nfb.ca in Feb features thematic content to celebrate Black History Month

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Montreal – More NFB productions and co-productions will be streaming free of charge on nfb.ca beginning in February, with the online launch of compelling documentaries that showcase diversity in both form and content. The new series Maisonneuve, directed by Jean-Martin Gagnon, highlights the importance as well as the fragility of living together in harmony in Quebec; the short Afterwards, by Romane Garant Chartrand, gives voice to women who share their experiences of intimate-partner violence; and the feature-length Conviction, by …

NFB at 2024 Clermont-Ferrand Int’l Short Film Festival

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Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada will be among the contenders for top awards at this year’s Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, with two powerful films that were selected from more than 9,400 submissions. Romane Garant Chartrand’s documentary Après-coups (Afterwards) will have its international premiere in the International Competition, while the animated short Miserable Miracle by Ryo Orikasa, a Miyu Productions/NFB/New Deer co-production, will screen in the Lab Competition. The renowned festival will be held from February 2 to 10, 2024. It is the largest …