The deal with the English Language Arts Network and Quebec English-language Production Council is the first of its kind for a federal cultural agency in Quebec, the NFB says.
The two industry bodies have teamed up to present the first in a series of pre-Summit events aimed at promoting Canadian content in an age of abundance.
Josephine Anderson and Nisha Pahuja are among those confirmed for the documentary storytelling-focused program. (Former Doc Lab project Stories We Tell pictured.)
The former director general of the NFB’s French Program also held VP posts with Canadian comedy fest Just For Laughs and IMAX.
Torill Kove’s Me and My Moulton will compete against four other films for the prize.
As well, Insight Productions and Scythia Films will each have coproductions in competition at the 2015 edition of the famed Utah festival. (The Amina Profile‘s Sophie Deraspe pictured.)
Torill Kove’s Me and My Moulton is among 10 short-listed films, with three to five nominees to be selected.
The interactive online project is the first collaboration between the NFB and the Argentine pubcaster, as the NFB looks to expand its reach into South America.
The venerable institution marked 75 years of filmmaking in a special ceremony at Queen’s Park in Toronto.
German-born documentary pioneer Wolf Koenig (pictured), who spent 47 years working at Canada’s National Film Board, has passed away at the age of 86.
The senior producer and avid writer closes the book on a 30-year career with the NFB in order to pursue personal projects.
From our print issue: the NFB’s docu-game bridges real and virtual worlds, lending an extra dimension to transmedia storytelling.