With an eye to strengthening Canada’s audiovisual sector, the Canada Media Fund (CMF), Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), National Film Board of Canada (NFB), and Telefilm Canada took part in a panel discussion entitled Canada’s Future: Building a Creative Nation at Prime Time 2026 in Ottawa.
Black History Month activities by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in February will feature free events at the NFB Space and the Alanis Obomsawin Theatre, located at Îlot Balmoral on the Place des Festivals. Under the theme Together, Let’s Raise Our Voices, the month will also be marked on NFB platforms with a channel on Black Communities in Canada.
This February, keep on streaming Canadian on the NFB’s platforms! To bring a little emotion and warmth to these coldest weeks of the year, we’re making two new short films—one animated and one documentary—available for free streaming all across the country.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski has been nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will present three award-winning works from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) celebrating stories of resilience.
As of January 1, Magalie Boutin is the new Director, Communications and Public Affairs, for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Festivalgoers at the Available Light Film Festival in Whitehorse will discover a novel way to beat the winter blues as the world premiere of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary My Knitting Circle by local filmmaker Alexandra Knowles shows Yukoners creating a caring community—one stitch at a time.
As of January 15, the NFB’s series of free public screenings will resume on Thursdays at the Alanis Obomsawin Theatre in the Quartier des Spectacles. The months of January and February will be filled with wonderful cultural evenings featuring recent gems from the NFB’s collection on the big screen.
Festivalgoers at the 2026 Victoria Film Festival (Feb. 6–15) will be treated to a showcase of great Canadian animation featuring four National Film Board of Canada (NFB) shorts—including the WORLD PREMIERE of Toronto filmmaker Bahij Jaroudi’s Bisou sauvage.
This January, everyone’s invited to keep on streaming Canadian on NFB platforms! We’re celebrating the new year with the free online launch of two award-winning new films: a feature-length documentary and an animated short, now available to view all across the country.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski has been named to Canada’s Top Ten—a list of the country’s finest feature-length and short films in 2025, as chosen by the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski has been nominated for Best Animated Short Subject at Hollywood’s Annie Awards.
It is with deep sadness that the NFB learned of the passing of André Provencher. A skilled administrator and strategist, André Provencher was an ardent ambassador for cultural outreach. His vision and commitment have left a lasting mark on the Canadian audiovisual industry.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion animated fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski is among 15 films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the 98th Oscars.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the spotlight in New York City’s Animation First Festival (February 3 to 8, 2026) with internationally acclaimed shorts by new voices and Oscar-nominated visionaries from Montreal’s vibrant animation community.