The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has greenlit 16 productions and co-productions over the past year, showcasing the richness and diversity of storytelling from across the country.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) for the festival’s 50th anniversary with a wide-ranging slate of screenings, exhibitions and events, highlighted by the world premiere of past OIAF award winner Diane Obomsawin’s new animated short, I Don’t Love You Anymore.
Transpositions by documentary filmmaker Simon Coutu is now streaming on YouTube. This highly topical work explores the rise of transphobia and the weaponization of trans identity in Quebec’s political and media discourse.
From intimate personal stories to powerful artistic collaborations, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will have four animated short films featured at the 2026 Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF), running September 24 to October 3.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) with a powerful mix of documentary and animation.
The 2026 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will feature five new works from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), including two world premieres by Vancouver directors and three BC premieres by past festival favourites.
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.
Two NFB films by directors at the height of their craft, each with their own distinctive style, are among the first five titles announced by the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) for its 29th edition, taking place November 19 to 29, 2026.
The National Film Board of Canada returns to the Quebec City Film Festival (FCVQ) with three films in the official selection. Two of the filmmakers have strong ties to Quebec City: Catherine Lepage was born and raised there, while Martin Bureau has lived and worked there for several years.
The 2026 Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) will showcase eight compelling new works from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Starting September 16, five next-generation filmmakers are redefining what it means to be Canadian as the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) short documentary initiative REDEFINED explores the diversity of Canadian and Indigenous identity and celebrates the differences that unite us as a country.
Produced by Noble Films and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), celebrated Montreal filmmaker Kim Nguyen’s new feature documentary Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom opens in Montreal and Quebec City theatres starting September 4, following award-winning festival premieres in Toronto and Vancouver.
Matthew Rankin’s maximalist new National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney will have its world premiere as part of Midnight Madness at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, September 10 to 20, 2026.
Vietnamese-Canadian filmmaker Carol Nguyen’s feature documentary debut, Still Night, Burning House, will have its world premiere in the Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Docs program, featuring the year’s best non-fiction filmmaking.
On August 17, 2026, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is launching three new animated documentary shorts for free online. Hospital, with Love by Carine Khalifé, Matrescence by Elizabeth Laferrière and Ambiguous Losses by Fanny Lord-Bourcier are the products of Alambic, the NFB’s six-month creative lab. All three films combine the animation and documentary formats to tell profoundly human stories that can spark enduring conversations in the public space.