A leading creative innovator in animation and digital creation, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be at SIGGRAPH 2026 to explore new approaches in visual storytelling and production technologies.
Regina director Jessie Ray Short will be in attendance for her hometown premiere at the 2026 Regina International Film Festival and Awards (August 12–22), where the National Film Board of Canada production Moon Noonk Edouard (My Uncle Edouard) will be screening in-person in the Documentary Shorts competition.
Piluk, the first collaboration between Inuk author, singer, songwriter and film director Elisapie Isaac and multidisciplinary artist Marc Séguin, has been selected in competition at Switzerland’s prestigious Locarno Film Festival, where it will receive its world premiere screening.
This summer, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Montreal Olympic Games and enjoy classic films from the National Film Board of Canada on NFB.
Films and artefacts from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) collection are featured in the new Musée du cinéma d’animation, which opens this month as part of the Cité internationale du cinéma d’animation in Annecy, France. Under a partnership agreement, many of the NFB’s iconic works and archival treasures will join the museum’s permanent exhibition.
The first institution of its kind devoted to the history, techniques and many forms of animation, the museum offers visitors a uniquely immersive journey through the evolution of this art form around the world.
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NFB lineup at a glance
International premiere in official competition: Catherine Lepage’s new animated short Ultra Strong is produced and executive produced by Christine Noël, who is also co-producer of the Academy Award–winning NFB short The Girl Who Cried Pearls.
Work-in-progress animated feature: Brigitte Archambault and Eva Cvijanović’s The Shiatsung Project, co-produced by Embuscade Films and the NFB.
MIFA: Telefilm Canada/NFB networking event with Suzanne Guèvremont, Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the NFB.
Women in Animation World Summit: Catherine Lepage joins the Short Films and Fresh Perspectives panel.
Eight NFB films showcased in the festival’s Animated Thrills and Chills program.
Annecy Classics section: Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet’s Frenetic Arts documentary Walking with Animators features a strong NFB presence, with a wealth of archival material provided by the NFB’s legendary archives unit.
During the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) invites audiences to the Alanis Obomsawin Theatre to experience CINÉJAZZ—a free program of cinema with music at its heart, from June 26 through July 4 at 3 p.m.
Seven National Film Board of Canada (NFB) short films celebrating excellence in Canadian performing arts will premiere online Saturday, June 6, as the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) honours laureates in Ottawa.
Making its streaming debut tomorrow on YouTube, Anne-Lovely Etienne’s Féminisites delves into a topical issue: how to ensure the safety of women who use dating apps?
This June, keep streaming Canadian on NFB, with premieres, curated channels for National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month, and a wealth of new short films.
Christine Noël, the Executive Producer of the NFB’s English and French Animation Units, has announced the appointment of Mélanie Boudreau Blanchard as Producer in the French Animation Unit.
National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Commissioner Suzanne Guèvremont was named today to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2026 Canadian Women in Power List, honouring women who are helping to shape the future of the country’s film, television and music industries.
This June, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) continues its series of free public screenings every Thursday at the Alanis Obomsawin Theatre in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles.
Jessie Ray Short’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary Moon Noonk Edouard (My Uncle Edouard) will have its world premiere at the 2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, which takes place June 2–7, 2026 (Toronto), and June 8–14, 2026 (online).