The NFB at the Festival du cinéma international En Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Lineup features eight NFB shorts, including documentaries from the Projet 5 courts (Nadagam Films/NFB) making their world premiere.

The NFB returns in full force to the Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FCIAT) with eight short films, including five documentaries from the Projet 5 courts (5 Shorts Project) (Nadagam Films/NFB), which will be having their world premiere with the directors in attendance: Mamie et Mia (Granny and Mia) by Émilie Villeneuve, Les enfants des nomades (Children of the Nomad) by Evelyne Papatie, Délia de 9 à 5 (Délia from 9 to 5) by Délia Gunn, La charge mentale pour les nuls (The Mental Load for Dummies) by Jessy Poulin and Orteils talons orteils talons (Toes Heels Toes Heels) by Gabrielle Cornellier. The three other shorts rounding out the lineup at the festival are the animated films Animal Behaviour (Zoothérapie) (NFB) by Alison Snowden and David Fine, Le sujet (The Subject) (NFB) by Patrick Bouchard, and Caterpillarplasty (Papillioplastie) (NFB) by David Barlow-Krelina. The FCIAT will take place in Rouyn-Noranda and runs from October 27 to November 1, 2018.

Daniel Léger’s NFB doc The Artisans to make its world premiere as opening film of FICFA 2018, followed by screenings in the Atlantic provinces.

Acadian filmmaker Daniel Léger’s latest film, The Artisans, produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), is having its world premiere as the opening film of the 32nd Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) on Thursday, November 15, at 8 p.m. The screening is taking place at Moncton’s Théâtre Capitol and will be attended by protagonists from the film, along with the director and Christine Aubé, a producer at the NFB’s Canadian Franophonie Studio – Acadie. Visit www.ficfa.com for more information. The festival takes place November 15 to 23, 2018.

Dive into Ocean School! NFB, Dalhousie University, the Ocean Frontier Institute and Ingenium team up to take learners on an immersive ocean journey.

A groundbreaking online learning experience that transforms how we learn about and engage with the ocean is now available to students across Canada. Freely accessible at oceanschool.ca and fully bilingual, Ocean School combines leading educational technologies with compelling storytelling techniques to immerse youth in the world of ocean science and culture. Learners engage with breathtaking videos, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), 360-degree experiences, interactive games, and other multi-media as they are digitally transported from the classroom to the forefront of ocean research, innovation, industry and culture.

Samara Grace Chadwick’s 1999 opens October 19 at Cinémathèque québécoise. The director will attend the Montreal release of her hard-hitting NFB co-produced documentary on the heels of festival screenings in North America and Europe.

Samara Grace Chadwick’s feature documentary 1999 will open in Montreal at the Cinémathèque québécoise on October 19 and on October 21 in English at Cinema Moderne, a few days after making its grand American premiere at the Museum of the Moving Image (New York). Co-produced by Parabola Films, Beauvoir Films and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), 1999 has been screening at festivals in Canada and abroad since the spring, garnering acclaim at Hot Docs (Toronto), the Festival international de cinéma Visions du Réel (Nyon, Switzerland), the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (Montreal) and the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (Moncton). Four of the Montreal screenings will include discussions with the director and special guests. The film is screening in French with English subtitles.

NFB launches single, “Indian Man,” from Marie Clements’ electrifying musical documentary The Road Forward. Marie Clements’ acclaimed National Film Board of Canada (NFB) musical documentary The Road Forward has spawned a single, “Indian Man,” now available on iTunes, Apple Music, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you find your music.

Marie Clements’ acclaimed National Film Board of Canada (NFB) musical documentary The Road Forward has spawned a single, “Indian Man,” now available on iTunes, Apple Music, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you find your music.

Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF). NFB invites ottawans to discover the Museum of Symmetry VR experience.

Museum of Symmetry, the virtual reality (VR) experience created by Ottawa-native cartoonist and animator Paloma Dawkins, will get its Canadian premiere in the official competition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), September 26 to 30, 2018. The public is invited to come discover this truly unique museum and meet its creator from September 27 to 30 in the OIAF Arts Court.

Watch Kevin D.A. Kurytnik and Carol Beecher’s acclaimed animated short Skin for Skin free online, starting September 19. Award-winning NFB/Fifteen Pound Pink Productions short featured on NFB.ca, Facebook, Vimeo and YouTube.

On September 19, Kevin D. A. Kurytnik and Carol Beecher’s award-winning animated short Skin for Skin (National Film Board of Canada/Fifteen Pound Pink Productions), a dark allegory of greed and spiritual reckoning set during the early days of the fur trade, begins streaming free of charge on NFB.ca, Facebook, and YouTube, as well as on Vimeo, where it’s been selected as a “Staff Pick.”

Interactive and immersive works from the NFB’s Digital Studio, including Vancouver artist Paisley Smith’s latest VR experience. Vancouver-produced NFB virtual reality works Homestay and Biidaaban: First Light featured at VIFF Immersed.

Two new virtual reality experiences from the National Film Board of Canada’s trailblazing Digital Studio in Vancouver—Homestay and Biidaaban: First Light—will be showcased at VIFF Immersed, a public exhibition at the Vancouver International Film Festival dedicated to exceptional narrative storytelling in VR, augmented reality and mixed reality.

NFB awarded Gold Parity Certification for 2018 by Women in Governance

On September 11, 2018, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) received Gold Parity Certification from Women in Governance at its Annual Recognition Gala, held in Montreal. The NFB is the first public cultural institution to earn this distinction from this Canadian non-profit organization, and is among 31 organizations across the country awarded certification this year.

September 13 screening of John Hopkins’ acclaimed NFB documentary Bluefin followed by panel discussion at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Organized by International Ocean Film Festival and sponsored by the Canadian Consulate

Award-winning PEI filmmaker John Hopkins will be in San Francisco on September 13 at 11:15 a.m. with his acclaimed National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary Bluefin for a special screening and discussion at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, organized by the International Ocean Film Festival and sponsored by the Canadian Consulate of San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

Journées de la culture: NFB opens its doors to the public for the first time in 30 years. Essential Journées de la culture programming! Don’t miss this last chance to visit the NFB’s legendary headquarters before their big move to the Quartier des Spectacles.

The NFB is opening the doors to its headquarters and legendary studios at 3155 Côte-de-Liesse Road for the last time. Open House activities will be taking place on Sunday, September 30, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of Journées de la culture, in collaboration with Héritage Montreal.