Tag: National Film Board of Canada
NFB Animated Short ‘Boat People’ Now Available on Vimeo Worldwide
Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma’s multi-award-winning National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short Boat People is being featured as a Staff Pick on...
‘Maybe Elephants’ Producers from NFB & Mikrofilm Discuss the Partnership Behind Torill Kove’s Oscar-Qualified Short
In the world of independent animation, few partnerships are as enduring — and as fruitful — as the one between Norway’s Mikrofilm AS, the...
NFB Animator Torill Kove Receives Spark Animation Lifetime Achievement Award
Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove was honored in Vancouver by Spark Animation, Western Canada’s largest celebration of animation, presented by the Spark Computer Graphics Society....
Award-Winning NFB Animated Short ‘Boat People’ Coming to POV Shorts
Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma’s award-winning new National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short Boat People will be featured in season seven of...
Harmless Misfits: Tracing the Artistic Rise of Portuguese Animation
The first known Portuguese animation film was released on January 25, 1923. The Nightmare of António Maria, a short animated by Joaquim Guerreiro, was...
Exploring the Gap Between Reality and Memory: Torill Kove’s ‘Maybe Elephants’ (Extended Interview)
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” Tolstoy famously wrote — a theme Torill Kove’s latest animated...
Canada’s NFB Showcases 11 Films at Annecy
The National Film Board of Canada will take part in this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 9–15) with a lineup of 11...
In Memoriam: Remembering the Animation & VFX Greats We Lost in 2023
Over the past 12 months, we lost many talented, brilliant women and men who devoted their lives to creating animated and VFX-driven projects through...
Filmmaker Janice Nadeau on How ‘Harvey’ Came to Life
Fresh off its screening at the World Animation Summit in November, Harvey, by Canadian filmmaker Janice Nadeau, will enjoy continued exposure in Los Angeles...
Poetry in Motion: Ryo Orikasa’s ‘Miserable Miracle’ Animates the Musings of Henri Michaux
Ryo Orikasa, whose latest work, Miserable Miracle, won the top animated short prize at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in September, first became interested...
NFB Announces Seven New Animated Shorts in Production
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) announced it has greenlit 16 more productions and co-productions between January and June 2023. The slate includes nine...
Mind Games Galore: A Preview of Next Week’s Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival
After returning to in-person activities last year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has settled back into its annual routine. Last year’s OIAF was...
People on the Move: Key Appointments at Jellyfish, Millimages, Xilam and More
London animation & VFX studio Jellyfish Pictures announced that Archie Donato has joined the Jellyfish Animation Features team as Creative Director of Animation. Donato...
NFB Animated Short ‘Aphasia’ Sets World Premiere at TIFF
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), taking place September 7 to 17, will feature...
Director Janice Nadeau Pictures Loss Through a Child’s Eyes in ‘Harvey’
An imaginative boy comes to terms with the loss of a parent in Harvey, the beautifully animated NFB (National Film Board of Canada) and...
Terril Calder NFB Installation ‘Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics’ to Premiere at Tribeca
The Tribeca Festival’s “Tribeca Immersive” showcase will present the world premiere of renowned Métis filmmaker and media artist Terril Calder’s National Film Board of...
Daniel Gray’s NFB Short ‘Hide’ Makes Online Premiere
Daniel Gray’s multi-award-winning animated short Hide has launched for free online viewing, being featured as a Staff Pick on Vimeo starting today (Monday, April...
OIAF Commemorates Hélène Tanguay with New Humor Award
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the creation of the Hélène Tanguay Award for Humor in recognition of the late National Film Board...
Oscar Nominees’ Animated Reactions! (UPDATING)
Following this morning's announcement of the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards, the filmmakers behind this year's Oscar-nominated animated features and shorts are sharing...
Longtime NFB ‘Animation Champion’ Hélène Tanguay Dies
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has shared the news that longtime employee and "animation champion" Hélène Tanguay died on January 7. In...
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