NFB kicks off Black History Month with the launch of Michèle Stephenson’s award-winning feature doc Stateless on NFB.ca. Films and online activities honour and celebrate the enormous contributions of Black Canadians.

he National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is offering several online activities to celebrate Black History Month. With a focus this year on “Black Health and Wellness,” Black History Month begins in February and goes beyond as we celebrate today and every day throughout the year.

Three NFB co-productions shortlisted for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar. Affairs of the Art, Mauvaises herbes (Bad Seeds) and Comme un fleuve (Flowing Home) among the 15 films shortlisted.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced that three NFB co-productions — Affairs of the Art by Joanna Quinn and Les Mills (Beryl Productions International Ltd./NFB), Mauvaises herbes (Bad Seeds) by Claude Cloutier (L’Unité centrale/NFB) and Comme un fleuve (Flowing Home) by Sandra Desmazières (Les Films de l’Arlequin/NFB) — are among the 15 films shortlisted for this year’s Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Link to the Academy press release: osca.rs/OscarsShortlists