Long-standing collaborations to benefit filmmaking community  

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Toronto – Seneca Polytechnic and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) are strengthening their existing relationship with the signing of a collaboration agreement to enhance ties between the institutions. The agreement creates a formal framework, committing both organizations to ongoing collaboration and engagement. Through the pact, Seneca students will have opportunities to work on new NFB projects and learn from NFB-sponsored …

Kino Lorber acquires US rights to Ever Deadly, poetic documentary portrait of inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq

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“Mesmerizing. Poetic. A fitting cinematic expansion to Tagaq’s art.”  – Radheyan Simonpillai, Globe and Mail “So tantalizing you won’t want to look away.” – Sarah Manvel, Critic’s Notebook “Stunning…[connects] Tagaq’s art to her personal story, including unraveling the effects colonialism had on her family.”  – Dana Gee, Vancouver Sun “An emotional and engaging snapshot of Tagaq’s career — one that has been so intertwined …

World premiere of Terril Calder’s NFB installation Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics at Tribeca

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Montreal – The Tribeca Festival’s “Tribeca Immersive” showcase will present the world premiere of renowned Métis filmmaker and media artist Terril Calder’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) installation Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics, from June 7 to 18 in New York. Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics charts the challenging journey of a precocious Métis Baby Girl as she contemplates her path to Hell. Using …

Collecting data on community of creators, creative partners

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Montreal– As part of its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) recognizes the need for accurate data to ensure equitable representation of voices that have been historically marginalized, underrepresented and misrepresented in the film industry. The NFB’s self-declaration questionnaire is voluntary and confidential, and data will only be used in aggregate. It will not be used …

NFB at 2023 Festival Cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke

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Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada is returning to the Festival Cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke with a strong, diverse lineup of seven productions and co-productions, including the brand-new film Au-delà du papier (Beyond Paper), in which director Oana Suteu Khintirian seeks to understand the future of human memory in the age of the digital revolution. Film lovers in the Sherbrooke area will soon …