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Pour la suite du monde: The Perrault Classic in English
Since the NFB’s inception, we have been mandated to make as many films as possible available in both official languages. In the early days, a new voiceover would suffice to create the French version of...
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Celebrating National Media Literacy Week
This week (November 7-11) is National Media Literacy Week, a week to highlight the importance of thinking critically about media. This year’s theme is Digital Citizenship. Media Literacy Week is...
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Theatrical shorts at the NFB: Cornet at Night
Once upon a time in movie theatres across North America, a short film (or 2) would precede the main feature. Sadly, this practice has gone the way of the dinosaur. The screening of shorts in Canadian...
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Introducing the 6 filmmakers participating in Hothouse 8
After a stunning crop of entries for this year’s edition of Hothouse (entitled Sheep Dreams), we’re thrilled to present the 6 filmmakers who will be joining us in Montreal for the intensive 12-week...
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20 Must-Read Blogs for Film Buffs
Films, like food, are one of those things that are almost as nice to take in as they are to read about (as opposed to say, falling in love or winning the lotto.) With this in mind, we decided to...
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Women in Animation: Facts and Perceptions
The following is a translation of a guest post by Julie Roy, a producer in the NFB Animation and Youth Studio. She has published many articles on women in animation and has been a guest programmer at...
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Hot Topics | Lighting Wizard Dedo Weigert Discusses Lighting for Documentary,...
Not long ago, renowned cinematographer and lighting system inventor Dedo Weigert dropped by our Montreal headquarters for a day-long workshop on lighting. Based on Weigert’s concept of the Portable...
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Hot Topics | Lighting Wizard Dedo Weigert Discusses Lighting for Documentary,...
Recently, celebrated cinematographer and lighting system inventor Dedo Weigert dropped by the NFB’s Montreal headquarters for a day-long workshop on a topic dear to his heart: film lighting. During...
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Flash William: A One-Man Movie Industry
One of the greatest aspects of my job is that I get to see pretty much every NFB film ever made. There is no better feeling than discovering a long-lost film in our vaults and making it available to...
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Check out the improved McLaren’s Workshop App!
We’re starting 2014 in style with a not-so-new but definitely improved version of our McLaren’s Workshop App! After winning the incredibly prestigious Grand Prize in the Website or Application (Arts...
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