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 …

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, …

Deeply personal NFB docs to be showcased at St. John’s Int’l Women’s Film Festival

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Halifax – Newfoundland filmmaker Tamara Segura’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary Seguridad headlines an impressive selection of women’s cinema from the NFB at the 2024 St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (SJIWFF), taking place October 22–26. Seguridad was just named Best Atlantic Documentary at the Atlantic International Film Festival in Halifax. From elsewhere in Atlantic Canada, Halifax filmmaker Andrea Dorfman’s new animated short Hairy Legs will screen at the festival. SJIWFF will also …

NFB at Congrès mondial acadien

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Moncton – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is delighted to be at the Congrès mondial acadien (CMA — Acadian World Congress), which this year takes place from August 10 to 18 in southwest Nova Scotia. Along with the pre-launch screening of the short film Trécarré: Exploring the Saint Mary’s Bay Sound, which was shot in the host region, the NFB will also present films …

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 …

Jules Arita Koostachin’s award-winning WaaPaKe premiers online

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Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is featuring powerful and thought-provoking free programming on nfb.ca throughout the month of September to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In total, nfb.ca now offers more than 6,500 online films and a collection of more than 100 interactive works. Online premiere Starting September 30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/waapake Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin’s deeply personal WaaPaKe (Tomorrow) unravels the tangled threads …

Edmonton International Film Festival

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Vancouver –The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2024 Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) will feature powerful documentary and animated storytelling while showcasing the talents of a number of Edmonton and Alberta artists. Taking place September 26 to October 5, EIFF will present three new NFB films. Inkwo for When the Starving Return by Amanda Strong (18 min 27 s) Producers: Amanda Strong (Spotted Fawn Productions), Maral Mohammadian (NFB), …

This year’s NFB selection includes homegrown talents from Alberta

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Vancouver – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2024 Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) will feature powerful documentary and animated storytelling while showcasing the talents of a number of Edmonton and Alberta artists. Taking place September 26 to October 5, EIFF will present three new NFB films, including the award-winning Banger Films/NFB feature documentary Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, directed by Edmonton-born filmmaker Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, in which …

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 …

Julia Qiwen Zhu named NFB’s new CFO

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Montreal – Suzanne Guèvremont is pleased to announce that Julia Qiwen Zhu is the National Film Board of Canada’s new Chief Financial Officer and Director General, Finance and Administration, effective August 19. Julia Qiwen Zhu, CPA, CMA, brings more than 15 years of experience in performance planning, operational and commercial strategies, enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation and digital transformation across a wide range of sectors. “The NFB must continue to adapt to …