A decades-old documentary brings closure to a Cree-Dene woman in Whitehorse

For decades, Marilyn Tawipsim felt anger towards her father for the way he treated her mother. But seeing a documentary where ...

Making a doc about Afghan women gave this filmmaker a new appreciation for her culture

Brishkay Ahmed’s In the Room, debuting at the Vancouver International Film Festival, looks at the lives of five prominent ...
Variety

Preserving the Past and Powering the Future of Canadian Animation: Inside the NFB and Telefilm’s Industry-Leading Support Strategies

At a time when independent and international animation are more influential than ever, two of Canada’s key cultural institutions — the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Telefilm Canada — are ...
Yahoo

Co Hoedeman, Oscar-Winning Canadian Animator, Dies at 84

Co Hoedeman, the Canadian animator and director best known for winning an Oscar for best animated short in 1977, has died. He was 84. Hoedeman died Monday in Montreal, the National Film Board of ...
Cartoon Brew

Inside Hothouse 15: How A 12-Week Sprint Keeps Canadian Animation Fresh

The National Film Board of Canada’s (NFB) 12-week mentorship program recently wrapped up its 15th edition and is sharing six films online. This year’s theme was People Watching. The participants ...
Cineuropa

Nathalie Bourdon • Director, Distribution and Market Development, National Film Board of Canada

Cineuropa: Could you introduce the NFB’s mission to our European readers and talk us through its current focus, particularly in non-fiction? Nathalie Bourdon: Of course! The National Film Board of ...