, Toronto Sun “A brilliant film: an...
China Mission: The Story of a Great Canadian
When one views images of life in China today, one sees a country that is highly industrialized and on its way to becoming a modern society. Yet this transition has...
5 NFB Films for Foodies
Food is everything. Without it we die, while a single bite of it can unfurl passions, flood us with nostalgia, transport us to heaven and make us dearly yearn for...