NFB animation & documentary storytellers at CIFF 2024

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Vancouver – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2024 Calgary International Film Festival (Sept. 19–29) will feature eight captivating explorations of personal journeys and transformations: three new feature-length documentaries and five short works. DGC Canadian Documentary Competition 7 Beats Per Minute by Yuqi Kang (Intuitive Pictures/NFB, 100 min) Producers: Ina Fichman (Intuitive Pictures); Sherien Barsoum (NFB) Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/7beatsperminute Mongol Chinese Canadian filmmaker Yuqi Kang followsfreediving champion Jessea Lu’s return to the …

Lisa Jackson’s feature doc Wilfred Buck premieres in CPH

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Montreal – Acclaimed Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson’s Door Number 3 Productions/National Film Board of Canada (NFB) co-produced feature-length documentary Wilfred Buck will have its world premiere at the CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, which takes place March 13–24, 2024. Wilfred Buck has been chosen for the international main competition, eligible for the prestigious DOX:Award. Wilfred Buck (92 min 26 s) Producers: Lisa Jackson, Lauren Grant and Alicia Smith (NFB) Executive …