Canada’s world-renowned National Film Board has launched a brand-new screening room section on their website, allowing free access to more than 700 films, clips and trailers. Included at launch are such animated classics as The Cat Came Back and The Sweater, documentary Earth to Mouth (early work from Up the Yangtze (review) director Yung Chang), and Oscar-winning short doc If You Love This Planet. And I found all of those within ten minutes of browsing. This will be a massive resource for film lovers in Canada, though I’m not quite sure whether licensing restrictions will apply outside our borders. If you’re viewing this site from outside Canada, please click over and let me know if you can stream the films.
I’m leaking this news a bit, since the official press conference isn’t until tomorrow, but I’m just so delighted that all the riches of the NFB are now available right from my desktop.
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AJ Schnack announced the nominees for the second annual Cinema Eye Honors yesterday at Sundance. The awards ceremony will be held in New York City on Sunday March 29, 2009.
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking
- Man on Wire, directed by James Marsh and produced by Simon Chinn (review)
- My Winnipeg, directed by Guy Maddin and produced by Jody Shapiro and Phyllis Laing
- The Order of Myths, directed by Margaret Brown and produced by Margaret Brown and Sara Alize Cross
- Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, directed by Marina Zenovich and produced by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Lila Yacoub and Marina Zenovich
- Waltz with Bashir, directed by Ari Folman and produced by Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli and Roman Paul (review)
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition
Outstanding Achievement in International Feature
Outstanding Achievement in Debut Feature
Audience Choice Prize
UPDATE: AJ has posted video of the nominations announcement.
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