Torill Kove

National Film Board of Canada’s Julie Roy Talks Women in Animation and the NFB’s 76th Oscar Nomination

With director Joanna Quinn’s ‘Affairs of the Art’ up for an Oscar in the Best Animated Short Film category, the DG of Creation and Innovation at the National Film Board of Canada reflects on the long history of female filmmakers at the NFB and its history of success. The NFB has garnered more Academy Award nominations than any other film organization based outside of Hollywood.

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People Headline News

Christine Noël Named EP of NFB’s French Program Animation Studio

Longtime National Film Board of Canada development and marketing officer brings vast industry and creative experience to role of helping guide current and future slate of projects.

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National Film Board of Canada Headline News

Group of 250 Filmmakers Formally Protests NFB Commissioner Claude Joli-Coeur

NFB/ONF Creation issues formal denouncement of the commissioner, decrying as misleading his recent comments on production funding budgets.

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National Film Board of Canada Headline News

NFB Launches 12th Edition of Get Animated!

Watch five free online animation premieres at NFB.ca, including a scary Halloween treat!

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NFB Headline News

Torill Kove Short ‘Threads’ Now Available Online!

NFB animated short ‘Threads’ by Oscar-winning filmmaker Torill Kove available for free on NFB.ca, Facebook and YouTube starting September 10.

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Hiroshima Headline News

Sergiu Negulici’s ‘The Blissful Accidental Death’ Takes Hiroshima Grand Prize

Romanian director’s film about a journey to find 70-year-old love letter’s author wins top festival award.

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Opinion ANIMATIONWorld

Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode LII - Coast to Coast Carpet of Love

Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes improvised and hastily scribbled cheer or loathing on the animation community to be digested, swallowed or... expelled. Today: some Norwegian love.

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Cognitive Science Blogs

‘Elizabeth Sees’

How we often see the bigger picture.

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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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Interview ANIMATIONWorld

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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The Animation Pimp Blogs

The Animation Pimp: The Kind of Thing I Like to Talk About

A fascinating and thought-provoking roundtable discussion tackles the notion that animated short films may be getting too “talky.”

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Awards Headline News

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.

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Awards Headline News

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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Awards Headline News

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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Awards Headline News

Nominations for 87th Academy Awards Unveiled

Nominees for Best Animated Feature are Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6,’ LAIKA’s ‘The Boxtrolls,’ DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Song of the Sea,’ and Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.’

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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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National Film Board of Canada Headline News

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.

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87th Annual Academy Awards Headline News

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 Headline News

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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Short Films Headline News

16th Annual Animation Show of Shows Now Underway

Curated by ACME Filmworks founder Ron Diamond, the 16th Annual Animation Show of Shows features both studio and independent films from the U.S., Canada, Norway, France, Great Britain, Poland and Russia.

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NFB Events

An Evening with the National Film Board of Canada

Begins: October 1, 2014

The National Film Board Of Canada in collaboration with ASIFA-East and The School Of Visual Arts present an in-person evening with two remarkable filmmakers of the National Film Board Of Canada, Torill Kove and Nicola Lemay.

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NFB ANIMATIONWorld

Torill Kove Talks ‘Me and My Moulton’

The Oscar-winning director discusses her film about a special bike and the difficulties of being honest in our closest relationships.

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OIAF Headline News

Ottawa Int’l Animation Fest Kicks Off Sept. 17

Now in its 38th year, the festival’s roster includes a star-studded list of animators such as David OReilly, Tom Warburton, Ron Clements & John Musker, and Oscar winner Torill Kove.

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NFB Carries Full Slate to Ottawa International Animation Festival

Seventeen NFB films are selected to this year’s festival, including documentaries on Norman McLaren and Canadian cartoonist Seth.

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NFB Headline News

Seven NFB Films to Screen at TIFF 2014

The National Film Board of Canada presents a diverse lineup of stellar titles at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, including Oscar winner Torill Kove’s latest short film, ‘Me and My Moulton.’