Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Matthew Rankin
Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin explores local, national, and international history with an eccentric and deadpan touch that is refreshingly and genuinely loving.
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Telefilm Canada Appoints NFB’s Julie Roy As Executive Director And CEO
Roy is a former executive producer of the French Animation Studio at the National Film Board of Canada.
Making Bread With Alex Boya: How The Canadian Artist Is Worldbuilding In Reverse With ‘The Mill’
Using Giphy, Boya is baking up an expanded universe called ‘The Mill’ to generate interest in a short film and/or series.
Gerald Potterton, ‘Heavy Metal’ Director, Dies At 91
Over a seven-decade career, Potterton worked with a who’s who of the art form: John Halas, George Dunning, Richard Williams, Norman McLaren, and Bob Godfrey, among others.
RIP Lina Gagnon, Animator Who Worked On ‘The Man Who Planted Trees’
Gagnon was also an influential educator, teaching animation at Cégep du Vieux-Montréal for over two decades.
Canadian Screen Awards 2022: All The Animation Nominees
The awards will be presented over six days in early April, with animation categories announced on April 6.
National Film Board Of Canada Merges English Animation And Digital Studios
Rob McLaughlin will lead the new Animation and Interactive Studio.
Who Could Win, Who Was Snubbed: Looking At The Oscar Animation Nominees
This year’s animated feature nominees were predictable. The short ones certainly weren’t.
How Sandra Desmazières Made Her Lush, Buzzworthy Film ‘Flowing Home’
With subtle colors and rich imagery, the film tells a tale of love and separation in the wake of the Vietnam War.
Oscar Shorts: A Look At This Year’s Most Likely Nominees
Extraterrestrial love, wartime trauma, the pains of becoming an adult: what will catch voters’ attention?
‘Affairs Of The Art’: Joanna Quinn And Les Mills Discuss Their Creative Process In An Exclusive Video Q&A
Meet the extraordinary duo behind Beryl, one of auteur animation’s most beloved characters.
Animating Anxiety: Caroline Robert Discusses Her New Interactive Web Project ‘Brainstream’
Have you ever given a brain massage before?
Exclusive Trailer Premiere: Marta Pajek’s Post-Apocalyptic Short ‘Impossible Figures And Other Stories I’
Pajek’s new short will world premiere this month at the Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival.
Jacques Drouin, Master Of Pinscreen Animation, Dies At 78
Drouin was known for the striking shorts he made at the National Film Board of Canada, such as “Mindscape” and “Imprints.”
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Altötting’ By Andreas Hykade
You know, when I was a boy, I fell in love with the Virgin Mary. It happened in a little Bavarian town called Altötting.
Joanna Quinn On The Importance of “Choosing A Way Of Working That Ignites You”
Joanna Quinn’s new film “Affairs of the Art” took years to make, but that was a reward in itself: “It was like an extended college, and I felt I was learning new things about animation, drawing, and direction all the time.”
Michael Fukushima Retires After 23 Years At The National Film Board Of Canada
Fukushima, who has retired, served as executive producer of the English Animation Studio for more than seven years.
A Quartet Of Hope: The Striking Thematic Parallels That Link The NFB’s Four Shorts
Existential and spiritual themes run through all four films: “The Great Malaise,” “I, Barnabé,” “Altötting,” and “4 North A.”
How To Mount A Successful Oscar Campaign For An Animated Short: Tips From The Experts
At Montreal’s Les Sommets festival last week, two veteran managers of awards campaigns spoke about their work. Here are our key takeaways.
Christine Noël Named Executive Producer Of NFB’s French Animation Studio
Noël will help implement the NFB’s 2020–2023 Strategic Plan, which the organization stresses will give more agency to creators.
