Thanks to partnership between the National Film Board of Canada and Impulse! Records. Rare John Coltrane soundtrack finally released. A Coltrane treasure uncovered at NFB.ca—the only known film soundtrack he ever recorded.

Now, thanks to the National Film Board of Canada’s online screening room, NFB.ca, the film’s equally legendary soundtrack by jazz great John Coltrane is finally being released via Impulse! Records/UMe, a division of Universal Music Group, as Blue World—with the title track available today and the full album launching September 27.

New LGBTQ2+ channel available for free at NFB.ca

Today, as the Rendez-vous de la fierté Acadie Love festival takes place in Caraquet, New Brunswick, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is launching a brand-new selection of more than 40 LGBTQ2+-themed titles online. Comprising recent films as well as key works produced beginning in the 1990s, the collection is available from anywhere in the world, free of charge, at NFB.ca/LGBTQ2+ (English titles) and ONF.ca/LGBTQ2+ (French titles). These documentaries and animated films illustrate various challenges and issues experienced by these communities over the years, amid evolving social attitudes.

Remembering Yolande Simard Perrault (1928–2019)

The National Film Board of Canada was greatly saddened to learn of the death of Yolande Simard Perrault, who passed away in Montreal on July 4 at the age of 91. An archeologist by training who was passionate about botany, Yolande was the wife of filmmaker Pierre Perrault (1927–1999).

What does a documentary look like on Instagram Stories? Eight participants chosen for Otherly—the NFB and POV Spark’s new program for innovative non-fiction Instagram Stories from Canada and the U.S.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), a world-renowned producer of creative documentary films and interactive stories, and POV Spark, the interactive production arm of the iconic independent PBS documentary series POV, have announced the eight participants in Otherly—a first-ever partnership between the NFB and POV that sets out to help define creative non-fiction storytelling in the age of mobile and ephemeral media, with perspectives and voices from Canada and the United States that aren’t always being heard.

For National Indigenous Peoples Day, NFB shares second-year progress on its Indigenous Action Plan. NFB reaches Indigenous production spending commitment of 15% one year ahead of target; production underway or recently completed on 40 works by Indigenous creators from across Canada.

For National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21), the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is marking the second anniversary of the launch of its Indigenous Action Plan with a slate of 40 Indigenous-led works in development, production or recent release—while delivering on a commitment to devote a minimum of 15% of its production spending on Indigenous works, one year ahead of schedule.