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.
Regina Pessoa’s return to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival has been a successful one: her film Oncle Thomas – La comptabilité des jours (Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days, Ciclope Filmes/NFB/Les Armateurs) has just won the Jury Award for a Short Film.
It was with great sadness that the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) learned of the passing of acclaimed director and cinematographer Jean-Claude Labrecque.
People across Canada and around the world can now enjoy Chintis Lundgren’s popular animated short Manivald (NFB/Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio/Adriatic Animation) FREE online, on NFB.ca, Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo, where it is a Staff Pick.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will make a strong showing at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival with three short films and one VR work, all in official competition.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) wishes to pay tribute to director, screenwriter and editor Jean Beaudin, who has died at the age of 80.
The Apollo of Gaza, a feature documentary directed by Nicolas Wadimoff in collaboration with Béatrice Guelpa, opens at the Cinémathèque québécoise and the Cinéma du Musée in Montreal and the Cinéma Cartier in Quebec City on June 14.
Starting May 15, Canadians can experience Patrick Bouchard’s powerful National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion animated short The Subject free online on NFB.ca and Facebook.
On Monday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Outremont Theatre in Montreal, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary La fin des terres (Where the Land Ends) by Loïc Darses will be shown at a special event hosted by the NFB and Nouveau Projet magazine.
The National Film Board of Canada, the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, Element AI and the Conseil des arts de Montréal are delighted to announce the participants selected for Art & AI, a new artistic residency for research and creation in artificial intelligence.
Step into a dream, where the ghostly ephemera of a lost childhood await you—in GYMNASIA, an unsettling and weirdly wonderful virtual reality experience premiering May 28 at Montreal’s Phi Centre.
Alexandra Lemay’s award-winning NFB animated short Freaks of Nurture debuts online free of charge on May 8—just in time for Mother’s Day—at NFB.ca, Facebook, YouTube as well as Vimeo, where it’s been selected as a “Staff Pick.”
Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award at Hot Docs, Tasha Hubbard’s acclaimed nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (Downstream Documentary Productions/National Film Board of Canada in association with CBC DOCS and APTN) begins a national theatrical tour on May 23 in Saskatchewan.
Bevel Up, an award-winning documentary and learning resource to help healthcare workers deliver compassionate care to people who use drugs, is available for the first time as free online harm-reduction content at NFB.ca.
No Objects (Sans objets) by Moïa Jobin-Paré, a National Film Board of Canada (NFB) production, will have its world-premiere screening at the Chromatic Festival in Montreal on Thursday, May 16, followed by a live-music and photo-scratching performance. The experimental animated short, which blends photographs, scratching and a soundtrack assembled from original recordings, will then embark on a tour of Canadian and international festivals.