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Guru Studios and NFB get Annie Award nominations
Guru Studios nets three nods for its Justin Time CGI kids program (pictured) while the NFB nets noms for short films, Bydlo and Kali the Little Vampire.
Inside the Digis: Connecting humans, animals and tech in Bear 71
The NFB’s Loc Dao says the interactive doc project (pictured) has been studied for pushing the boundaries of the genre.
NFB launches interactive graphic novel app
Free tablet app The Loxleys and the War of 1812, based on the book by Renegade Arts Entertainment, includes an interactive map that will show users where they are in the story.
TFO partners with NFB to promote French programming
The three-year agreement will see the two public organizations pool their resources in digital markets to produce and distribute content (NFB’s Tom Perlmutter pictured).
Responding to audience key to transmedia success: panel
Lalita Krishna, a producer with In Sync Media, says doc makers must know what they want out of the interactive elements before they start on a project, and be willing to build on existing content to meet changing audience demands.
NFB pioneer and IMAX co-inventor Roman Kroitor passes away
NFB chairman Tom Perlmutter calls Kroitor’s (pictured) death “a terrific loss to the NFB, Canada and the world of cinema.”
TIFF12: U.S., international deals inked for Mettler’s End of Time
Swiss-Canadian filmmaker Peter Mettler’s documentary The End of Time (pictured) has been picked up by First Run Features for U.S. distribution, with deals also penned with distributors in Poland and Australia.
TIFF12: Polley discusses “agony” of telling family story
The Canadian director (pictured) opened up about the difficulty of telling her family history, in a post-screening Q&A following the Toronto premiere of her feature doc debut Stories We Tell.
TIFF12: Mettler’s Time arrives in Toronto
As the Toronto festival kicks off, veteran Canadian/Swiss filmmaker Peter Mettler (pictured) talks about attempting to film the impossible with his latest documentary The End of Time.
Theatrical doc program budget back to $1.5M as NFB comes on board
Following earlier funding cuts that saw Telefilm slash its contribution to the program by half, the NFB has joined with Telefilm and the Rogers Group of Funds to restore the program’s budget.
Cindy Witten leaving NFB as head of English program
The former History Television exec came to the public filmmaker in 2008 and created its first digital studio.
Banff 2012: NFB launches branded channel in China
Local partner Pheonix New Media offers Chinese internet users access to films produced and distributed by the National Film Board of Canada.
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