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.
This March, experience the inspiring voices of women and Inuit filmmakers on NFB.ca. The National Film Board of Canada continues to provide free streaming access to a diverse selection of works from its studios across the country.
For the 14th year, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is bringing together acclaimed filmmakers, NFB producers and creative teams from across the country to create short cinematic tributes to Canadian performing arts legends, as the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) gets set to honour seven new laureates.
The documentary In Full Voice, directed by Saïda Ouchaou-Ozarowski and produced by the NFB’s Canadian Francophonie Studio, will be available to stream free of charge on NFB.ca starting March 8, International Women’s Day.
It is with great sadness that the National Film Board of Canada has learned of the far-too-early death of Danic Champoux, a documentary filmmaker who’s been working in the Quebec cinema landscape for the last 20 years.
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) today announced a new partnership that will allow for the long-term preservation of Survivor statements and other master audiovisual content from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).