On Screen Manitoba

The following is an article on the new NFB documentary, One Millionth Tower.

(English version below)

La célébration annuelle de l’animation de l’ONF se transporte à Winnipeg.

This article originally appeared on IT in Canada's website on April 8, 2011.

And by now you’re forgiven for thinking, ‘Of course they can afford all this; they’re tax funded.’
Yet there is no new money for any of this.

This article originally appeared in the National Post on April 21, 2011.

When Tom Perlmutter first introduced himself as head of the National Film Board, one of the most common responses he received was, "Oh, that still exists?"

This year, we’re proud to announce we have 5 projects competing in various categories for a 2011 Webby Award. The People’s Voice Awards are now on, and voting is open until April 28.

The 2011 FITC (Flash in the Can) Awards are coming up fast and this year the NFB has 4 interactive projects competing for prizes. It’s a People’s Choice Award, which means you decide the winner.

The highly engaging interactive documentary from the National Film Board, HIGHRISE/Out My Window, has been honoured with an International Digital Emmy Award.

Yes, the day has come – our NFB Films for the Android is now available! After the tremendous success of our iPhone app (named one of the best apps of 2009 by The Apple Blog!), we are now releasing the first Canadian film app for the Android platform.

Attention Manitoba filmmakers, digital creators, and artists - are you interested in developing a film or interactive project with the NFB?