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Films
Remember Africville
- This short film depicts Africville, a small black settlement that lay within the ...
- Shelagh Mackenzie,
- 1991,
- 35 min
Unexpected
- This short film from the Filmmaker-in-Residence project is a provocative and transformative video ...
- Katerina Cizek,
- 2008,
- 16 min 33 s
The Apprentice
- In this animated short from Richard Condie (The Big Snit), an old fool ...
- Richard Condie,
- 1991,
- 9 min
Paper Wheat
- This film, based on the play of the same name, portrays the harsh ...
- Albert Kish,
- 1979,
- 57 min 41 s
What on Earth!
- This animated short proposes what many earthlings have long feared – that the automobile ...
- Les Drew,
- Kaj Pindal,
- 1966,
- 9 min 35 s
Peep and the Big Wide World
- This series of three 10-minute films features Peep the chicken, Chirp the robin ...
- Kaj Pindal,
- 1988,
- 34 min 38 s
The Sound Collector
- This animated short features Leonard, a 6-year-old boy with the unusual hobby of ...
- Lynn Smith,
- 1982,
- 11 min 55 s
This Is Your Museum Speaking
- This animated short features a night watchman who, with his dog, Fang, discovers ...
- Lynn Smith,
- 1979,
- 12 min 59 s
Some Kind of Arrangement
- In this short documentary, the age-old tradition of arranged marriages takes a modern ...
- Ali Kazimi,
- 1998,
- 45 min 45 s
Ten Million Books: An Introduction to Farley Mowat
- Farley Mowat has sold more books than any other Canadian writer – 10 million ...
- Andy Thomson,
- 1981,
- 25 min 15 s
GDP - Fresh canvas
- “When I’m feeling good, I kick ass. When I’m uninspired, I ...
- Matt Gallagher,
- 2009,
- 4 min 54 s
GDP - Mother Courage
- As the local economy collapses around her, one Windsor mom fights to keep ...
- Craig Chivers,
- 2009,
- 4 min 10 s
GDP - Your credit rating is showing
- Determined to bone up on their budgeting skills, the members of the Debt ...
- Matt Palmer,
- 2009,
- 4 min 39 s
GDP - Going it alone
- Working from home with a laptop and wireless internet, Charmaine reflects on the ...
- Tony Young,
- 2009,
- 3 min 41 s
Wintercity
- During the 2010 Wintercity Festival in Toronto, these animated shorts, created by NFB ...
- NFB /ONF,
- 2010,
- 11 min 17 s
The Trembling Veil of Bones (Trailer)
- In this animated short, a lone clockmaker named Bones sits inside a darkened ...
- Matthew Talbot-Kelly,
- 2010,
- 1 min
Celebrating Chiac - Part II (Trailer)
- Documentary about Francophone Acadians in southeastern New Brunswick and their relationship to language ...
- NFB /ONF,
- Marie Cadieux,
- 2009,
- 1 min 48 s
Night Mayor (Trailer)
- Guy Maddin's latest film is the story of inventor Nihad Ademi, who ...
- Guy Maddin,
- 2009,
- 1 min 22 s
Runaway (Trailer)
- This animated short from Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back) depicts happy passengers ...
- Cordell Barker,
- 2009,
- 45 s
Highrise (Trailer)
- Filmmaker Kat Cizek (Filmmaker-in-Residence) undertakes a long-term, multi-media collaborative documentary project about the ...
- Katerina Cizek,
- 2009,
- 1 min 43 s
GDP (Trailer 2)
- GDP is a new web documentary project co-produced by the NFB's English ...
- Hélène Choquette,
- 2009,
- 2 min 23 s
The Trenches (Teaser)
- This animated short from Claude Cloutier is a pictorial account of an attack ...
- Claude Cloutier,
- 2009,
- 54 s
Milosevic on Trial (Trailer)
- For the first time since WWII, a former head of state, Slobodan Milosevic ...
- Michael Christoffersen,
- 2009,
- 1 min 23 s
Madame Tutli-Putli (Trailer)
- This stop-motion animated film takes viewers on an exhilarating existential journey into the ...
- Chris Lavis,
- Maciek Szczerbowski,
- 2008,
- 43 s
Earth Keepers (Trailer)
- This feature documentary by Sylvie Van Brabant introduces Mikael Rioux, a young Québécois ...
- Van Brabant Sylvie,
- 2009,
- 2 min 9 s
Tying Your Own Shoes (Trailer)
- This short documentary is an intimate glimpse into the exceptional mindsets and emotional ...
- Shira Avni,
- 2009,
- 1 min 9 s
Reel Injun (Trailer)
- Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful look at the Hollywood ...
- Neil Diamond,
- 2009,
- 4 min 59 s
GDP (Trailer)
- GDP is a new web documentary project co-produced by the NFB's English ...
- Hélène Choquette,
- 2009,
- 2 min 17 s
A Dream for Kabul (Trailer)
- This feature documentary traces the journey of Haruhiro Shiratori as he tries to ...
- Philippe Baylaucq,
- 2009,
- 2 min 14 s
Afghan Chronicles (Trailer)
- At a time when the television news is often limited to the latest ...
- Dominic Morissette,
- 2007,
- 1 min 19 s
One Man (Trailer)
- This feature film about corporate negligence sends reporter Jason Brady into battle against ...
- Robin Spry,
- 1977,
- 3 min
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Filmmaker in Residence
"DON'T MISS!"
-The National Post"EMOTIONAL"
-The Toronto SunThe National Film Board of Canada placed media maker Katerina ...
Cartoons for Kids
- Remember the good old days of hanging out on the couch and enjoying the Saturday morning cartoons? Why not take ...
Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary
- Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary investigates a unique cinematic genre though encounters with some of its most influential filmmakers ...
10 great films from the last decade that you may ...
- With the first decade of this century coming to an end, many people have decided ...
- A selection by Albert Ohayon/
The 1960s: An Explosion of Creativity
- The 1960s was a period of great change at the National Film Board (NFB). Filmmakers ...
- A selection by Albert Ohayon/
The 1950s: Television and the Move to Montreal
- The National Film Board was affected by two major factors in the 1950s. The first ...
- A selection by Albert Ohayon/
Canada’s Diverse Cultures
- The first films on cultural communities in Canada were made at the NFB in the ...
- A selection by Albert Ohayon/
Bill Mason: Beyond the wild, beyond the paddle
- I never met Bill Mason in person. He left the National Film Board shortly after ...
- A selection by Albert Ohayon/
NFB in 3D
While 3D films are making a comeback today, the NFB has been exploring the medium since the 1950s with Norman ...
Get Animated Online Programming
- Get Animated! is a Canada-wide series of free screenings, master classes and activities marking International Animation Day (October 23–31 ...
Animated Short Films - Hothouse 5
- Hothouse is a 12-week paid apprenticeship program for emerging Canadian filmmakers. Located in Montreal, Quebec, it was created in 2003 ...
Mediatheque Summer Camp 2009
Throughout July and August 2009, more than 100 children aged 8 and up took part in the NFB Mediatheque's ...
Fun films about science and technology
The NFB invites you to celebrate science and technology with over 100 organizations and thousands of Canadians from October 16 ...
Tré Armstrong on dance, music and passion
When asked about my playlist theme, I thought immediately about passion. What drives people? More ...
- A playlist by Tré Armstrong/
Norman McLaren: Hands-on Animation
- John Grierson was a complicated man, and he liked to keep people guessing or off-balance ...
- A playlist by Donald McWilliams/
