Marking 50 years of NFB film production in Acadie

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Moncton – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) with two documentaries. 50 years of French NFB film production in Acadie Opening night will also highlight this major milestone in Acadian and French-Canadian cinema, with Suzanne Guèvremont, Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the NFB, and Nathalie Cloutier, Executive Producer of the NFB’s French Documentary Unit, in attendance. In 1974, the NFB launched francophone film …

NFB, Telefilm Canada to share office space in Halifax

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Ottawa – As of November 4, the National Film Board of Canada and Telefilm Canada will be sharing the office space currently occupied by the NFB production team at 5475 Spring Garden Road in downtown Halifax. Sharing space will promote synergy between the two organizations and benefit Atlantic Canadian filmmakers, partners and producers, who will be able to meet with Canada’s two …

NFB congratulates filmmaker Tahani Rached, 2023 winner of  Albert Tessier Award

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Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada would like to recognize the recipient of the 2023 Albert Tessier Award: acclaimed documentarian Tahani Rached. She will be receiving the award today at 4:30 p.m., at the official Prix du Québec ceremony at Palais Montcalm in Quebec City. The Albert Tessier Award is the highest honour in Quebec cinema, celebrating the recipient’s lifetime achievement and the importance of their …