NFB Opens Call for Entries for Hothouse 11
Deadline for applications to the NFB’s Hothouse program for emerging Canadian animators is December 11.
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GALLERY: Academy Shortlists 10 Animated Shorts in 2015 Oscar Race
Watch trailers and clips from all 10 shortlisted projects.
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10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2015 Oscar Race
Ten titles -- including Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘World of Tomorrow’ and Pixar short ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ -- shortlisted out of 60 qualifying films.
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Torill Kove Receives Norway’s Top Arts Prize
Oscar-winning director of ‘The Danish Poet’ and ‘Me and My Moulton’ receives the top cultural prize in her native Norway, the Anders Jahre Prize for the Arts.
Three NFB Animated Shorts Headed to LA Shorts Fest
North American premiere of Cordell Barker’s ‘If I Was God’ joins acclaimed new films by Sarah Van Den Boom and Randall Lloyd Okita.
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André Picard Appointed Director General of the NFB
As Director General of the NFB’s French Program, Picard spearheaded digital creation and interactivity by implementing new narrative forms and citizen participation through such projects as the new ‘Parole citoyenne’ website and the ‘Community Mediator’ DVD.
Canada’s Cordell Barker Returns with ‘If I Was God’
Four years in the making, two-time Oscar nominee trades in his familiar comedic 2D animation style for slow-paced storytelling in a brand-new stop-motion short film.
Auto-Asphyxiation: Claude Cloutier Debuts ‘Carface’ at Annecy
The NFB and animator Claude Cloutier lift the hood on his compelling new “Anti-CARS” animated short film.
NFB, ARTE Launch Interactive Shorts
Just in time for National Poetry Month, the National Film Board of Canada and ARTE unveil their series of 12 short interactive stories at interactivehaiku.com.
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‘Seth’s Dominion’ Set for Hot Docs 2015
Winner of the grand prize for best animated feature at the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival, Luc Chamberland’s animated documentary will screen as part of the Next program.
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Director Jeff Hale Passes at Age 92
Animation director Jeff Hale, whose half century of work included the controversial Lenny Bruce short ‘Thank You Mask Man,’ has died.
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Torill Kove’s ‘Me and My Moulton’ Wins Canadian Screen Award
Five NFB films honored at 2015 Canadian Screen Awards, recognizing excellence in film, television and digital media.
NFB Boosts Emerging Animators with Hothouse 10
Oscar winner Chris Landreth is this year’s mentoring director for NFB’s apprenticeship program for emerging animators.
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NFB Releases Vincent Morisset’s ‘Way to Go’ Online
An interactive experience “for human beings between 5 and 105 years old,” ‘Way to Go’ is the follow-up to Morisset’s 2014 SXSW winner ‘BLA BLA.’
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NFB French Animation Founder René Jodoin Dies at 94
NFB director-producer was an early collaborator of Norman McLaren, founder of the NFB’s French Animation Studio, and the recipient of the 2001 Prix Albert-Tessier.
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Torill Kove Prepares for the Oscars with a New Clip
‘Me and My Moulton’ director Torill Kove releases a new clip inspired by her Oscar-nominated animated short.
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The 87th Academy Awards: Animation Nominees React
Oscar nominees for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short at the 87th Academy Awards write and call in with their reactions.
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NFB Receives 17 Canadian Screen Award Nominations
Torill Kove’s ‘Me and My Moulton’ and Michèle Cournoyer’s ‘Soif’ both receive Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Animated Short.
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Claude Joli-Coeur Named NFB Film Commissioner and Chair
Claude Joli-Coeur is appointed Government Film Commissioner and Chair of the National Film Board of Canada for a term of five years.
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Watch: NFB Streaming Torill Kove’s ‘Me and My Moulton’ Free for 48 Hours
Latest National Film Board of Canada animated short from Oscar-winning director of ‘The Danish Poet’ is nominated for an Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject.
Scotland’s CMI Wraps Norman McLaren Centennial Celebration
Presented in conjunction with the National Film Board of Canada, more than 62,000 people took part in over 80 events, ranging from exhibitions, screenings, workshops and performances at 41 venues in Stirling, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and across the rest of the U.K.
10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2014 Oscar Race
Ten animated short films -- out of an original 58 that had qualified in the category -- will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards.
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NFB Gets Animated for International Animation Day
Beginning on October 28 and running until November 2, the eighth edition of Get Animated! gives audiences a chance to explore a wide range of animated short films.
Restored NFB Stereoscopic Films Headed to MOMA
Classic works by NFB animation studio founder Norman McLaren and frequent collaborator Evelyn Lambart will be showcased at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC.
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ASIFA-SF to Host Torill Kove, Nicola Lemay Oct. 3
In celebration of International Animation Day, ASIFA-SF, The Disney Family Museum and the National Film Board of Canada are hosting an in-person evening with filmmakers Torill Kove and Nicola Lemay.
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