The documentary series North Star by Patrick Bossé, an inspiring portrait of Quebec-born Innu astrophysicist Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, will have its world premiere on nfb.ca on August 21 and screen free of charge thereafter, accompanied by an NFB channel highlighting women in STEM.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), taking place September 7 to 17, will feature compelling documentary and animated storytelling from emerging filmmakers.
The documentary series North Star by Patrick Bossé, streaming free of charge beginning August 21 on nfb.ca, immerses viewers in the remarkable daily life of Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, a young, Quebec-born Innu astrophysicist who’s leading a massive research project at the prestigious Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.
The National Film Board of Canada returns to Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival with a documentary short and an animated short by two talented, award-winning women filmmakers: Audrey Nantel-Gagnon’s Fire-Jo-Ball, which will have its Montreal premiere, and Janice Nadeau’s HARVEY.
This September, the NFB Space in Montreal will host the North American premiere of the interactive installation CHOM5KY vs CHOMSKY: A playful conversation on AI, an engaging and collaborative virtual-reality exploration of artificial intelligence (AI) that offers a thought-provoking take on how artificial intelligence intersects with human life.
Executive Producer Chanda Chevannes announced today that Kate Vollum has been hired as Producer at the National Film Board of Canada’s Ontario Studio in Toronto.
Renowned Métis filmmaker and media artist Terril Calder’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion installation Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics has received the New Voices Award during its world premiere at the prestigious Tribeca Festival, given to a first- or second-time XR creator who brings new perspectives and artistic languages to immersive storytelling.
Executive Producer Rohan Fernando announced today that Liz Cowie is joining the National Film Board of Canada’s Quebec & Atlantic Studio as Producer.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be highlighting National Indigenous History Month as part of a wealth of online programming on nfb.ca that celebrates the rich diversity of Canada and key events in June.
The National Film Board of Canada is returning to the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival with a very diverse slate of films, including works by or about festival mainstays Janice Nadeau, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Theodore Ushev and Diane Obomsawin. Taking place this year from June 11 to 17, the Annecy festival is the world’s largest event dedicated to animated films.
Seven National Film Board of Canada (NFB) short films celebrating Canadian performing arts excellence will premiere online Saturday, May 27, at 9 p.m. ET, immediately following the 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) Gala at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre.
Canada is a global leader in ocean literacy, and through the expertise it has developed with Ocean School, the NFB is proud to be hosting a panel of top experts that the public can attend on Thursday, June 8, to mark World Ocean Day.
Seneca Polytechnic and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) are strengthening their existing relationship with the signing of a collaboration agreement to enhance ties between the institutions.
Kino Lorber announced that it has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to the National Film Board of Canada documentary feature Ever Deadly, an immersive and poetic portrait of avant-garde Inuk throat singer and multi-hyphenate artist Tanya Tagaq.
Oana Suteu Khintirian’s NFB-produced feature doc Beyond Paper will open on June 9 at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in Toronto.