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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  Founded in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a one-of-a-kind producer, co-producer and distributor of distinctive, engaging, relevant and innovative documentary and animated films. As a talent incubator, it is one of the world’s leading creative centres. The NFB has enabled Canadians to tell and hear each other’s stories for over eight decades, and its films are a reliable and accessible educational resource. The NFB is also recognized around the world for its expertise in preservation and conservation, and for its rich and vibrant collection of works, which form a pillar of Canada’s cultural heritage. To date, the NFB has produced more than 14,000 works, 6,500 of which can be streamed free of charge at nfb.ca. The NFB and its productions and co-productions have earned over 7,000 awards, including 11 Oscars and an Honorary Academy Award for overall excellence in cinema.