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New National Film Board of Canada collection launches on Crave, expanding access to acclaimed Canadian stories. Starting August 1, subscribers can enjoy 44 NFB titles in a curated collection on Crave.

PRESS RELEASE
25/08/2026

Montreal, August 25, 2026 — The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is pleased to announce that 44 of its most beloved animated and documentary films are now streaming on Crave as part of a dedicated NFB collection, giving subscribers easy access to a rich selection of homegrown stories from Canada’s world-renowned public producer.

Featured prominently on the platform as a curated shelf, the NFB offering brings together a mix of audience favourites and enduring classics spanning decades of great Canadian storytelling.

List of titles 

Animal Behaviour by Alison Snowden and David Fine

Anything for Fame by Tyler Funk

Arab Women Say What?! by Nisreen Baker

Beyond Paper by Oana Suteu Khintirian

The Big Snit by Richard Condie

Birth of a Family by Tasha Hubbard

Blackfly by Christopher Hinton

Bob’s Birthday by Alison Snowden and David Fine

Borealis by Kevin McMahon

Canada Vignettes: Log Driver’s Waltz by John Weldon

The Cat Came Back by Cordell Barker

Dear Audrey by Jeremiah Hayes

Ever Deadly by Chelsea McMullan and Tanya Tagaq

Freaks of Nurture by Alexandra Lemay

Getting Started by Richard Condie

Ghosts of the Sea by Virginia Tangvald (English only)

The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

If I Was God… by Cordell Barker

Incandescence by Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper

Juke-Bar by Martin Barry

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. Leonard Cohen by Donald Brittain and Don Owen

Lay Down Your Heart  by Marie Clements

Love: The Last Chapter by Dominique Keller

Madame Tutli-Putli by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski

The Magnitude of All Things by Jennifer Abbott

Maybe Elephants by Torill Kove

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again by Lyana Patrick

The Nest by Chase Joynt and Julietta Singh

The Perfect Story by Michelle Shephard

A Quiet Girl by Adrian Wills

Reel Injun by Neil Diamond, Catherine Bainbridge and Jeremiah Hayes

The Rose Family by Félix Rose

Ryan by Chris Landreth

Sainte Barbe by Cédric Louis and Claude Barras

Sleeping Betty by Claude Cloutier

Someone Like Me by Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams

Special Delivery by John Weldon and Eunice Macaulay

Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows by Mathieu Fournier

The Sweater by Sheldon Cohen

Unarchived by Hayley Gray and Elad Tzadok

What on Earth! by Les Drew and Kaj Pindal

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Media Relations 

Lorenzo Feldhandler
Publicist for the NFB
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lfeldhandler@gmail.com

Magalie Boutin
Director, Communications and Public Affairs, NFB
C.: 514-233-8646
m.boutin@onf.ca | @NFB_Magalie

Press release – PDF here.

Version française ici.

  • About the NFB

    Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a one-of-a-kind producer, co-producer and distributor of engaging, relevant and innovative documentary and animated films. As a talent incubator, it is one of the world’s leading creative centres. The NFB has enabled Canadians to tell and hear each other’s stories for over eight decades, and its films are a reliable and accessible educational resource. The NFB is also recognized around the world for its expertise in preservation and conservation, and for its rich and vibrant collection of works, which form a pillar of Canada’s cultural heritage. To date, the NFB has produced more than 14,000 works, 7,000 of which can be streamed free of charge at nfb.ca. The NFB and its productions and co-productions have earned over 7,000 awards, including 12 Oscars and an Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.