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CANADA 150

#Canada150
2016

“What better way to celebrate who we are than through the stories we tell? The NFB’s Canada 150 activities will be an invitation to all Canadians to see where we’ve been and how far we’ve come, and to reflect, together, on where we go from here. We’re hard at work on events that will travel to communities and live online―a national celebration of film and digital media, with memorable experiences for all Canadians.”

-Claude Joli-Coeur, Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada.

At the NFB, we’ve been producing docs, fiction, animated films and interactive works for over 75 years. The projects that we make showcase our country’s spectacular diversity and wide-ranging points of view. They foster dialogue and encourage understanding. And, together, they help to tell our story as a nation, from the experiences of Indigenous peoples who have been here for millennia to the ever-shifting social and cultural demographics of today.

This year, in addition to collaborating on events with partners all across the country, we’ve developed three projects that mark our collective journey.

ANTHEM


LEGACIES 150

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Photo credit:  David McKinstry

 

WHAT THE PAST HAS LEFT US.
AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.

In this series of interactive photo essays, Canadians from all walks of life share personal reflections on our common journey—the legacies that we’ve inherited and the ones that we aspire to leave for future generations. Coming June 2017.

#Legacies150

Media Partner: Postmedia

 

 

Trailer


SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ON NFB.ca

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1 NATION.
4 LENSES.

In this special program on NFB.ca, we’ve curated films from our vast collection that explore who we are as Canadians through four different lenses: what we seek, what we fight for, what we protect and what we call home. The series kicks off in February 2017.

#Canada150

 

Trailer

https://vimeo.com/195354965

AABIZIINGWASHI (WIDE AWAKE) INDIGENOUS CINEMA ON TOUR

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CANADA SEEN THROUGH INDIGENOUS EYES.

A coast to coast to coast screening and discussion series showcasing groundbreaking films by Indigenous directors. This series engages with many key themes in Indigenous Canadian cinema—colonization, resistance, cultural resurgence—and aims to build understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.

To book a screening in your community or for more information, please contact wideawake@nfb.ca

Screenings will be presented throughout 2017 in collaboration with APTN, TIFF Bell Lightbox, the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival and partners across the country.

#WideAwake

Confirmed screenings to date. Stay tuned for more.

Jan 16-17, 7:00 pm  We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice
Cinecenta, University of Victoria, BC

Jan 20-21, Mobilize, Etlinisigu’niet (Bleed Down)
Eclectik 2017: Welcome to Indian Country, Montreal arts interculturels, QC

Jan 28, 3:00 pm We Were Children
TIFF, Toronto, ON

Feb 25,  4:00 pm You Are On Indian Land followed by Incident at Restigouche
TIFF, Toronto, ON

March 18, 4:30 pm  Foster Child
TIFF, Toronto, ON

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  • About the NFB

    For more than 80 years, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has produced, distributed and preserved those stories, which now form a vast audiovisual collection—an important part of our cultural heritage that represents all Canadians.

    To tell these stories, the NFB works with filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds, from across the country. It harnesses their creativity to produce relevant and groundbreaking content for curious, engaged and diverse audiences. The NFB also collaborates with industry experts to foster innovation in every aspect of storytelling, from formats to distribution models.

    Every year, another 50 or so powerful new animated and documentary films are added to the NFB’s extensive collection of more than 14,000 titles, half of which are available to watch for free on nfb.ca.

    Through its mandate, its stature and its productions, the NFB contributes to Canada’s cultural identity and is helping to build the Canada of tomorrow.