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The NFB’s Filmmaker Assistance Program returns January 30, 2025
From: National Film Board January 30, 2025 The National Film Board (NFB) is pleased to announce the return of its Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP), which supports English-speaking independent filmmakers across the country. Applications may be submitted to the NFB beginning January 30. Details are available here. Since being established, the FAP has supported hundreds of […]
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The Children Have to Hear Another Story: An Alanis Obomsawin retrospective on view this spring at MoMA PS1, New York
From: National Film Board January 21, 2025 As Alanis Obomsawin’s creative home for nearly 60 years, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is proud to highlight the presentation of the exhibition The Children Have to Hear Another Story at MoMA PS1 in New York, after presentations in Berlin, Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. This retrospective […]
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Kim O’Bomsawin’s Ninan Auassat: We, the Children screening in Montreal starting February 7
From: National Film Board January 16, 2025 Abenaki filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin’s feature-length documentary Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants (Ninan Auassat: We, the Children), produced by the NFB, hits theatres in Montreal on Friday, February 7, screening at the Cinéma du Musée with English subtitles and the Cinémathèque Québécoise in its original version. A moving film that […]
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Ellen Gabriel: to imagine a better world, we must challenge colonialism – The Breach
Jan 10 2025 In her new memoir, the Mohawk activist reflects on a life of organizing for change Anyone who has seen news footage from the 1990 standoff between Canada’s military and the Mohawk nation will remember Ellen Gabriel—amidst the heightened tensions, she radiated a quiet and calm strength. The Mohawk activist, visual artist, and […]
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Spectacular unique exhibitions and colourful activities will enliven the MNBAQ
Quebec City, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 II The Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec (MNBAQ), an essential Quebec cultural institution, is being transformed with the construction of the future Riopelle Space*, which is proceeding apace, and remains a particularly vibrant site. Striking, meaningful, inspiring experiences await visitors in the coming months. The exhibition Early Days. […]
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Michif/Red River Métis creator Amanda Strong’s Inkwo for When the Starving Return screening at Sundance. A young warrior protects their community from a swarm of terrifying creatures in this Spotted Fawn Productions/NFB stop-motion animated short.
From: National Film Board December 16, 2024 Amanda Strong’s Spotted Fawn Productions/National Film Board of Canada (NFB) stop-motion animated short Inkwo for When the Starving Return will continue its festival run in the new year in the Short Film Program of the Sundance Film Festival. A world-renowned showcase for U.S. and international independent films, the 2025 edition of […]
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NFB films win two awards at RIDM 2024. Magnus Isacsson Award goes to Kim O’Bomsawin’s Ninan Auassat: We, the Children, Lisa Jackson’s Wilfred Buck receives Women Inmates’ Jury Award.
From: National Film Board December 2, 2024 The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is pleased to announce that two of its productions have won an award at the 27th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM). This year’s closing film, Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants (Ninan Auassat: We, the Children, NFB), a celebration of the power and […]
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BLOOMAFEST TREMBLANT – A new open-air music festival will take over Tremblant on May 9 and 10, 2025
December 4, 2024 6 p.m.: Claudia Bouvette Singer-songwriter Claudia Bouvette has always been passionate about music. With her long-time collaborator Connor Seidel, she co-wrote and co-produced the vast majority of the 14 tracks that make up her first full-length album, The Paradise Club. Since its release, Claudia has performed at various festivals including Osheaga, the Festival […]
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Media advisory – A Door Number 3 Productions/NFB co-production . Lisa Jackson’s Wilfred Buck screening at RIDM on November 22 and 24.
From: National Film Board November 18, 2024 The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is pleased to remind audiences about upcoming screenings of the feature film Wilfred Buck (Door Number 3 Productions/NFB), by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson, at the 27th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), taking place November 20 to December 1, 2024. The film will […]
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Inside the new Montreal exhibition celebrating Inuit art – CBC
November 8, 2024 Uummaqutik: essence of life at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) features works from 70 Inuit artists. Over the next five years, it will present a rotation of about 120 works. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6558322
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