Telefilm, NFB, CMF Drive Canadian Animation at Annecy 2026

With more than 11 films in competition and six additional titles featured in out‑of‑competition sections and special programs ...

10 Canadian Projects to Track at Annecy 2026

While at MIFA, Annecy Animation Festival’s dedicated market, Canadian professionals will come in their throngs with suitcases full of intriguing projects, Canadian artists and studios are set to ...

Cordell Barker Directs ‘The Anta Claus of the South Pole'

Canadian animator Cordell Barker, creator of the Oscar-nominated short films, "The Cat Came Back" and "Strange Invaders," is ...
Cartoon Brew

Legendary Canadian ‘The Cat Came Back,’ ‘Strange Invaders’ Filmmaker Cordell Barker Working On Holiday Special With Tonic DNA, NFB

The twice Oscar-nominated animator's latest project follows a South Pole gift-giver on a comedic quest to discover the true ...
Cartoon Brew

Inside Hothouse 15: How A 12-Week Sprint Keeps Canadian Animation Fresh

The National Film Board of Canada’s (NFB) 12-week mentorship program recently wrapped up its 15th edition and is sharing six films online. This year’s theme was People Watching. The participants ...
Time

Multimedia Heartbreaker: The National Film Board of Canada

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The Globe and Mail

Without a strong NFB, Canadians will lose sight of who we are

Barry Rueger is a writer based in Nova Scotia. When I finally bought myself a lovely, red canoe in 1997, it was because I spent my youth, 30 years earlier, watching the many canoeing films by the ...
The Globe and Mail

The NFB’s new strategy: milk the ‘Stream Canadian’ moment and reinvest in creativity

The National Film Board has always been ahead of its time. But the federal cultural agency, which has produced thousands of documentaries, animated films and interactive digital works since its ...