Cartoon Brew

NFB’s Montreal Studio Remembered: Filmmakers And Studio Employees On Building’s Legacy

In September 2019 (though, given the many delays thus far, that’s just a rough guess at the moving date), the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will bid adieu to their infamous old headquarters ...
JD Supra

National Federation of the Blind Challenges Last-Minute Deadline Extensions for Website and Mobile App Accessibility

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) sued Department of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS), claiming that the agencies’ ...
Cartoon Brew

Inside Hothouse 15: How A 12-Week Sprint Keeps Canadian Animation Fresh

The National Film Board of Canada’s (NFB) 12-week mentorship program recently wrapped up its 15th edition and is sharing six films online. This year’s theme was People Watching. The participants ...
Variety

Preserving the Past and Powering the Future of Canadian Animation: Inside the NFB and Telefilm’s Industry-Leading Support Strategies

At a time when independent and international animation are more influential than ever, two of Canada’s key cultural institutions — the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Telefilm Canada — are ...
The Globe and Mail

The NFB’s new strategy: milk the ‘Stream Canadian’ moment and reinvest in creativity

The National Film Board has always been ahead of its time. But the federal cultural agency, which has produced thousands of documentaries, animated films and interactive digital works since its ...
The Globe and Mail

Without a strong NFB, Canadians will lose sight of who we are

Barry Rueger is a writer based in Nova Scotia. When I finally bought myself a lovely, red canoe in 1997, it was because I spent my youth, 30 years earlier, watching the many canoeing films by the ...