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The NFB: Stories to Tell

THE NFB: NEW WAYS OF STORYTELLING FOR NEW WAYS OF SEEING


The NFB is:


10 facts about the NFB


2021-2022: HIGHLIGHTS 


Our Stars


Did you know?


PROJECTS IN PRODUCTION


The NFB at Îlot Balmoral


NFB Headquarters, from Ottawa to Montreal


The History of the NFB


WOMEN AT THE NFB


INDIGENOUS CINEMA


Equity, diversity and inclusion


THE BIRTHPLACE OF QUEBEC’S CINEMA


GROUNDBREAKING ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PRODUCTION


MONTREAL AS A WORLD CENTRE FOR ANIMATION


Interactive and immersive works


IN THE LABYRINTH, THE BIRTH OF IMAX


CHALLENGE FOR CHANGE


THE NFB COMMISSIONER: SUZANNE GUÈVREMONT


Film Commissioners over the years


NFB Pause

Images


Director Denys Arcand (left) during filming of Comfort and Indifference (1981). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Portrait of filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, circa 1994. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Director Sarah Polley during filming of Stories We Tell (2012). Still from the film. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Portrait of filmmaker Philippe Falardeau, circa 1997. Photo by Véro Boncompagni. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Portrait of actor Christopher Plummer while he was playing Macbeth at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, summer 1962. Photo taken during production of Anne Claire Poirier’s film 30 minutes, Mister Plummer (1963). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Ravi Shankar and director Norman McLaren study a visual outline of the film during the recording of the music. Photo taken during production of the film A Chairy Tale (1957). Photo credit: Sam Tata. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

The McGarrigle sisters performing during filming of Kate and Anna McGarrigle (1981), by Caroline Leaf. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

During filming of Oumigmag or the Fickle Art of Documentary Filmmaking (1993): left to right, director Pierre Perrault, Denis Villeneuve, Stéphane Drolet and Bernard Gosselin. Photo by Martin Leclerc. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Still from the film Hunger (1974), by Peter Foldès. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Filmmaker Anne Claire Poirier directing a scene during filming of Beyond Forty (1982). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Filmmaker Anne Claire Poirier directing a scene during filming of Beyond Forty (1982). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Entrance to National Film Board Headquarters at 25 John Street, Ottawa. Photo taken by E. Scott - October 1947

Aerial view of the NFB buildings, including the John Grierson Building, in Montreal’s Saint-Laurent borough, 1980s. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Indigenous Cinema Image by Eruoma Awashish

Scene from the collective film Wrestling (1961). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Scene from the film September Five at Saint-Henri (1962). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Michel Brault (behind the camera) and Pierre Perrault (seen from the back) during filming of Pour la suite du monde (1962). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Poster for Gilles Carle’s film The Merry World of Léopold Z (1965). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Poster for Claude Jutra’s film Mon oncle Antoine (1971). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

A young Paul Anka signs autographs during filming of Lonely Boy (1962). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Still from Arthur Lipsett’s film Very Nice, Very Nice (1961). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

One-sheet for Arthur Lipsett’s film Very Nice, Very Nice (1961). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Director Colin Low at work during the production of the film Universe (1960). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Hugh O’Connor, Colin Low and Roman Kroitor during the design phase of the Labyrinth pavilion, circa 1966. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

A technician handles 70-mm film during testing for the Labyrinth project, circa 1966. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Exterior view of the Labyrinth at the Expo 67 site, 1967. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Photograph taken during the film shoot for Transitions (1986), by Colin Low and Tony Ianzelo. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Photograph taken during the film shoot for Momentum (1992), by Colin Low and Tony Ianzelo. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Scene from the film The Children of Fogo Island (1967), by Colin Low. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Scene from the film Saint-Jérôme (1968), by Fernand Dansereau. © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Director Léonard Forest (centre) with participants during filming of La noce est pas finie (1971). © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

Suzanne Guèvremont, Government Film Commissioner and NFB Chairperson since November 2022 Photo by Bénédicte Brocard for the NFB.

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  • About the NFB

    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.