Articles related to "National Film Board Of Canada"



OIAF announces winners
Ottawa International Animation Festival announces competition winners on the last night of the festival.
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VIFF honours Norman McLaren
Vancouver International Film Festival joins ranks of those honouring Canadian animation legend Norman McLaren.
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Invasion of the Space Lobsters (2005)
Chaos ensues when giant space lobsters mistakenly believe that legalese is the best way to communicate with the folks from Planet Earth.
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Canadian Animation - Imprints by Jacques Drouin
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) offers many Canadian streaming movies online such as the works of pinscreen animator Jacques Drouin.
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AMPAS honours Norman McLaren
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents "A Salute to Norman McLaren" on August 18 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills.
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Animated Short Review: Runaway
Canadian Cartoonist Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back) returns with Runaway, another great NFB animated short. 8/10.
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Animated Short Review: Spare Change
Spare Change is animator Ryan Larkin's triumphant return to animated shorts, completed after his death in 2007. 8/10.
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Animated Short Review: The Spine
Chris Landreth's animated short "The Spine" is a haunting ode to caustic co-dependency, but not as strong as the Oscar-winning "Ryan." 8/10.
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Buster Keaton's The General
There's still debate about whether or not it's his single best work. Regardless, there's a lot to appreciate about Buster Keaton's 1927 comic epic The General
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Canadian Animated Films - The Cat Came Back
Barker's take on the legendary tale of an adorable little kitty cat who stubbornly refuses to abandon her new owner.
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Canadian Animated Films: Strange Invaders (2001)
Beautiful animation short with rich colours, quirky characters and hilarious story about the trials and tribulations that come with adopting "strange invaders".
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Claude Jutra's Mon Oncle Antoine
Mon Oncle Antoine is a tale not only of its main character, but of Quebec itself. While Benoit comes of age, so too does the province.
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Interview with The Spine Director Chris Landreth
In this exclusive interview, "The Spine" director Chris Landreth talks about how his latest short came together, and the role of exasperation in the film.
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Michel Donato gets Order of Canada
Michel Donato, who contributed music to such classic National Film Board of Canada cartoons as Catuor and Oneiromancy,becomes a Member of the Order of Canada on Tuesday.
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Movie Review: NFB's Paris 1919
The NFB's docudrama Paris 1919, based on Margaret MacMillan's book, is a gripping study of six months that changed the world. 8/10.
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Movie Review: Professor Norman Cornett
Alanis Obomsawin's NFB documentary, Norman Cornett, spends too much time praising its protagonist and not enough time telling his story. 6/10
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Movie Review: RiP A Remix Manifesto
Brett Gaylor's documentary RiP: A Remix Manifesto is an engaging look at current copyright laws versus the free exchange of ideas. 7/10.
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Movie Review: The Real Place
The Real Place, an animated short honouring playwright John Murrell, has that same-old NFB vibe to it that edges on self-parody. 4/10.
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NFB animation online
Canada's National Film Board puts 50 of their classic animation shorts on their website.
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NFB Celebrates World Animation Day
The Nationals Film Board of Canada celebrates World Animation Day (October 28th) by holding coast-to-coast screenings, workshops and master classes.
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NFB's Animation Express Blu-Ray Review
National Film Board of Canada/Mongrel Media's Animation Express Blu-Ray is essential for any animation fan. 9/10.
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Oscar Winning Director Chris Landreth Discusses Reaction to The Spine
In this exclusive interview, "The Spine" director Chris Landreth talks about his visual inspirations and how to "write drunk, edit sober."
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Ryan Larkin (1943 - 2007)
Remembering Ryan Larkin, the acclaimed NFB animator and animation subject.
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The Spine Director Chris Landreth - Interview
In this exclusive interview, The Spine director Chris Landreth talks about key scenes in his film, and the allure of failure.
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Animated Short Review: Vive La Rose
The NFB/Bruce Alcock's short film "Vive la Rose" - based around the ballad performed by Émile Benoit - has great intentions but doesn't fulfill its potential. 6/10
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Canadian Animators at OIAF
Canadian animation stands tall at the OIAF, with luminaries like Richard Williams and the NFB appearing at the Festival.
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Canadian Short Films Online: Canada Vignettes
On its 70th birthday, the National Film Board of Canada has uploaded its treasure chest of favourite Canadian films including the Vignette series of the 70s & 80s.
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Graham McInnes: Canada's NFB
As writer, director and producer of many the NFB's films, McInnes offers insight into the early years of the Board and its activities since WWII.
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Norman McLaren at MOMA
Norman McLaren has yet another retrospective, this time at NYC's Museum of Modern Art, from November 29-30th.
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2009 OIAF Shorts Competition 2 Review
Which animated shorts rocked - or sucked - at the 2009 OIAF Shorts Competition 2? Find out here.
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Precious wins People's Choice Award at 2009 TIFF
Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey's Precious was among the award winners at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
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Why Get a Computer Science Degree?
Years of shrinking computer science degree programs appear over as large PhD granting universities, online schools and small institutions report an enrollment turnout.
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2006 Animated Oscar nominations
In a shocking move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences only nominated 3 movies for its best Animated Feature Film category: Cars, Happy Feet & Monster House.
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Animation spotlight
Two out of five of the Oscar nominated animated short films were directed by made by women, <i>When the Day Breaks</i> and <i>My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts</i>.
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Book Review: Animation Unleashed
Want to learn more about the principles behind great animation? You could do worse than Ellen Besen's Animation Unleashed. 9/10.
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Dinosaurs: Dinosaurs, let's check them out
An old article on dinosaurs

Existential Thoughts on a Stormy Night
Michele Lemieux's "Stormy Night" is a story about a girl kept awake by a storm. With her dog Fido, she begins to wonder about the nature of the universe, and human existence. Lemieux's simple line drawings deftly depict a child's naive imagination.
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Jack Kerouac Biography
A short summary of Jack Kerouac's life. Biographical information on his best works. Plus a list of Kerouac on the screen - big and small
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Place on the Web well worth a visit: Miscellaneous links
More great sites
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The Church of 80% Sincerity
Speaker and humorist Roche brings the bitter wit and wisdom of his one-man show to retrace his journey from disfiguring illusions to understanding and self-acceptance.
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Anglo Filmmakers in Quebec Canada Thankful for F
Funding is a matter of debate among Anglo filmmakers in Quebec where films like Adam's Wall and Who is KK Downey? prove local talent.
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Canadian Women at Wartime Work
Women took on jobs when men were drafted to fight in WWII. New careers opened to women in munitions factories, sciences, and jobsites - anywhere men worked.
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Hiring Hostesses
Review of a documentary revealing the lives of four young Canadian women who worked as hostesses in Japan.
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OCD: The War Inside -– A Video Review
Read about a great video that compassionately describes what it’s like to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Oscar Winners 2005
The Aviator won six out of the eleven awards that it was nominated for, sweeping the night, thickly-browed director Martin Scorsese however was again snubbed for the honour.
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Whale Love Animation
Koji Yamamura has produced a haunting short film, "Man and Whale," as part of Greenpeace's campaign to save the whales
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Alice Guy Blaché, First Woman Film Director
Blaché was one of the first directors of a fiction film and is noted as the first woman to direct a full-length feature film.
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Mary and Max Wins At OIAF 2009
Mary and Max won the prize for Best Animated Feature Film at the OIAF 2009. Who else walked home with trophies? Click the link to find out.
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