This May, nfb.ca will be streaming more films than ever free of charge. To mark Asian and Jewish heritage months, the selection of productions from NFB studios across the country includes two channels that shine a spotlight on the rich heritage of these communities in Canada.
Two new virtual reality experiences from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be featured in the 2022 Tribeca Festival Immersive program (June 10–19, 2022).
The NFB will be part of the 20th Sommets du cinéma d’animation, taking place in Montreal from May 10 to 15, 2022, with eight of its short films screening at the festival.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has greenlit 20 new productions and co-productions.
The DOXA Documentary Film Festival will feature three moving National Film Board of Canada (NFB) profiles of love and dedication, as the festival presents two short docs by Alanis Obomsawin and a feature by Jeremiah Hayes.
The Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec (ARRQ) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) have signed a historic document: the first scale agreement between the two organizations. The agreement is in effect for 42 months and applies to animation, documentaries and fictional works under the jurisdiction of the ARRQ, namely, productions in French or any other original language besides English, shot primarily in Quebec and directed by filmmakers who are Quebec residents or who live in Quebec.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be at the 40th annual Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC) with 11 productions and co-productions, two of which will be premieres: the North American premiere of Hélène Magny’s Je pleure dans ma tête (Unspoken Tears) and the festival premiere of Mathieu Fournier’s Dans l’ombre du Star Wars Kid (Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows). Both are feature-length documentaries.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival features inspiring and intimate personal portraits, as Alanis Obomsawin and Kitra Cahana turn their lens on two people close to them to create a pair of powerful NFB short docs.
Starting March 31 and for the entire month of April, NFB.ca will offer free streaming access to a new slate of diverse projects from NFB studios across the country.
As the 20th anniversary of the digital age’s first viral phenomenon approaches, director Mathieu Fournier’s Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows (URBANIA/NFB) will be available to stream free online at NFB.ca as of March 31.
After a series of meaningful consultations involving all the Indigenous participants whose stories the film presents and the National Film Board of Canada’s Indigenous Advisory Committee, the NFB, 90th Parallel Productions and producer Jesse Wente have arrived at an accountable path forward for Inconvenient Indian, one that acknowledges the collective contribution of the on-screen Indigenous participants.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is participating in the 2022 Annecy International Animation Film Festival with two short films in competition, made by uniquely talented, award-winning women directors.
The NFB’s Quebec, Canadian Francophonie and Acadian Documentary Studio is collaborating with Nouveau Projet magazine to organize a Creative Lab focussing on the climate emergency. The lab will take place from March 15 to 17 at the NFB Space, in the heart of Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is continuing to meet its gender-parity goals, both for the number of productions directed by women and for production budgets allocated to women—six years after making its initial commitment.
For the 17th year in a row, the National Film Board of Canada is participating in the annual Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF), which will be taking place in a hybrid format from March 1 to 31, 2022. This year’s event pays tribute to traditions.