Toronto – Several award-winning National Film Board of Canada (NFB) films produced and co-produced documentaries will be featured at DOC NYC in New York City, from November 13 to December 1, 2024. Shorts: Our Bodies section November 16, 2024, 11:15am, Village East by Angelika November 17, 2024, 9:30pm, Village East by Angelika Am I the skinniest person you’ve ever seen by Eisha Marjara (22 …
LA – A year after his departure from The Voice, the country star, Blake Shelton, 48, is gearing up to launch a new show called The Road, to be aired on CBS in fall of 2025. He’s teaming up with Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan. Shelton will executive produce the series that aims to introduce aspiring country artists. He said: “I’m a big fan …
LA – The Equalizer actor Danzel Washington before retirement, wishes to work in a few films. He told Australia’s Today show: “At this point in my career, I’m only interested in working with the best, I don’t know how many more films I will make, probably not that many. I want to do things that I haven’t done.”
Montreal – The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) unveiled the MAC’s brand-new exhibition, Alanis Obomsawin: The Children Have to Hear Another Story, recently that will continue till January 26, 2025, in the . The exhibition dedicated to the work of Abenaki documentary filmmaker, activist, and singer Alanis Obomsawin, one of the most acclaimed Indigenous …
Winnipeg – The Prairie provinces are home to many of Canada’s nationally recognized performing arts talent and organizations. However, major performing arts organizations face challenges that have an impact on their longevity and ability to grow the sector. Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan, announced the launch of the Prairies Performing Arts Initiative (PPAI). This program will support projects that contribute …
Brampton – The City of Brampton’s fall 2024 season is in full swing, and there are TWO exciting events we’d like to share with our valued media partners! The Brampton On Stage Marketing team invites you and a guest to join us at Kirk Diamond with Ammoye on November 23, 2024 and The Strumbellas: Part Time Believer Tour on December 13, 2024. Multi-JUNO Award-winning …
Toronto – How do we teach our boys to become better men? Newfoundland director Justin Simms tries to answer this vital question throughout his National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary Sons, which will have its world premiere in St. John’s on November 8, followed by community screenings in Clarenville (Nov. 20) and Bonavista (Nov. 21). Set against the backdrop of his son’s first five years of life—from cooing infant to hurricane of a boy—Simms looks at modern …
Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be at the 27th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM). Wilfred Buck by Lisa Jackson (92 min) – Quebec premiere Co-produced by Lisa Jackson and Lauren Grant (Door Number 3 Productions) and Alicia Smith (NFB). Executive producers: Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and David Christensen (NFB). Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/wilfred-buck A Top 5 Audience Favourite at this year’s Hot Docs, the film …
Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB) The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be at the 27th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) with two feature films, including this year’s closing film, Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants (Ninan Auassat: We, the Children, NFB), by Abenaki filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin. Wilfred Buck (Door Number 3 Productions/NFB), by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson, will also be screening at RIDM, where it will be having its Quebec premiere. …
Moncton – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) with two documentaries. 50 years of French NFB film production in Acadie Opening night will also highlight this major milestone in Acadian and French-Canadian cinema, with Suzanne Guèvremont, Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the NFB, and Nathalie Cloutier, Executive Producer of the NFB’s French Documentary Unit, in attendance. In 1974, the NFB launched francophone film …
