The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion animated fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski is among 15 films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the 98th Oscars.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the spotlight in New York City’s Animation First Festival (February 3 to 8, 2026) with internationally acclaimed shorts by new voices and Oscar-nominated visionaries from Montreal’s vibrant animation community.
Suzanne Guèvremont, the Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada, today confirmed that Stéphanie L’Écuyer has been appointed to the role of Director General, Programming and Production, and Anne-Claire Lefaivre has been appointed Director General, Programming and Audience Engagement.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has joined the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), a global community of organizations devoted to preserving and sharing the world’s film heritage.
In December, keep streaming Canadian on NFB platforms! This month, four new films—three docs and one animated short—are launching online and will be available for free across the country.
Following a nationwide call that drew over 240 submissions, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) have selected five short documentary projects for {RE}DEFINED, a new initiative for Canadian and Indigenous filmmakers aged 30 and under.
Wylem Decaille’s music documentary Jireh Gospel: Hearts in Chorus will be available online free of charge as of Thursday, December 11, on NFB platforms across Canada.
A timely look at the devastating human impact of police brutality, Montreal director Stefan Verna’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary Night Watches Us launches online across NFB platforms starting December 2.
Fresh from a celebrated festival tour with awards from Montreal to L.A., Andrea Dorfman’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short Hairy Legs is streaming free across NFB platforms in Canada and the U.S. as of today, November 10.
Virginia Tangvald’s documentary Ghosts of the Sea, an investigation into her family’s dark secrets, will be available free of charge as of today, November 6, on NFB platforms.
As of November 6, the NFB’s series of free public screenings will resume on Thursdays—and one Tuesday—at the Alanis Obomsawin Theatre in the Quartier des Spectacles.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) wishes to honour the memory and contribution to Quebec cinema of filmmaker Gilles Blais, who passed away on October 17 at the age of 84. Mr. Blais had a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years at the NFB.
The National Film Board of Canada will have two feature films in competition at the 28th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), which runs from November 20 to 30, 2025. The directors will be in attendance for the screenings.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA), taking place November 18 to 23, 2025, in Greater Moncton, with two short films screening in competition.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) greenlit 16 productions and co-productions between January and September 2025.