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.
Two new National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentaries by Indigenous creators will premiere together on August 6 at 7 p.m. at the NFB’s Alanis Obomsawin Theatre as part of the Présence autochtone International First Peoples Festival in Montreal.
A leading creative innovator in animation and digital creation, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be at SIGGRAPH 2026 to explore new approaches in visual storytelling and production technologies.
Regina director Jessie Ray Short will be in attendance for her hometown premiere at the 2026 Regina International Film Festival and Awards (August 12–22), where the National Film Board of Canada production Moon Noonk Edouard (My Uncle Edouard) will be screening in-person in the Documentary Shorts competition.
Piluk, the first collaboration between Inuk author, singer, songwriter and film director Elisapie Isaac and multidisciplinary artist Marc Séguin, has been selected in competition at Switzerland’s prestigious Locarno Film Festival, where it will receive its world premiere screening.
This summer, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Montreal Olympic Games and enjoy classic films from the National Film Board of Canada on NFB.
Films and artefacts from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) collection are featured in the new Musée du cinéma d’animation, which opens this month as part of the Cité internationale du cinéma d’animation in Annecy, France. Under a partnership agreement, many of the NFB’s iconic works and archival treasures will join the museum’s permanent exhibition.
The first institution of its kind devoted to the history, techniques and many forms of animation, the museum offers visitors a uniquely immersive journey through the evolution of this art form around the world.
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