Beginning on March 8, 2016, International Women's Day, the NFB began introducing a series of gender parity initiatives. Studio D was shut down in 1996, amidst a sweeping set of federal government budget cuts, which impacted the NFB as a whole. Caroline Leaf used this technique on films such as The Metamorphosis Of Mr. Samsa and The Owl Who Married A Goose. [176] Released the following year, If You Love This Planet, winner of the Academy Award for best documentary short subject, was labelled foreign propaganda under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 in the United States. [15], In this period, other NFB films were issued as newsreels, such as The War Is Over (1945), intended for theatrical showings. It was updated in 2002 by the firm of Paprika Communications. [171], At the 2016 awards, the NFB received six more Webbys: Way to Go received the Webby and People's Voice awards in the Web/NetArt category as well as the Webby for Online Film & Video/VR: Gaming, Interactive or Real-Time. In spring 2019, the NFB moved its headquarters from the Norman McLaren Building in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent to the new Îlot Balmoral building located at Montreal's Quartier des spectacles, adjacent to the Place des Festivals [fr] square. [107], The division's work is the subject of a 2013 book by Carleton University art professor Carol Payne entitled The Official Picture: The National Film Board of Canada’s Still Photography Division and the Image of Canada, 1941-1971, published by the McGill-Queen's University Press. About us. Interactive Studio in Montreal, headed by Executive Producer, Ontario and West Studio based in Toronto, headed by Executive Producer: Jacques Turgeon, Quebec Studio based in Montreal, also headed by Executive Producer: Jacques Turgeon. The series became the subject of an inquiry by the Senate. The plan also sees the NFB building on its relationships with Canadian schools and organizations to create more educational materials about Indigenous peoples in Canada. [76] Films from the Nunavut Animation Lab include Alethea Arnaquq-Baril's 2010 digital animation short Lumaajuuq, winner of the Best Aboriginal Award at the Golden Sheaf Awards and named Best Canadian Short Drama at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. Traditional animators included Richard Condie, John Weldon, Allison Snowden, Janet Perlman, Cordell Barker, Brad Caslor, Michael Mills, Paul Driessen among others (some draw on paper rather than cels). [81], The Indian Film Crew was an early effort in First Nations filmmaking at the NFB, through its Challenge for Change program (established in 1964 on the initiative of George Stoney, the executive producer of Challenge for Change), and was jointly sponsored by the Company of Young Canadians and the Department of Indian Affairs. The round head in between then resembles a pupil, making the entire symbol appear to be an eye with legs. [14] The success of Canada Carries On led to the creation of The World in Action, which was more geared to international audiences. The animation department eventually gained distinction, particularly with the pioneering work of McLaren, an internationally recognized experimental filmmaker. The NFB has received more than 90 awards from the Canadian Film Awards, the Genie Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards, including a Special Achievement Genie in 1989 for its 50th anniversary. This short film from the Filmmaker-in-Residence project is a provocative and transformative dialogue between homeless mothers and healthcare professionals who deliver babies. [29] The NFB eliminated 73 full and part-time positions. 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"[83] Subsequent films included the 1969 documentaries These Are My People and You Are on Indian Land. [2] The NFB reports to the Parliament of Canada through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Sweeney's recent credits include the online interactive animation work, Bla Bla. The NFB played a key role in both the Cinéma vérité and Direct Cinema movements, working on technical innovations to make its 16 mm synchronized sound equipment more light-weight and portable—most notably the "Sprocketape" portable sound recorder invented for the film board by Ches Beachell in 1955. Up to that date, the Government Motion Picture Bureau, established in 1918, had been the major Canadian film producer. Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau, Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen, Category:National Film Board of Canada animated short films, IDFA DocLab Award for Digital Storytelling, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Category:National Film Board of Canada people, Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry, The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein, The Man Who Planted Trees / L'homme qui plantait des arbres, The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg / Le garçon qui a vu l'iceberg, Lipsett Diaries / Les journaux de Lipsett, Higglety Pigglety Pop! The subject matter found in his work was also inspired by travel. The Unknown Photographer won the People's Voice award in the Online Film & Video/VR: Gaming, Interactive or Real-Time category, while Universe Within received the Webby for Online Film & Video/Best Use of Interactive Video, and Cardboard Crash VR for Google Cardboard won in the category of Online Film & Video/VR: Gaming, Interactive or Real-time (Branded).[54]. [174], The Kid Who Couldn't Miss (1982) cast doubt on the accomplishments of Canadian World War I flying ace Billy Bishop, sparking widespread outrage, including complaints in the Senate subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs.[175]. Twelve five-minute films were produced through the program, with four from each province. The arms are met by an arch that mirrors them. [170] In 2015, the NFB-co-produced webdoc Seven Digital Deadly Sins received three People's Voice Awards, chosen by the public online, at the 2015 Webby Awards. [39], The NFB was a pioneer in computer animation, releasing one of the first CGI films, the Oscar-nominated Hunger, in 1974, then forming its Centre d'animatique in 1980 to develop new CGI technologies. Over two hundred such films were produced, including 27 films about Fogo Island, Newfoundland, directed by Colin Low and early NFB efforts in Indigenous filmmaking, such as Willie Dunn's The Battle of Crowfoot (1968). 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Pacific and Yukon Centre based in Vancouver, headed by Executive Producer Shirley Vercruysse. In 2015, the NFB's animation studios were credited as helping to lead a revival in stop-motion animation in Canada, building on the tradition of NFB animators such as McLaren and Co Hoedeman. Articles, timelines & resources for teachers, students & public. English-language production occurs at centres in Toronto (Ontario Centre), Vancouver (Pacific & Yukon Centre, located in the Woodward's Building), Edmonton (North West Centre), Winnipeg (Prairie Centre), and Halifax (Atlantic Centre). These films were based on current news and often tackled wartime events as well as contemporary issues in Canadian culture. nfb.ca Iceland on the Prairies This film tells the inspiring story of the rise of the Icelandic communities in western Canada and their fine contribution to the Canadian heritage. [16], In 1964, a separate French production branch was finally established, with Bobet as one of its four initial executive producers. [32][33], NFB documentarians played a key role in the development of the IMAX film format, following the NFB multi-screen experience In the Labyrinth, created for Expo 67 in Montreal. Moreover, in 1997 the American cable channel Cartoon Network created a weekly 30-minute show called O Canada specifically showcasing a compilation of NFB-produced works; the segment was discontinued in favour of Adult Swim. Digital Platforms: Chief Digital Officer: Human Resources: Director General: François Tremblay, Digital Studio in Vancouver, headed by Executive Producer, Animation Studio based in Montreal, headed by Executive Producer Michael Fukushima, Atlantic Centre based in Halifax, headed by Executive Producer Annette Clarke and Producer Paul McNeill, Quebec Centre based in Montreal, also headed by Executive Producer Annette Clarke, Ontario Centre based in Toronto, headed by Executive Producer Anita Lee, North West Centre based in Edmonton, headed by Executive Producer. Influenced by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, the NFB's Studio B production unit experimented with cinema verite in its 1958 Candid Eye series. [62] When the BlackBerry PlayBook launched on April 19, 2011, it included a pre-loaded app offering access to 1,500 NFB titles. Part book, part film, part family photo album, Welcome to Pine Point unearths a place frozen in time and discovers what happens when an entire community is erased from the map. NFB-branded series Retrovision appeared on VisionTV, along with the French-language Carnets ONF series on APTN. The NFB continued to be involved with IMAX breakthroughs at subsequent world's fairs, with NFB director Donald Brittain directing the first-ever IMAX film Tiger Child for Expo 70 in Osaka, and with the NFB producing the first full-colour IMAX-3D film Transitions for Expo 86 in Vancouver and the first 48 fps IMAX HD film Momentum for Seville Expo '92. Barbara Wilson, Tom O’Connor, Noel Starblanket, Roy Daniels, Morris Isaac, Willie Dunn, and Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell were on Canada’s first all-Indigenous production unit, making groundbreaking work that helped galvanize Indigenous movements across the continent. The organization has a hierarchical structure headed by a Board of Trustees, which is chaired by the Government Film Commissioner and NFB Chairperson. [11], Beginning on 2 May 2014, the NFB's 75th anniversary was marked by such events as the release of a series of commemorative stamps by Canada Post,[30] and an NFB documentary about the film board's early years, entitled Shameless Propaganda. Other controversial productions included the 1981 film Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography, a 1981 Studio D documentary critiquing pornography that was itself banned in the province of Ontario on the basis of pornographic content. [5] The NFB will occupy the first six floors of the building, which will allow it to have closer contact with the public, and will also feature expanded digital media research and production facilities. In October 2009, the NFB released a free app for Apple's iPhone that would allow users to watch thousands of NFB films directly on their cell phones. [118] The first-ever Oscar for documentary went to the NFB production, Churchill's Island. [24], During the 1970s and early 1980s, the National Film Board produced a series of vignettes, some of which aired on CBC and other Canadian broadcasters as interstitial programs. 1965: As a result of a report written by producer Gordon Sheppard on Canadian cultural policies and activities, the NFB began regionalizing its English production activities, with producers appointed in major cities across Canada. Funding is derived primarily from government of Canada transfer payments, and also from its own revenue streams. This introspective short animation takes place In the village of Carcross, in the Tagish First Nation. Commentary 75. As a result of cuts imposed by 2012 Canadian federal budget, by 2015 the NFB's public funding will be reduced by $6.7 million, to $60.3 million. Juneau recommended the creation of a French production branch to enable francophone filmmakers to work and create in their own language. Most of the content is available to everyone, some of it is restricted to the US. [51][52], The NFB is also recognized as a leader in virtual reality,[53] with works such as the Webby Award-winning The Unknown Photographer, Way to Go and Cardboard Crash. [54], In January 2009, the NFB launched its online Screening Room, NFB.ca, offering Canadian and international web users the ability to stream hundreds of NFB films for free as well as embed links in blogs and social sites. It has received 74 Oscar nominations, more than any film organization in the world outside Hollywood. [47][48], Loc Dao is the executive producer and "creative technologist" responsible for NFB English-language digital content and strategy, based in the Woodward's Building in Vancouver. [4] The NFB HQ building is also named for McLaren, and is home to much of its production activity. In 1989, it received an Honorary Award from the Academy "in recognition of its 50th anniversary and its dedicated commitment to originate artistic, creative and technological activity and excellence in every area of filmmaking. [11] They ceased to operate as of September 1, 2012. [37], The NFB was a pioneer in several novel techniques such as pinscreen animation, and as of June 2012, the NFB is reported to have the only working animation pinscreen in the world. Shannon was designated as Executive Director of the new studio—the first government-funded film studio dedicated to women filmmakers in the world— which became one of the NFB's most celebrated filmmaking units, winning awards and breaking distribution records. Pudlo welc... omed the changes brought about by modern life into the Arctic (example in his work - the airplanes, which he adopted as one of his preferred subjects). [78][79][80], The NFB was a founding partner in Wapikoni Mobile, a mobile film and media production unit for emerging First Nations filmmakers in Quebec. The film was the centrepiece of a $4.5 million pavilion, which attracted over 1.3 million visitors in 1967, and was co-directed by Roman Kroitor, Colin Low and Hugh O'Connor, and produced by Tom Daly and Kroitor. The following is an incomplete list of the winners. [95] Notable Hothouse alumni include Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyon, part of its 2006 edition. "[119] On January 23, 2007, the NFB received its 12th and most recent Academy Award, for the animated short The Danish Poet, directed by Torill Kove and co-produced with MikroFilm AS (Norway). [82] After only five months' training about various aspects of filmmaking, participants worked on community development projects and research for future films. 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