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Get Animated! 2021

Art therapy on demand

Get Animated! 2021

Join us in celebrating International Animation Day with the release of 5 new animated works featuring incredible people and amazing techniques. It’s GET ANIMATED time.


The Curve

AND BEYOND...

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New Releases

  • I, Barnabé
    I, Barnabé
    Jean-François Lévesque 
    2020 | 15 min
  • 4 North A
    4 North A
    Jordan Canning & Howie Shia 
    2020 | 0 s
  • The Great Malaise
    The Great Malaise
    Catherine Lepage 
    2019 | 5 min
  • Altötting
    Altötting
    Andreas Hykade 
    2020 | 11 min
  • Thanadoula
    Thanadoula
    Robin McKenna 
    2020 | 6 min
  • WALL
    WALL
    Cam Christiansen 
    2017 | 1 h 19 min
  • Baghdad Twist
    Baghdad Twist
    Joe Balass 
    2007 | 33 min
  • Sovereign Soil
    Sovereign Soil
    David Curtis 
    2019 | 1 h 31 min

Remembrance Day

  • John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields
    John McCrae's War: In Flanders Fields
    Robert Duncan 
    1998 | 46 min
  • Fields of Sacrifice
    Fields of Sacrifice
    Donald Brittain 
    1964 | 38 min
  • Forgotten Warriors
    Forgotten Warriors
    Loretta Todd 
    1997 | 51 min
  • Return to Vimy
    Return to Vimy
    Denis McCready 
    2017 | 9 min
  • Unwanted Soldiers
    Unwanted Soldiers
    Jari Osborne 
    1999 | 48 min
  • The Price of Duty
    The Price of Duty
    Garth Pritchard 
    1995 | 47 min
  • In God's Command
    In God's Command
    Garth Pritchard 
    1995 | 47 min
  • Caught in the Crossfire
    Caught in the Crossfire
    Garth Pritchard 
    1995 | 47 min

Curator's choice of the week

  • Hand-Crafted Cinema Animation Workshop with Caroline Leaf
    Hand-Crafted Cinema Animation Workshop with Caroline Leaf
    Eric Roberts 
    1998 | 35 min
  • The Light Fantastick
    The Light Fantastick
    Rupert Glover & Michel Patenaude 
    1974 | 57 min
  • Eleven Moving Moments with Evelyn Lambart
    Eleven Moving Moments with Evelyn Lambart
    Donald McWilliams 
    2017 | 1 h 3 min
  • Co Hoedeman, Animator
    Co Hoedeman, Animator
    Nico Crama 
    1980 | 27 min
  • Creative Process: Norman McLaren
    Creative Process: Norman McLaren
    Donald McWilliams 
    1990 | 1 h 56 min

The Work of Martin Duckworth

"Love can save a life, and art can save the world."
The Work of Martin Duckworth

Indigenous Cinema

Indigenous stories, told by Indigenous filmmakers
Indigenous Cinema

As the Crow Flies

Earning their wings
As the Crow Flies

Charity

Public art and suburbs
Charity

Alanis Obomsawin Film Page

The acclaimed Indigenous filmmaker
Alanis Obomsawin Film Page

Wall

A look at both sides of the “fence”
Wall

Indigenous Cinema

Discover the NFB’s rich online collection of Indigenous-made films.

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New Releases - Interactive Works

  • Charity
    Charity
    Parastoo Anoushahpour, Faraz Anoushahpour, Ryan Ferko
    2021 | < 1 min
  • Wayfinder
    Wayfinder
    Matt DesLauriers
    2021 | < 1 min
  • Far Away from Far Away
    Far Away from Far Away
    Bruce Alcock and Jeremy Mendes
    2021 | < 1 min
  • The Book of Distance
    The Book of Distance
    Randall Okita
    2020 | < 1 min
  • Agence
    Agence
    Pietro Gagliano
    2020 | < 1 min
  • Bubble
    Bubble
    Gabriel Turcotte-Dubé, Camille Foisy, Louise Hammouda, Diana Aziz, Marianne Bourdages, Marie-Blanche Rossi, Jonathan Gagnon, Andréa Henry-Etesse
    2020 | < 1 min
  • Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
    Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
    From the minds inside Jam3
    2020 | < 1 min
  • First Photo Here
    First Photo Here
    Joella Cabalu and Kindred & Scout
    2020 | < 1 min
  • Motto
    Motto
    Vincent Morisset, Sean Michaels, Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit and Caroline Robert
    2020 | < 1 min
  • Parliament: The Virtual Experience
    Parliament: The Virtual Experience
    Library of Parliament and the National Film Board of Canada
    2020 | < 1 min
  • Airplane Mode
    Airplane Mode
    Created by Emilie F. Grenier and Simon C. Vaillancourt. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Musée de la civilisation.
    2019 | < 1 min
  • Untied Shoes
    Untied Shoes
    Evie Ruddy & Tracey Lebedovich
    2019 | < 1 min
  • NFB Blog

    Residential Schools

    • Holy Angels
      Holy Angels
      Jay Cardinal Villeneuve 
      2017 | 13 min
    • The Road Forward
      The Road Forward
      Marie Clements 
      2017 | 1 h 41 min
    • Second Stories - It Had to Be Done
      Second Stories - It Had to Be Done
      Tessa Desnomie 
      2008 | 22 min
    • Etlinisigu'niet (Bleed Down)
      Etlinisigu'niet (Bleed Down)
      Jeff Barnaby 
      2015 | 5 min
    • Sisters & Brothers
      Sisters & Brothers
      Kent Monkman 
      2015 | 3 min
    • We Were Children
      We Were Children
      We Were Children campus
      Tim Wolochatiuk 
      2012 | 1 h 23 min
    • We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
      We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
      Alanis Obomsawin 
      2016 | 2 h 43 min
    • The Amendment
      The Amendment
      Kevin Papatie 
      2007 | 4 min

    Recently Added

    • Feux Follets
      Feux Follets
      Jean-Claude Labrecque 
      1966 | 9 min
    • Child, Part 1: Jamie, Ethan and Marlon: The First Two Months
      Child, Part 1: Jamie, Ethan and Marlon: The First Two Months
      Robert Humble 
      1973 | 28 min
    • Child, Part 2: Jamie, Ethan and Keir: 2-14 Months
      Child, Part 2: Jamie, Ethan and Keir: 2-14 Months
      Robert Humble 
      1973 | 28 min
    • Child, Part 3: Debbie and Robert: 12-24 Months
      Child, Part 3: Debbie and Robert: 12-24 Months
      Robert Humble 
      1974 | 28 min
    • Child, Part 4: Kathy and Ian: Three-Year-Olds
      Child, Part 4: Kathy and Ian: Three-Year-Olds
      Robert Humble 
      1977 | 28 min
    • Child, Part 5: 4 Years - 6 Years
      Child, Part 5: 4 Years - 6 Years
      Robert Humble 
      1978 | 27 min
    • Bekevar Jubilee
      Bekevar Jubilee
      Albert Kish 
      1977 | 27 min
    • Haïti (Québec) (English Version)
      Haïti (Québec) (English Version)
      Tahani Rached 
      1985 | 59 min

    LGBTQ2+

    • Beauty
      Beauty
      Christina Willings 
      2017 | 23 min
    • I Am Skylar
      I Am Skylar
      Rachel Bower 
      2019 | 15 min
    • Standing on the Line
      Standing on the Line
      Paul Émile d'Entremont 
      2018 | 1 h 20 min
    • Sometimes I Wish I Was On a Desert Island
      Sometimes I Wish I Was On a Desert Island
      Eli Jean Tahchi 
      2020 | 10 min
    • Love in Quarantine
      Love in Quarantine
      Millefiore Clarkes 
      2020 | 10 min
    • I Am Gay
      I Am Gay
      Ajahnis Charley 
      2020 | 10 min
    • Do I Have Boobs Now?
      Do I Have Boobs Now?
      Milena Salazar & Joella Cabalu 
      2017 | 6 min
    • Love, Scott
      Love, Scott
      Laura Marie Wayne 
      2018 | 1 h 16 min

    Governor General's Awards

    • Sandra Oh, Inspiration
      Sandra Oh, Inspiration
      Karen Lam 
      2019 | 4 min
    • Rick Mercer: 'Take Action'Figures
      Rick Mercer: 'Take Action'Figures
      Stephen Dunn 
      2019 | 5 min
    • The AfterLifetime of Colm Feore
      The AfterLifetime of Colm Feore
      Hannah Cheesman 
      2019 | 5 min
    • Mavis Staines: Sharing Dance
      Mavis Staines: Sharing Dance
      Leah Nelson 
      2019 | 4 min
    • E. Noël Spinelli: Sharing the Magic of Music
      E. Noël Spinelli: Sharing the Magic of Music
      Bobbi Jo Hart 
      2019 | 5 min
    • Louise's Piano
      Louise's Piano
      Érik Cimon 
      2019 | 5 min
    • Lorraine Pintal - So The Light Never Dies
      Lorraine Pintal - So The Light Never Dies
      Ariane Louis-Seize 
      2019 | 4 min
    • A Short Film About Tegan & Sara
      A Short Film About Tegan & Sara
      Ann Marie Fleming 
      2018 | 4 min

    Based on Children's Books

    • Blackberry Subway Jam
      Blackberry Subway Jam
      Robert Doucet 
      1984 | 8 min
    • The Dingles
      The Dingles
      Les Drew 
      1988 | 7 min
    • The Girl Who Hated Books
      The Girl Who Hated Books
      Jo Meuris 
      2006 | 7 min
    • Lights for Gita
      Lights for Gita
      Michel Vo 
      2001 | 7 min
    • The Reluctant Deckhand
      The Reluctant Deckhand
      Jan Padgett 
      1995 | 33 min
    • Lord of the Sky
      Lord of the Sky
      Ludmila Zeman & Eugen Spaleny 
      1991 | 13 min
    • Snow Cat
      Snow Cat
      Sheldon Cohen 
      1998 | 23 min
    • Christopher Changes His Name
      Christopher Changes His Name
      Cilia Sawadogo 
      2000 | 6 min

    Funny films

    • Freaks of Nurture
      Freaks of Nurture
      Alexandra Lemay 
      2018 | 6 min
    • Shop Class
      Shop Class
      Hart Snider 
      2018 | 8 min
    • Village of Idiots
      Village of Idiots
      Eugene Fedorenko & Rose Newlove 
      1999 | 12 min
    • Manivald
      Manivald
      Chintis Lundgren 
      2017 | 12 min
    • Canada Vignettes: Instant French
      Canada Vignettes: Instant French
      André Leduc 
      1979 | 1 min
    • Subconscious Password
      Subconscious Password
      Chris Landreth 
      2013 | 10 min
    • My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
      My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
      Torill Kove 
      1999 | 10 min
    • My Financial Career
      My Financial Career
      Gerald Potterton 
      1962 | 6 min
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