NFB docs feature moving explorations of trauma, healing, mental health

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Toronto – Two powerful and award-winning documentaries from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be featured at the 2024 Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival in Toronto, taking place October 25 to November 3. The festival’s opening night film, Vancouver-based filmmaker Jules Arita Koostachin’s WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) unravels the tangled threads of silence suffered by residential school Survivors through truth, freedom and power. The festival will host the Ontario premiere of Montreal filmmakers Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie …

Boat People featured on POV Shorts

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Montreal – Beginning November 12, 2024, Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma’s acclaimed new National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short Boat People will be featured in season seven of POV Shorts—a collection of the best and boldest independent short films streaming free of charge on POV.org and on the PBS App. POV Shorts will be airing on PBS affiliate stations—check local listings. Canadians can also continue to enjoy Boat People on the NFB’s free online screening platform, nfb.ca. About the film …

Offerings on nfb.ca in Oct include online premiere of Halloween films

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Montreal – Not-to-be-missed new releases produced or co-produced by the NFB are coming to nfb.ca in October. To celebrate Halloween, October 31 Channel: Halloween Movies – NFB Grab a bowl of candy, dim the lights, and check out the 40 or so documentaries and animated films featured on this thrilling, chilling channel! Watch Georges Hannan’s Undertaker for Life!, Jennie Williams’s Nalujuk Night and Sylvie Trouvé and Dayle Hayward’s Bone Mother. NOW …

nfb.ca highlights Women’s History Month, Int`l Animation Day, Latin American Heritage Month

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Montreal –  Not-to-be-missed new releases produced or co-produced by the NFB are coming to nfb.ca in October. Starting October 28, to celebrate International Animation Day* Aphasia by Marielle Dalpé (2023, NFB) Animated short (3 min 45 s) Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/aphasia Aphasia is an unsettling sensory experience that immerses us in the world of people with Alzheimer’s disease who are facing the loss of their language capabilities. The film is voiced in English by veteran actor Clare Coulter and has been selected …

nfb.ca brings A Return to Memory by acclaimed filmmaker Donald McWilliams

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Montreal – Not-to-be-missed new releases produced or co-produced by the NFB are coming to nfb.ca in October. The feature-length documentary A Return to Memory, by renowned director Donald McWilliams, will be launched on nfb.ca on October 18 to mark Women’s History Month in Canada. Meanwhile, the acclaimed animated shorts Aphasia by Marielle Dalpé and Miserable Miracle by Ryo Orikasa will stream beginning on October 28 in celebration of International Animation Day. October is also rich in cultural events, and nfb.ca remains an …

Jennifer Aniston`s shocking childhood revelation

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LA – Jennifer Aniston appeared at Jimmy Kimmel Live! show. She said: “The Greeks love any kind of a family dinner, they would say, ‘Let’s get up and watch’ – it’s like when you say to your child, ‘Play piano for everyone, let’s sing for everyone. I get such anxiety when my friends do that to their children. I have …

NFB’s animated short films featured on POV Shorts

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Toronto – Produced by American Documentary, POV is the longest-running independent documentary showcase on American television. Since 1988, POV has presented films on PBS that capture the full spectrum of the human experience, with a long commitment to centering women and people of color in front of, and behind, the camera. The series is known for introducing generations of viewers …

Fall in love with live entertainment

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Brampton – As the crisp autumn air sets in, gather at the theatre for another thrilling month of performances. Enjoy local favourites like The Rose Orchestra, Brampton Concert Band, and the return of the This is Brampton series, alongside an evening with the familiar faces of Sharon and Randi Hampson for a nostalgic Sharon, Lois & Bram Sing-along. With a perfect mix of hometown talent and beloved acts, …

Leonardo DiCaprio parties in Paris with Vittoria Ceretti

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Paris- Leonardo DiCaprio secretly arrived with his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti and supermodel Neelam Gill at an intimate party. the two arrived at Costes Hotel during the ongoing fashion week. Leonardo and Vittoria have been romantically linked since August 2023. The source revealed, “Vittoria is a beautiful girl, but he is, of course, surrounded by many beautiful girls most of the …

NFB at 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma – 3 films selected

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Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is back at the Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) this year with three films, including two in competition. The feature Les enfants du large (Ghosts of the Sea, micro_scope/NFB/Urban Factory), the only documentary in the National Competition section, will screen as a world premiere. Filmed all over the world, it charts director Virginia Tangvald’s fascinating quest to unravel a family mystery. Tangvald won the Pitch Premières Œuvres session, …