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Bedtime in the Balkans: Animation Goes into the Woods
“Through deep dark forest all day long, Hedgehog Hedge roams, proud and strong.” Like anyone who grew up in Sarajevo, NFB producer Jelena Popović and filmmaker Eva Cvijanović know Hedgehog’s Home by...
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These Filmmakers are Changing the Face of Animation
Over the last 78 years, we’ve taken great pride in being an incubator for great talent. From Norman McLaren scratching his brilliance on film to Ryan Larkin taking a casual stroll through animated...
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Animation News: Sharp Shorts for a New Millennium
The idea that animation can serve as a vehicle for important public messages is embedded in the very foundations of the NFB animation tradition. Back in 1941, when John Grierson hired his first staff...
View ArticleWatch the First Films of 5 Acclaimed Animators
It’s no secret that we work with a lot of talented animators. The breadth of work that we have in our collection is astounding. From educational films for toddlers to family animation to works that you...
View ArticleThe Stop-Motion Explosion
Even though stop-motion (frame-by-frame) animation has been around a long time, it has never been more popular. Stop-motion offers so many possibilities – from creating special effects to animating...
View ArticleKeep an Eye Out for These 7 NFB Animated Films in 2018
It’s going to be a stellar year for NFB animation. How do I know? Just take a look at some of the films we’ve got scheduled for release in 2018. Animal Behaviour You know 2018 is going to be hot when...
View ArticleNFB Film Club – Spring 2018
What better way to get through the last third of winter than looking ahead to spring and the incredible program we have lined up for the NFB Film Club. For those of you not in the know, the NFB Film...
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The Incredible Journey of Hedgehog’s Home
Now based in Montreal, the talented animation filmmaker Eva Cvijanović talks about the incredible journey of Hedgehog’s Home, nearly a year to the day after its world premiere in Berlin, where it won...
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Mini-Lesson for Hedgehog’s Home
Hedgehog’s Home: Exploring Home and Relationships Theme: Values Ages: 10-12 Keywords/Topics: Empowerment, peer pressure, bullying, security, friendships, virtues, independence, poetry, homes, values...
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Home-School Activities from NFB Education (Week 1)
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve all seen our lives turned upside down. Suddenly, we’re working from home and responsible for ensuring our children’s academic instruction—or at the very least...
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Home-School Activities from NFB Education (Week 9)
We’ve got the whole family covered this week when it comes to education. For the wee ones we’ve got a playlist of short animation, for the adolescents a mini-lesson based on a beautiful film about home...
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