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Higglety Pigglety Pop!

Posted on February 28, 2010 by James McNally

Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (Directors: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski): From the makers of Madame Tutli-Putli comes another innovative short film with a rhyming title. Based on a story by Maurice Sendak, this short … Continue reading →

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Ciné-Jeudi at the NFB Mediatheque

Posted on February 21, 2010 by James McNally

Toronto’s NFB Mediatheque (150 John St.) presents French-language films (with English subtitles) the first Thursday of each month, in partnership with Alliance Française de Toronto, le Bureau du Québec à Toronto, Cinéfranco, the Consulate General of France in Toronto and … Continue reading →

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NFB Goes 3D and HD!

Posted on January 21, 2010 by James McNally

Celebrating the one year anniversary of their online screening room, and following the success of such 3D titles as Avatar and Up, Canada’s National Film Board has continued to innovate by making some of the films in its online screening … Continue reading →

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Interview: Kat Cizek

Posted on December 10, 2009 by James McNally

The National Film Board recently released Filmmaker-in-Residence, a DVD box set of Katerina (Kat) Cizek’s pioneering work with St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Cizek was “embedded” as a filmmaker working at the hospital for a period of several years and … Continue reading →

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Animation Express

Posted on November 9, 2009 by James McNally

Animation Express (Directors: Various): The National Film Board of Canada has long been renowned for the quality of the animated films it has produced over the years, from the pioneering work of Norman McLaren back in the 1940s right up … Continue reading →

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