The NFB at the 2022 Festival du nouveau cinéma. A strong, diverse lineup of short and feature-length animated, documentary and VR works.

The National Film Board of Canada is making a strong showing at the Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) with six productions or co-productions—one animated short, two documentary features and three virtual reality (VR) works—in the lineup. Two of these projects are world premieres; the remainder have already made their mark on the national and international festival circuits. The 51st Festival du nouveau cinéma takes place in Montreal from October 5 to 16, 2022.

Ocean School dives into the new school year with a revamped website and a celebration of the United Nations Ocean Decade. A project of the National Film Board and the Ocean Frontier Institute at Dalhousie University, with over 100 pieces of media and 27 collections streaming free online.

The National Film Board of Canada and the Ocean Frontier Institute’s Ocean School is kicking off the new school year with a new bilingual resource library on its platform that gives students and teachers a wider view of what happens in our oceans.

NFB launches fourth edition of Jeunes pousses digital apprenticeship

The Jeunes pousses digital apprenticeship program is back in a new and improved format at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Eligibility for this paid internship program, initially launched in partnership with Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and now in its fourth edition, has been expanded to all students in all universities, as well as CEGEP students in the last year of a trade program, across Canada, as long as they are enrolled in the current academic year (2022–23).

The NFB at the 2022 Ottawa International Animation Festival. Four NFB-produced or co-produced films screening in competition, with a special presentation of Borislav Kolev’s documentary Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections.

With a selection of six short films—four of which are in competition, including The Flying Sailor by renowned filmmakers Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis—and the world premiere of a feature documentary screening as a special presentation, as well as a retrospective, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) takes pride of place at the 2022 Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF). The largest festival devoted solely to animation in North America, the OIAF will run from September 21 to 25.

NFB names Rohan Fernando as the Executive Producer of Quebec and Atlantic Studio

Director General of Creation and Innovation Julie Roy announced today that Rohan Fernando has been named Executive Producer of the National Film Board of Canada’s Quebec and Atlantic Studio, where he will be based out of the NFB’s Halifax office. Rohan joined the studio as a producer in 2018 and has been serving as the interim executive producer since April 2022.

Includes Jenny Cartwright’s La Course, an inside look at the Quebec election. Five new documentary and animation projects in production at the National Film Board of Canada.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has greenlit five new productions and co-productions. One of the highlights of the upcoming slate of works is Jenny Cartwright’s feature-length documentary film La Course, which will follow four candidates through the 2022 Quebec general election, right up to election day on October 3.

NFB Education adds one more tool to teachers’ and students’ backpacks

From reconnecting with old friends, to getting new clothes and supplies, to having a new teacher, back to school can be an exciting time for students. This fall, the National Film Board of Canada is adding to that excitement with Media School—a new online filmmaking program for students between the ages of 13 and 18 to tell their story.