After Expo, Kroitor left the NFB to co-found what would become known as IMAX Corporation, with Graeme Ferguson and Robert Kerr. One of the early hallmarks of Boards Of Canada's music was the way that through artificially degrading or treating sounds, it employed a sense of nostalgia in a way that was by turn dreamy or creepy. A Boards of Canada documentary - 'This Is Hexagon Sun' September 18, 2020. Candid Eye along with such NFB French-language films as Les Raquetteurs (1958) have been credited as helping to inspire the cinéma vérité documentary movement. A Boards of Canada documentary - 'This Is Hexagon Sun' September 18, 2020. And in NFB annual reports of the time, French films were listed under "foreign languages". [67] NFB documentaries are also available on Netflix Canada. Features, Video . But I'm not so hard-core as to delete it myself. With six regional studios in English Program: And four regional studios in French Program: Upon its merger with the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau in 1941, the NFB's mandate expanded to include motion as well as still pictures, resulting in the creation of the Still Photography Division of the NFB. [35], The alternative drama films were The Masculine Mystique (1984), 90 Days (1985), Sitting in Limbo (1986), The Last Straw (1987), Train of Dreams (1987), Welcome to Canada (1989) and The Company of Strangers (1990). [14] The success of Canada Carries On led to the creation of The World in Action, which was more geared to international audiences. Director General, Creation and Innovation: René Bourdages. The Sand Castle was the first (and so far only) sand animation to win an Oscar. He would go on to refine his technique make a series of hand-drawn films at the NFB during and after the Second World War, most notably Boogie-Doodle (1940), Hen Hop (1942), Begone Dull Care (1949) and Blinkity Blank (1955). Funding is derived primarily from government of Canada transfer payments, and also from its own revenue streams. [5] The NFB will occupy the first six floors of the building, which will allow it to have closer contact with the public, and will also feature expanded digital media research and production facilities. As of March 2013, the NFB devotes one quarter of its production budget to interactive media, including web documentaries. [178][179], The Board's logo consists of a standing stylized figure (originally green) with its arms wide upward. [49][50], Dao's counterpart for French-language interactive media production at the NFB is Hugues Sweeney, based in Montreal. [4] The NFB HQ building is also named for McLaren, and is home to much of its production activity. [35], When Norman McLaren joined the organization in 1941, the NFB began production of animation. Update information for Boards of Canada » ... Jonathan Meades: Off-Kilter (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009) 6 1 16. comments. [22], Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the National Film Board produced several educational films in partnership with Parks Canada, including Bill Schmalz's Bears and Man. Boards Of Canada. For educators taking a multimedia approach to teaching, sound can be an invaluable tool, and one that is easy to record, create, share and manipulate. Based in Ottawa, 90% of its staff were English and the few French Canadians in production worked with English crews. Credits: "Gemini" by Beta 401 "Reach For The Dead" by Neil Krug "White Cyclosa" by TBJ Productions "Jacquard Causeway" by Pisces Virgo Rising "Telepath" by Drog "Cold Earth" by Julien Lavigne "Transmisiones Ferox" by Carlos C. Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbes perfected the paint on glass technique (mixing oil paint with glycerine) on films such as Strings and Wild Life. [171], At the 2016 awards, the NFB received six more Webbys: Way to Go received the Webby and People's Voice awards in the Web/NetArt category as well as the Webby for Online Film & Video/VR: Gaming, Interactive or Real-Time. [12], In 1938, the Government of Canada invited John Grierson, a British documentary film producer who introduced the term "documentary" to English-speaking film criticism, to study the state of the government's film production. [167] In 2012, the NFB received two more Webbys, for Bla Bla (best web art) and God's Lake Narrows (best use of photography). [55][56][57] By mid-2013, the NFB's digital platforms had received approximately 41 million views. [32][87][88], Notable films produced by the studio include three Academy Award-winning documentaries I'll Find a Way (1977), If You Love This Planet (1982) and Flamenco at 5:15 (1983), as well as Not a Love Story (1982) and Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992). English-language production occurs at centres in Toronto (Ontario Centre), Vancouver (Pacific & Yukon Centre, located in the Woodward's Building), Edmonton (North West Centre), Winnipeg (Prairie Centre), and Halifax (Atlantic Centre). ... That bootlegged 1970's documentary vibe. The series became the subject of an inquiry by the Senate. The NFB was founded in part to create propaganda in support of the Second World War. Boards of Canada. [41], The NFB was licensed by IMAX Corporation to develop new artistic applications using its SANDDE system for hand-drawn stereoscopic computer animation, with the NFB producing a number of films including Falling in Love Again (2003) and Subconscious Password (2013).[42]. Sweeney's recent credits include the online interactive animation work, Bla Bla. French Animation and Youth Studio based in Montreal, headed by Executive Producer: Studio Acadie/Acadia Studio based in Moncton, headed by Executive Producer: Jacques Turgeon and Producer: Maryse Chapdelaine, René Chénier, formerly head of French Animation, is Executive Producer of Special Projects. Add a bio, trivia, and more. [95] Notable Hothouse alumni include Academy Award nominee Patrick Doyon, part of its 2006 edition. For the Argentine organization, see, Government Film Commissioner and NFB Chairperson. As of October 2009, the Atlantic Centre also operates an office in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The vignettes became popular because of their cultural depiction of Canada, and because they represented its changing state, such as the vignette Faces which was made to represent the increasing cultural and ethnic diversity of Canada. [84][85] A documentary was also made about the effort to increase aboriginal representation in filmmaking.[86]. Boards of Cananda, Warp. [110], As stipulated in the National Film Act of 1950, the person who holds the position of Government Film Commissioner is the head of the NFB. [168] In 2013, Bear 71 received the Webby for best net art. The NFB has received more than 110 Golden Sheaf Awards from the Yorkton Film Festival. [65], In September 2011, the NFB and the Montreal French-language daily Le Devoir announced that they would jointly host three interactive essays on their websites, ONF.ca and ledevoir.com. [66] The NFB is a partner with China's ifeng.com on NFB Zone, the first Canadian-branded web channel in China, with 130 NFB animated shorts and documentary films available on the company's digital platforms. [176] Released the following year, If You Love This Planet, winner of the Academy Award for best documentary short subject, was labelled foreign propaganda under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 in the United States. Directed by Colin Low. The arms are met by an arch that mirrors them. [107], The division's work is the subject of a 2013 book by Carleton University art professor Carol Payne entitled The Official Picture: The National Film Board of Canada’s Still Photography Division and the Image of Canada, 1941-1971, published by the McGill-Queen's University Press. Commentary 75. Shannon was designated as Executive Director of the new studio—the first government-funded film studio dedicated to women filmmakers in the world— which became one of the NFB's most celebrated filmmaking units, winning awards and breaking distribution records. [82] After only five months' training about various aspects of filmmaking, participants worked on community development projects and research for future films. In 2016-2017, 44 per cent of NFB productions were directed by women (compared to 51 per cent directed by men and five per cent by mixed teams). These revenues are from print sales, film production services, rentals, and royalties, and total up to $10 million yearly; the NFB lists this as Respendable Revenues in its financial statements. Everything related to Boards of Canada is owned by Warp Records, Skam Music, or Music70. [34], In the 1980s, the National Film Board also produced a number of "alternative drama" films, which combined documentary and narrative fiction filmmaking techniques. Sort by. I think that’s it. It has English-language and French-language production branches. The NFB has received more than 90 awards from the Canadian Film Awards, the Genie Awards and the Canadian Screen Awards, including a Special Achievement Genie in 1989 for its 50th anniversary. [13], In 1939 (81 years ago) (1939), the Act led to the establishment of the National Film Commission, which was subsequently renamed the National Film Board (NFB). [10] The NFB also offers support programs for independent filmmakers: in English, via the Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP) and in French through its Aide du cinéma indépendant – Canada (ACIC) program. ... That bootlegged 1970's documentary vibe. Filmmaker-in-Residence, a project by Katerina Cizek about St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, was named best online documentary series at the 2008 Webbys. [43][44] The NFB is a pioneer in interactive web documentaries, helping to position Canada as a major player in digital storytelling, according to transmedia creator Anita Ondine Smith,[45] as well as Shari Frilot, programmer for Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier program for digital media. [63][64] In January 2013, it was announced that the NFB film app would be available for the BlackBerry 10, via the BlackBerry World app store. [18][19], In 1950, a revision of the National Film Act removed any direct government intervention into the operation and administration of the NFB. Launched in 1968, the logo symbolized a vision of humanity and was called "Man Seeing / L'homme qui voit". A Boards of Canada documentary - 'This Is Hexagon Sun', ASIP artist playlist: Other Strangely Isolated Places, Subscribe to 9128.live for exclusive archived sets, Video: Quiet Places / Volume 1 (Video by Harry Yeoman). Studio D was shut down in 1996, amidst a sweeping set of federal government budget cuts, which impacted the NFB as a whole. [16], In 1967, the creation of the Canadian Film Development Corporation (now known as Telefilm Canada) refined the mandate for the National Film Board. [32], As of March 8, 2016, researchers and librarians at the University of Calgary announced an archival project to preserve records of Studio D.[89], On March 8, 2016, NFB head Claude Joli-Coeur announced a new gender-parity initiative, with the NFB committing that half of all its production spending will be earmarked for films directed by women. Realistic animation takes you into far regions of space, beyond the reach of the strongest telescope, past Moon, Sun, and Milky Way into galaxies yet unfathomed." [6], In addition to the English and French-language studios in its Montreal HQ, there are centres throughout Canada. 6 1 16. comments. Boards of Canada haven’t released any new music since their 2013 album Tomorrow’s Harvest.Yesterday, the Scottish brothers Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin returned with a … The NFB's French-language animation unit was founded in 1966 by René Jodoin. The animation department eventually gained distinction, particularly with the pioneering work of McLaren, an internationally recognized experimental filmmaker. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Musée de la civilisation. Barbara Wilson, Tom O’Connor, Noel Starblanket, Roy Daniels, Morris Isaac, Willie Dunn, and Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell were on Canada’s first all-Indigenous production unit, making groundbreaking work that helped galvanize Indigenous movements across the continent. Moreover, in 1997 the American cable channel Cartoon Network created a weekly 30-minute show called O Canada specifically showcasing a compilation of NFB-produced works; the segment was discontinued in favour of Adult Swim. boardsofcanada.com. save. With small satellite offices in Winnipeg and St. John's. The organization has a hierarchical structure headed by a Board of Trustees, which is chaired by the Government Film Commissioner and NFB Chairperson. Soundtrack | Composer + Add or change photo on IMDbPro » Contribute to IMDb. An agency of the Government of Canada , the NFB produces and distributes documentary films , animation , web documentaries , and alternative dramas. These images were widely distributed through publication in various media. [165] In 2010, the NFB website Waterlife, on the state of the Great Lakes, won in the Documentary: Individual Episode category. Here are some examples: This riser effect from Aquarius is used in Alpha and Omega as well. 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First launched in January 2009, the program has led to the production of Sarah Polley’s Stories We Tell, Yung Chang‘s The Fruit Hunters and Su Rynard’s The Messenger. The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; French: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. The Canadian Film Development Corporation would become responsible for promoting the development of the film industry. The unit's first release was The Ballad of Crowfoot (1968), described as "the first NFB film to present First Nations experience from an Indigenous point of view. Boards of Canada’s influence was unstoppable in the world of late-90s, early-00s electronic music, their pioneering felt even today in many contemporary acts. Michael and Marcus have mentioned the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which the group's name is derived, as a source of inspiration. One standout example of the inventive use of sound has a strong NFB connection: the work of electronic music duo Boards of Canada. [68], In April 2013, the NFB announced that it was "seeking commercial partners to establish a subscription service for Internet television and mobile platforms next year. Sound is an excellent means of teaching alternative ways of storytelling. The Unknown Photographer won the People's Voice award in the Online Film & Video/VR: Gaming, Interactive or Real-Time category, while Universe Within received the Webby for Online Film & Video/Best Use of Interactive Video, and Cardboard Crash VR for Google Cardboard won in the category of Online Film & Video/VR: Gaming, Interactive or Real-time (Branded).[54]. You can almost guarantee every visitor to this site is a BoC fan to some extent, so take an hour of your life to dive into this new video and get that familiar nostalgia back into your life like only BoC can bring. The NFB played a key role in both the Cinéma vérité and Direct Cinema movements, working on technical innovations to make its 16 mm synchronized sound equipment more light-weight and portable—most notably the "Sprocketape" portable sound recorder invented for the film board by Ches Beachell in 1955. [115][116] In 2009, Norman McLaren's Neighbours was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme, listing the most significant documentary heritage collections in the world.[117]. [23], In the early 1970s, the NFB began a process of decentralization, opening film production centres in cities across Canada. Boards of Canada have had an enormous influence on the ambient, downtempo and IDM scenes. [27], In 2010, the NFB released an iPad version of their app that streams NFB films, many in high definition. 1965: As a result of a report written by producer Gordon Sheppard on Canadian cultural policies and activities, the NFB began regionalizing its English production activities, with producers appointed in major cities across Canada. [109] In September 2013, the Université du Québec à Montréal announced that it had acquired the CineRobotheque for its communications faculty. "[119] On January 23, 2007, the NFB received its 12th and most recent Academy Award, for the animated short The Danish Poet, directed by Torill Kove and co-produced with MikroFilm AS (Norway). [70], On June 20, 2017, the NFB announced a three-year plan entitled "Redefining the NFB's Relationship with Indigenous Peoples" that commits the organization to hiring more Indigenous staff, designating 15% of its production spending for Indigenous works and offering cross-cultural training to all employees. The NFB budget has since been cut again. [90][91] The following year, the NFB announced that it also plans to achieve gender balance by 2020 in such creative positions as editing, scriptwriting, musical composition, cinematography and artistic direction. top (suggested) level 1. Oh and I need to watch that YouTube documentary there was a thread about recently. Influenced by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, the NFB's Studio B production unit experimented with cinema verite in its 1958 Candid Eye series. Signing to Skam and then Warp Records in the 1990s, the duo received recognition following the release of their debut album Music Has the Right to Children in 1998. [25][26], In 2006, the NFB marked the 65th anniversary of NFB animation with an international retrospective of restored Norman McLaren classics and the launch of the DVD box set, Norman McLaren – The Master's Edition. Up to that date, the Government Motion Picture Bureau, established in 1918, had been the major Canadian film producer. There was a French Unit that was responsible for versioning films into French but it was headed by an Anglophone. share. 20 Year Anniversary of Boards Of Canada Music Has The Right To Children 20 years to the day since Boards Of Canada released Music Has The Right To Children, an album that has gone on to become widely regarded as one of the most important recordings within both Boards Of Canada's and Warp's discography as well as the wider electronic music community as a whole. [15], In this period, other NFB films were issued as newsreels, such as The War Is Over (1945), intended for theatrical showings. Universe is a black-and-white short animated documentary made in 1960 by the National Film Board of Canada.It "creates on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space. Compiling fan-made/official videos and visions on "Tomorrow's Harvest" album by Boards of Canada. The term pixilation itself was created by NFB animator Grant Munro in an experimental film of the same name. [163] In August 2011, the NFB received an outstanding technical achievement in digital media award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The six-storey John Grierson Building at its Montreal headquarters has been unused for several years – with HQ staff now based solely in its adjacent Norman McLaren Building. Update information for Boards of Canada » ... Jonathan Meades: Off-Kilter (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009) Outside Quebec, French language productions are also made in Moncton (Studio Acadie)[9] and Toronto (Canadian Francophone Studio). 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