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Tré Armstrong on dance, music and passion
A selection by Tré Armstrong
When asked about my playlist theme, I thought immediately about passion. What drives people? More importantly, why? What is it about our emotions that allow us to do the most daring things and take risks normally ignored?
It's fascinating to ...
Playlists
To help you navigate this site, we've invited experts and media personalities to make recommendations and provide their perspective on NFB films.
6 Christmas films
- The holidays are the perfect time to snuggle up with a steaming mug of hot chocolate and a good film ...
Films for Halloween
- BOO! We put together a collection of 10 NFB films to spook you out for Halloween. Break out the candy ...
Canadian Diaries: A Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers Playlist
- From August 24-26, 2010, the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF) will run a themed program called Canadian Diaries. This ...
I Was A Child Of Holocaust Survivors
- FILM SYNOPSIS ‘‘The Holocaust is a drug….” I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors is director Ann Marie Fleming’s ...
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
- This playlist consists of the trailer and 6 clips from Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie. The clips represent ...
Slum Stories
- Slum Stories, Kenya, is a collaborative mentorship project focusing on strengthening the production and marketing skills of filmmakers from Kibera ...
Canada's Got Treasures!
- Canada's Got Treasures! is an online interactive space created by the Virtual Museum of Canada which brings museum treasures ...
Annecy and Zagreb Film Festivals
- In honour of the Animafest Festival in Zagreb (June 1 - 6) and the Annecy Festival (June 1 - 12), we've ...
The NFB and Fogo Island, Newfoundland: A continuing story
Fogo Island - Then and Now
On June 1, 2010, the NFB, along with the Shorefast Foundation and the Fogo Island ...
2010 World Expo in Shanghai
- Canada at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo
Canada is taking part in the Shanghai World Expo, which runs from May ...
10 films to help bridge the cultural divide
- To celebrate the International Year of the Rapprochement of Cultures 2010, the NFB, with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, presents ...
Governor General Awards (2010)
- Created in 1992, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards honour the best in Canadian talent. Each year, awards are ...
Biodiversity: Relationships between people and their environment
- To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, the NFB, with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, presents this playlist of ...
Tahani Rached, a committed filmmaker
- The Hot Docs Festival pays tribute to filmmaker Tahani Rached in its Focus on Retrospective program, which showcases the work ...
Anti-racism films
- This playlist features films that confront racism. They are a small selection of films from the NFB collection that look ...
10 Films by Influential Women
- In honour of International Women's Day (March 8), we've put together a selection of 10 films directed by ...
Adam Symansky
- Donald Brittain: Writer, filmmaker, storyteller.
- NFB producer Adam Symansky was both a friend of Donald Brittain's and served as ...
Thomas Waugh, Ezra Winton, Michael Baker
- Challenge for Change
- For decades, the bulk of the controversial NFB classic film series Challenge for Change/Société ...
10 great films from the last decade that you may not have seen
- With the first decade of this century coming to an end, many people have decided ...b
- A selection by Albert Ohayon
The 1960s: An Explosion of Creativity
- The 1960s was a period of great change at the National Film Board (NFB). Filmmakers ...b
- A selection by Albert Ohayon
The 1950s: Television and the Move to Montreal
- The National Film Board was affected by two major factors in the 1950s. The first ...b
- A selection by Albert Ohayon
Canada’s Diverse Cultures
- The first films on cultural communities in Canada were made at the NFB in the ...b
- A selection by Albert Ohayon
Bill Mason: Beyond the wild, beyond the paddle
- I never met Bill Mason in person. He left the National Film Board shortly after ...b
- A selection by Albert Ohayon
Governor General Awards (2008)
Created in 1992, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards honour the best in Canadian talent. Each year, awards are ...
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
- This playlist consists of the trailer and 6 clips from Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie. The clips represent ...
Films for Change
Films for Change is a bilingual NFB program designed to integrate documentary films on the environment into secondary level education ...
The NFB Celebrates Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month, we've selected a group of NFB of films that can only scratch the surface ...
Mediatheque
- The NFB Mediatheque offers week-long animation camps during March Break and throughout the summer months, for burgeoning animators ages 8 ...
Winter Sports Movies
- From hockey, to tobogganing and skiing, and back to hockey again, here are some films to get you into the ...
The NFB and Fogo Island, Newfoundland: A continuing story
Fogo Island - Then and Now
On June 1, 2010, the NFB, along with the Shorefast Foundation and the Fogo Island ...
6 Christmas films
- The holidays are the perfect time to snuggle up with a steaming mug of hot chocolate and a good film ...
Cartoons for Kids
- Remember the good old days of hanging out on the couch and enjoying the Saturday morning cartoons? Why not take ...
Governor General Awards (2010)
- Created in 1992, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards honour the best in Canadian talent. Each year, awards are ...
Hockey Movies
- In honour of the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and the opening night film, Score: A hockey Musical, we ...
Canada's Got Treasures!
- Canada's Got Treasures! is an online interactive space created by the Virtual Museum of Canada which brings museum treasures ...
2010 World Expo in Shanghai
- Canada at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo
Canada is taking part in the Shanghai World Expo, which runs from May ...
Films for Halloween
- BOO! We put together a collection of 10 NFB films to spook you out for Halloween. Break out the candy ...
Get Animated Online Programming
- Get Animated! is a Canada-wide series of free screenings, master classes and activities marking International Animation Day (October 28–November ...
I Was A Child Of Holocaust Survivors
- FILM SYNOPSIS ‘‘The Holocaust is a drug….” I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors is director Ann Marie Fleming’s ...
