NFB Pause | From fine arts to animation

Dive into the world of freaks who nurture with this spotlight on NFB animator, Alexandra Lemay! Watch as she creates a place (and it's to scale!) in the animation field.

At the NFB, both new and old technologies co-exist in harmony. For our Animation Studio Technical Director, Eloi Champagne, this means staying up-to-date on innovative production methods—including VR animation. Learn more.

"You have to have the reaction time of a goalie to do Foley."

Emmy-award winning Foley artist Karla Baumgardner reveals the secrets of how to add sound effects to animated film.

A story by Joy Kogawa and Jam3.

Together they pause to show us East of the Rockies, an augmented-reality narrative set in the Slocan Japanese internment camp of WWII and told from the perspective of a 17-year-old girl.

A group of UQAM students designed Clit Me, a mobile educational game that explores female sexual satisfaction by focusing on the clitoris. The Jeunes Pousses internship is a joint initiative from the NFB’s French Digital Studio and UQAM.

For more info mobile game Clit Me

"Most kids are discouraged from drawing on the walls. Not animator Regina Pessoa!

Following her uncle Thomas’ lead, Pessoa learned to draw with charcoals on the walls of her family home in Portugal. In her latest short, she pays tribute to these memories."

Ride the seasonal heatwaves with these cool NFB films!

In Québec’s Gaspé region, communities are embracing concepts like degrowth and food autonomy. Filmmaker Moïse Marcoux-Chabot has made a unique documentary series on the topic – Ramaillages.

Every day, Eloi Champagne and Randall Finnerty assist NFB animators with their films. Follow along in the studios as they work their magic.

Will Prosper's documentary "Kenbe La: Jusqu'à la Victoire" isn't about racism or Haiti. It's the story of Alain Philoctète, a Haitian activist who continues to fight for what he believes is right—while he, in turn, fights for his life.

What unconventional props make up the many sounds that you hear in the movies? Foley artist Karla Baumgartner describes her toolkit for producing sound effects.