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Photo gallery: Inauguration of NFB and Telefilm Halifax office

The cohabitation represents the return of a physical office in Halifax for Telefilm.

In Brief: DGC’s National Directors Division opens Observer initiative

Plus: Manitoba Arts Council gets a funding boost, Torill Kove receives a Lifetime Achievement Award, and more.

Veteran producer Robert Vroom joins NFB’s eastern doc units

The Montreal-based producer will work to strengthen English-language non-fiction storytelling across Quebec.

Feature doc A Mother Apart leads Inside Out award winners

Laurie Townshend’s film won Best First Feature, Best Canadian Feature and Audience Award for Best Documentary.

National Film Board cuts more staff in modernization process

The organization says it expects to increase documentary and animation production budgets by $5 million as a result of the modernization efforts.

Several NFB short films among Annecy competition titles

Three NFB titles will be in official competition and one will screen in the Off-Limits Competition at the animation festival in June.

BCE says CRTC must take stock of broadcasters’ financial reality

The Path Forward: Day two of the CRTC’s three-week hearings also included testimonies from representatives from Google, the NFB and DGC.

NFB sets new diversity targets for March 2025

The organization said it aims to have more than 30% of productions helmed by filmmakers identifying as Black or a person of colour.

In Brief: CMPA’s Indiescreen Awards returning to TIFF

Plus: Terril Calder’s NFB installation Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics wins at Tribeca, Blown Away heats up for season four, and more.

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin shares her main rule in doc filmmaking

The legendary Abenaki filmmaker reflects on her career and offers advice ahead of the Banff World Media Festival’s Indigenous Screen Summit.

In Brief: Tribeca taps Terril Calder’s NFB installation

Plus: The ReelAbilities festival chooses its Short Film Pitch Competition cohort, Villeneuve drives toward production dates, and more.

NFB, ISO select two Immersive/Interactive fellows

The placements will be at NFB interactive studios: Claudia Skunk in Vancouver and Neegan Siouï Trudel in Montreal.