Tag: National Film Board of Canada
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...
NFB/Folimage Short ‘Harvey’ Sets World Premiere at Clermont-Ferrand
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB | nfb.ca) will be part of the prestigious Young Audience competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film...
Terril Calder’s Short Animation ‘Meneath’ Wows Festival Audiences
A Métis filmmaker discusses her inspiration in creating this raw, darkly human story about ethics.
Métis filmmaker Terril Calder has created a haunting, visceral animation...
People on the Move: Ellis Joins M2, Blue Spirit Bolsters Production, New NFB Commissionner & More
M2 Animation, the award-winning studio behind multiple LEGO series, two new series for NBCUniversal and animation for Warhammer 40K and Age of Sigmar, announced...
Watch ‘The Flying Sailor’ in The New Yorker’s Screening Room Today
The award-winning animated short film The Flying Sailor is available on The New Yorker’s digital channels today, November 18, as part of the magazine’s award-winning Screening Room series....
Oscar-Qualified ‘Impossible Figures’ Makes Online Debut
Marta Pajek’s multi-award-winning animated short Impossible Figures and Other Stories I, produced by Poland's Animoon and the National Film Board of Canada, launched today...
Art in Flight: Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis Discuss Key Images from ‘The Flying Sailor’
***This feature originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)***
Many years ago, we came upon the true story of a sailor who,...
NFB Adds ‘Bad Seeds,’ ‘Impossible Figures’ & ‘Meneath’ to Free Streaming Selection
The National Film Board of Canada announced it is adding even more compelling, award-winning animated shorts to its free streaming film collection on nfb.ca...
NFB Short ‘The Flying Sailor’ Sets US Fest Premieres in NYC & LA
Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short The Flying Sailor will make its U.S. festival premiere this fall...
ASIFA Animation Educators Forum Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Inductees
The Animation Educators Forum (AEF), a non-profit association of teachers and scholars whose focus is the art of animated film, announce the inaugural group...
‘The Flying Sailor,’ ‘Ice Merchants’ Among TIFF’s Animated Short Cuts
TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) has announced this year’s Short Cuts lineup, presented by TikTok, which showcases 39 live-action narrative, documentary and animated shorts...
‘Heavy Metal’ Director Gerald Potterton Dies at Age 91
The National Flim Board of Canada (NFB) today shared the news that animator, director and producer Gerald Potterton died Tuesday evening (August 23) at...
News Bytes: ‘Spider-Verse’ Villain Unveiled, UAE Bans ‘Lightyear’, VIEW Conference Speakers & More
Annecy Festival attendees were today treated to a first look at The Spot, a new villain in Sony Pictures Animation's two-part sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,...
Exclusive: Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby Discuss Their Stunning New Short ‘The Flying Sailor’
***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July '22, No. 321)***
Animation lovers around the world do a little happy dance...
Exclusive: Terril Calder and the Creative Journey of ‘Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics’
Terril Calder’s stop-motion short Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics has received numerous awards since its debut in 2021. The NFB-produced project, which centers on...
NFB Exceeds Gender Parity Goals in Animation
On the eve of International Women’s Day, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is continuing to meet its gender parity goals, both in...
ShortsTV Brings Oscar-Nominated Shorts to Theaters in 17th Annual Screening
ShortsTV, the first and only global channel and network dedicated to short films, announced today the return of the 17th annual Oscar Nominated Short...
NFB English Program Combines Animation & Digital Studios
In a letter to the auteur animation community from Julie Roy, the National Film Board of Canada's Director General - Creation & Innovation declared...
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