June 29, 2018 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

On the eve of the summer holidays, the NFB offers a brief overview of its last fiscal year, in terms of both creation of works and distribution to the public.

For Claude Joli-Coeur, Government Film Commissioner and Chair of the NFB, it is the collective talent and efforts of NFB artists, craftspeople, collaborators, co-producers and employees that account for the year’s success.

2017–2018 highlights

• 72 original works were produced.
• 47% of works were made by women (38% by men and 15% by mixed teams).
• 12.5% of works were made by Indigenous filmmakers.
• 40% of works were made by emerging filmmakers.
• 36% of works were made by filmmakers from ethnocultural, linguistic or Indigenous communities.
• 154 awards were earned, 11 more than last year.
• 74 films benefited from the Aide au cinéma indépendant du Canada (ACIC) or the Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP).
• 67.6 million views were recorded overall, 13.6 million more than last year.
• 45.6 million online views were recorded, 6.6 million more than last year.
• 28.4 million views were recorded in Canada, an increase of 8 million compared with last year.
• 1.4 million people attended our public screenings in Canada.
• $36 million were devoted to the production of audiovisual works, $4 million more than last year. This increase is due in large part to production partnerships with public and private organizations.

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Associated Links

NFB’s Indigenous Action Plan
NFB’s Parity
Aide au cinéma indépendant du Canada (ACIC)
Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP)