The gift that keeps on giving at NFB.ca: NFB Ho Ho Holidays!

PRESS RELEASE
13/12/2021

(Image: Joanna Quinn, director of Affairs of the Art, created with Les Mills)

December 13, 2021 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

A fine tradition that gets even better every year! The NFB Ho Ho Holidays channel is back again with more goodies than ever: seasonal classics, recent works and family favourites. It’s 53 films in all that you can watch for free!

Here’s a teaser:

• New online: The Nativity Cycle by Fergus McDonell (1956) and Hoodoo McFiggin’s Christmas by Eva Szasz (1995);
• Comedy gems like Jeff Hale’s The Great Toy Robbery;
• Timeless tales for youngsters like the Ti-Jean series from the 1950s;
• Sheldon Cohen’s iconic The Sweater, adapted from Roch Carrier’s much-loved hockey story;
• Alanis Obomsawin’s classic Christmas at Moose Factory;
• And the stop-motion adventures of Ludovic the teddy bear in Co Hoedeman’s series for kids, among many others.

A holiday season contest you won’t want to miss

Follow us on social media to enter our contest and win some great NFB promotional items. Stay tuned for more info!

Classics to colour

This holiday season, we’ll be serving up stills from some of our most memorable animated films for you to colour.
Enjoy bringing these scenes to life!

Happy Holidays, and happy viewing from all of us at the NFB!

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Associated Links

NFB Ho Ho Holidays

French version here | Version française ici.

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