Women in the Spotlight at Ninth Edition of Festival Stop Motion Montreal
Robust program largely dedicated to the work of female directors and women who specialize in stop-motion animation runs September 15-17, 2017.
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I Have a Question Luc Chamberland
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. Today's guest is Seth's Dominion director, Luc Chamberland
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Defiance Dominates Official Selections at OIAF 2017
Ottawa International Animation Festival selects 92 films from 1,992 entries, including ‘The Story of O.J.,’ designed and animated by The Mill and Titmouse, Clyde Petersen’s ‘Torrey Pines,’ Eva Cvijanovic’s ‘Hedgehog’s Home,’ and ‘My Father’s Room’ from South Korean director Nari Jang.
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Two NFB Films to Screen at Fantasia International Film Festival
Carol Beecher and Kevin D. A. Kurytnik’s ‘Skin for Skin’ gets its world premiere at Fantasia, screening in competition, and Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre’s ‘Oscar’ will also screen as a part of the Montreal film festival’s program.
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NFB Co-Production with Claude Barras to Screen at Lorcarno
Directed by Albertine Zullo and David Toutevoix, the stop-motion animated ‘The Cannonball Woman’ (‘La femme canon’) is the latest collaboration between producer Claude Barras and the National Film Board of Canada.
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SPARK CG Launching Canada 150: Indie Animation Special Series
Special series spotlighting Canadian animators with Robert Valley, Bruce Alcock, Danny Antonucci, Cordell Barker, Theodore Ushev and Janet Perlman runs July 8 through December 9 at Vancouver Film School.
NFB Appoints Firefly Books Official Book Publisher
Two children’s books adapted from Oscar-nominated NFB animated films, ‘The Cat Came Back’ by Cordell Barker and ‘My Grandmother Ironed the King’s Shirts’ by Torill Kove, to launch inaugural publishing program.
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NFB, Pointe-à-Callière Celebrate Montreal History with New Immersive Experience
Philippe Baylaucq’s immersive ‘A Day on the Franchère Bridge’ (‘Un jour sur le pont Franchère’) re-creates the rhythms of a typical day in the early 19th century.
Turner Classic Movies Showcases NFB Animation on Primetime
Curated by film analysts Ellen Besen and Aubry Mintz, 30 of the National Film Board of Canada’s master works by filmmakers such as Caroline Leaf, Cordell Barker, Norman McLaren, and Ryan Larkin airs on TCM on Sunday, April 9.
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I Have a Question Janet Perlman
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. This week's guest is the many award earning animator, children's book writer/illustrator and lobster fearing lover of pugs, Janet Perlman
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Cheer and Loathing in animation: Episode XVIII - Quicker it Hits You
Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. This week: part two of a very precious interview with 2017 Oscar nominee, Theodore Ushev.
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I Have a Question David Fine
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. This week's guest is Canadian animator and loyal fan of a hockey tragedy called the Toronto Maple Leafs, David Fine (Bob's Birthday, George and Rosemary).
Animators Unearthed - Michèle Cournoyer
Every Monday, Chris Robinson serves up Animators Unearthed, a brief introduction to prominent and not-so-prominent indie animators. This week's focus is Canadian animator, Michèle Cournoyer, who later this week will receive Canada's prestigous Governor General's award for her work in animation.
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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XIV - And the Crowd Showed Up
Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: the ethics of crowdfunding.
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Time Trapper: A Frank Look at the 2017 Short Animation Oscar Nominees
In which AWN’s Chris Robinson scrutinizes the Oscar-nominated animated short film contenders at the 89th Academy Awards, and reveals his pick for the gold statuette.
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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode XIII - It is Divine
Every Friday Chris Robinson improvises some fragments of cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or expelled.
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I Have a Question Torill Kove
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. This week's guest is the winner of numerous shiny awards, Torill Kove.
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NFB’s ‘Bear 71’ Documentary Now Available as Free VR Experience
Reinvention of the National Film Board of Canada’s award-winning documentary has been showcased at IDFA DocLab and the New Frontiers VR Bar at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
I Have a Question Diane Obomsawin
In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. This week's guest is OIAF 2016 Grand Prize winner, Diane Obomsawin.
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The Past and Future Torment the Present in Theodore Ushev’s ‘Blind Vaysha’
The acclaimed director’s Oscar-nominated short warns that humanity's constant fear of the future and obsession with the past imperils our ability to live in the present.
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Santa Barbara Int’l Film Fest Sets U.S. Premiere for NFB Animated Feature ‘Window Horses’
Vancouver filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming’s ‘Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming’ premieres February 2 & 4 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
NFB’s ‘Naked Island’ Series Now Online
Series of 14 super-shorts framed as PSAs was produced by Jelena Popović and Maral Mohammadian and includes work from Theodore Ushev, Chris Landreth and The Sanchez Brothers.
Repurposing Matisse: Georges Schwizgebel’s ‘Erlkönig’ a Kaleidoscopic Dance with Death
Short film from one of the biggest names in contemporary animation repurposes the visual style of Henri Matisse to bring German writer Goethe’s 1782 epic poem to the screen.
Theodore Ushev’s ‘Blind Vaysha’ a Modern Parable About Living in the Present
NFB-produced short employing a bold, graphic style is one of 10 candidates shortlisted for a possible nomination for Best Animated Short at the 89th Academy Awards.
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10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2016 Oscar Race
Ten animated short films out of 69 qualified projects advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards; nominations to be announced on Tuesday, January 24.
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