US festival premiere of Torill Kove’s Mikrofilm/NFB animated short Maybe Elephants

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Montreal – National Film Board of Canada Oscar winner Torill Kove’s new Mikrofilm/National Film Board of Canada animated short Maybe Elephants makes its much-anticipated US debut this month at three southern California film fests: the Newport Beach Film Festival (Oct. 17–24), Animation Is Film (Oct. 18–20) and AFI FEST in Los Angeles (Oct. 23–27). Maybe Elephants marks the fourth collaboration of the NFB and Norway’s Mikrofilm AS with Montreal-based animator Torill Kove—a stellar run of animation excellence over two decades, encompassing three Academy Award-nominated shorts, including her 2007 Oscar …

NFB brings 17 films to OIAF 2024

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Montreal – The talents of National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animators will be on vivid display in the nation’s capital as the 2024 Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) presents 17 NFB productions or co-productions, including six films in official competition. This year’s lineup of NFB projects at OIAF features works by animators from across Canada. The largest festival in North America dedicated exclusively to animation, offering screenings, workshops and entertainment since 1976, the …

North American debut of Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove’s short Maybe Elephants at Tiff 2024

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Ottawa – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE: Maybe Elephants is a playful and loving autobiographical film by Montreal-based animator Torill Kove, co-produced by Mikrofilm (Norway) and the NFB. Winner of the Academy Award for The Danish Poet, Torill narrates the story of her formative teenage years when her parents and sisters swap a safe and predictable life in Norway with the fresh unknowns of vibrant 1970s Nairobi, Kenya. Maybe Elephants by Torill Kove (Mikrofilm/NFB, 16 min 43 s) Producers: Lise …

NFB feature-length doc, 2 animated shorts at TIFF 2024

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Toronto – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), taking place September 5 to 15, will feature captivating explorations of identity and powerful storytelling, with a new NFB feature documentary and two NFB co-produced animated shorts. TIFF Docs WORLD PREMIERE: Young people looking for the ideal roommate open up about themselves in Halima Elkhatabi’s debut feature doc Living Together. In scenes filmed in 15 Montreal apartments, Elkhatabi paints a complex …

NFB at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024

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Ottawa – The National Film Board of Canada will take part in this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival(June 9–15) with a strong, diverse lineup of 11 productions and co-productions, screening across a wide range of sections at the event. Four films have been selected for various competitions, including Torill Kove’s Maybe Elephants (Mikrofilm/NFB), which will be having its world premiere. In addition, Michèle Lemieux, a virtuoso with the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen, will present her latest short, Le …

NFB at Annecy International Animation Film Festival

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Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada is making a strong showing at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival with four short films, including three in official competition. The latter are the highly anticipated Maybe Elephants (Mikrofilm/NFB) by Torill Kove; Le tableau (The Painting) by Michèle Lemieux, made using the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen; and Ryo Orikasa’s astonishing Miserable Miracle (Miyu Productions/NFB/New Deer). Filmmaker Jo Roy breaks new creative ground in her unique film, Corpus and the Wandering, which will screen in the Off-Limits Competition. All of …