The NFB at the Sommets du cinéma d’animation, December 1 to 6, 2020.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is set to bring a healthy contingent of films and creators to the 19th Sommets du cinéma d’animation, taking place in Montreal from December 1 to 6, 2020, with a strong NFB presence as well in the festival’s Industry Component, a series of events presented free of charge online and accessible from anywhere in the world.

Six NFB docs in competition at Montreal International Documentary Festival. Women directors and creators with ties to Quebec strongly represented in NFB selection at RIDM.

Six National Film Board of Canada (NFB) produced and co-produced films will be in competition at the 2020 Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)—in a lineup of NFB titles featuring the best in women’s non-fiction filmmaking from across the country, as well as a festival homecoming for filmmakers with deep roots in Quebec.

Selection of NFB titles by acclaimed women creators includes St. John’s filmmaker Jordan Canning’s new film. Jordan Canning and Howie Shia’s 4 North A, Robin McKenna’s Thanadoula and Catherine Lepage’s The Great Malaise screening at St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival.

The hometown premiere of 4 North A, the first collaboration between St. John’s director Jordan Canning and Saskatoon-born filmmaker Howie Shia, headlines a rich selection of three short works, produced or co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), at the 2020 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (October 14–18).