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IN LIMBO
- What will become of our individual and collective memory in the digital era? IN LIMBO, a personalized film with your own data.
- Created by Antoine Viviani. A coproduction of ARTE and the NFB
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Way to Go
- A walk in the woods by Vincent Morisset, Philippe Lambert, Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit and Caroline Robert.
- Created by AATOAA. Produced by the NFB and France TV
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The Cancer of Time
- Download this playful and philosophical narrative at the frontiers of gaming, applications and animation.
- Created by Ko-op Mode, Dominic Turmel, Jean-François Nadeau and Stéfan Boucher
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Primal
- Primal is a collaborative experience of the expression of our most intense feelings through the creation of an eternal scream. This project js a 9000 km long collaboration between the Canal Encuentro (Argentina) and the NFB.
- Created by Folklore, Caroline Hayeur, Manuel Archain and Bruno Stagnaro
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Bubble Dancers
- A candid look at the lives of the men and women who quite literally do our dirty work, slogging it out in the dish pit.
- Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with Mad Mummer Media
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The Seven Digital Deadly Sins
- Pride, wrath, lust, greed, gluttony, envy, sloth. We have all sinned. But do new moral dilemmas of the 21st century also make us digital sinners? Participate in an interactive reflection of our digital selves.
- Created by the NFB Digital Studio Vancouver, the Guardian and Jam3.
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Interactive Haiku
- The NFB and ARTE challenge interactive creatives to explore the short form. The very, very short form.
- A production from the National Film Board of Canada, in collaboration with Arte
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Making Movie History - A Portrait in 61 Parts
- Composed of 61 profiles, Making Movie History offers an anecdotal portrait of the NFB’s place in Canadian cinema through the stories of some of its artists, rebels and dreamers.
- A production from the National Film Board of Canada
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The Devil's Toy Redux
- The Devil’s Toy Redux is a kickflip in New York City that lands in South Africa. It’s a nose grind through skate culture that goes around the world. It’s a railslide that starts with Claude Jutra’s 1966 original film and ends in your browser window.
- By 14 international directors, produced in collaboration with Arte.
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Circa 1948
- Enter the shadows of Vancouver, BC, circa 1948, through this immersive interactive art app for iPad and iPhone.
- Created by Stan Douglas and the NFB Digital Studio Vancouver
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McLaren Wall-to-Wall
- Take a video tour of Montreal’s vast outdoor laboratory for experimental video art. From April 11th to June 1st, 8 buildings in the Quartier des Spectacles served as backdrops for new works inspired by Norman McLaren on his 100th anniversary.
- A production from the National Film Board of Canada
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Fort McMoney
- A game documentary that engages players with the petroleum industry, Fort McMoney is the virtual representation of a real place, the town of Fort McMurray, located in Canada’s oil sands.
- By David Dufresne, produced in collaboration with TOXA.
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Similkameen Crossroads
- At the intersection of place, faith, and identity - the people of BC’s Upper Similkameen Reserve help Métis filmmaker Tyler Hagan reconcile his Christian upbringing with the Church's blighted yet enduring relationship with First Nations people.
- Created by Tyler Hagan & the NFB Digital Studio
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The Last Hunt
- An interactive story of family tradition and a cabin in the woods.
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Megaphone
- Light up the city with your idea. Participate in this interactive speaking experience in public space!
- By Alexandre Lupien and Étienne Paquette
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Hyperlocal
- Interactive stories about the places we live that challenge our notions of change.
- A production from the National Film Board of Canada, in collaboration with CBC Canada Writes
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Space School
- Join the mission as Chris Hadfield becomes the first Canadian to command the International Space Station.
- A production from the National Film Board of Canada
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A Journal of Insomnia
- A collective, interactive, and social experiment that unfolds in two parts.
- Guillaume Braun, Bruno Choinière, Thibault Duverneix and Philippe Lambert
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Friday Night at the Video Store
- Remember when we used to kick off the weekend with a visit to the video store? Take a behind-the-counter tour of these shops, forsaken in favour of our multiplying computer and mobile screens.
- By Cédric Chabuel, Alxandra Viau and Deux Huit Huit, produced in partership with Le Devoir
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Sound Ecology
- A web documentary on noise pollution and our inability to endure silence.
- In collaboration with ARTE
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Here At Home
- A web documentary about mental health and homelessness that takes us inside the Mental Health Commission of Canada's At Home pilot project.
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The Next Day
- Every year, more than 20 million people attempt suicide. But what about the 19 million who survive?
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Ying Jia
- Meet the Lu family, originally from China, who own and run Xing Jian, a convenience store in Montreal’s Petite Patrie.
- A production from the National Film Board of Canada, in collaboration with Le Devoir
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The Hole Story
- The Hole Story Interactive is a geolocation web project through which visitors experience the stages of the mining cycle right where they live.
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Bear 71
- Experience a digital version of Banff National Park with Bear 71 as your guide. Her story explores how we coexist with wildlife in the digital world.
- Leanne Allison and Jeremy Mendes
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Territories
- An exploration of new urban landscapes that records the passage of time and the encroachment of consumption on the spaces in our lives.
- By Tristan Fortin Le Breton, avec François Turcotte et Julien Roy
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Soldier Brother
- Toronto artist Kaitlin Ann Jones contemplates a lifetime as she watches her 20-year old brother serve in Afghanistan.
- Kaitlin Ann Jones
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Barcode.tv
- Objects are like mirrors. They reveal who we are. 30 directors, 100 films.
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God's Lake Narrows
- God's Lake Narrows doesn't get a lot of outside visitors. But neither does the reserve closest to you. Come on in, but check your assumptions at the door.
- Kevin Lee Burton & Alicia Smith
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BLA BLA
- An interactive tale by Vincent Morisset that explores a new vision of human communication and reflects on the challenges of storytelling in the digital age.
- by Vincent Morisset
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Holy Mountain
- Interactive jaunts on Montreal's Mount Royal and original reflections on contemporary secular and religious rituals
- By Gilbert Duclos and Hélène de Billy, with Departement
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My Tribe Is My Life
- Dive into the world of 8 music fans and see how the Internet has transformed their relationships and helped them forge their own identities.
- By Myriam Verreault and Alex Leduc
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Fire
- The dead live on in the things they leave behind. And for Aaron Vincent Elkaim, the loss of his grandparent’s cottage becomes a second passing worth commemorating.
- Photos by Aaron Vincent Elkhaim
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2nd – The Face of Defeat
- In our struggle to be the best at something, there’s a far worse fate than finishing last. A portrait of those who shoot for the stars and land a few inches short.
- Photos by Sandy Nicholson
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Crash Course
- The financial crises of 2009 sent everyone, including freelancers like Nobu Adilman, for a loop. To quell his growing mania around the world recession he turned to the one country he knew would be un-phased.
- By Nobu Adilman & Secret Location
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Main Street
- The inclination is to keep your foot on the gas and drive on by. But this time slow down, signal right off the highway, and take the only road into town.
- Photos by Danny Singer
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This Land
- Keep your batteries in your bra. Stay together, stay alive. Move slow: if you sweat, you die. A 16-day photographic adventure to understand Arctic sovereignty and Canada’s place in protecting the North.
- Story by Dianne Whelan and Jeremy Mendes
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Please Call, Very Sentimental
- You’ve checked your purse and your pockets, the car and the couch, but it’s gone. An exploration of changing technology and what gets lost along the way.
- By Alicia Smith
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The Test Tube
- All 7 billion of us are connected by a simple mathematical reality. An interactive parable about our insatiable appetites, the fallacy of growth, and the things we can and can’t change.
- With David Suzuki
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Flub and Utter
- Poetry is language constrained; it’s the measured syllables of a haiku, the iambic pentameter of the sonnet. For Jordan Scott the limits of language begin at the tip of his tongue and are heard the moment he opens mouth.
- Scott Nihil and Sabrina Saccoccio
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Out My Window
- Emmy Award-Winning Out My Window - one of the world's first interactive 360º documentaries – explores the state of our urban planet told by people who look out on the world from highrise windows
- By Katerina Cizek
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Highrise
- Highrise is a multi-year, multi-media, collaborative documentary experiment about the human experience in global vertical suburbs.
- By Katerina Cizek
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Capturing Reality
- Werner Herzog can memorize 60 hours of footage, but only for two weeks. Rakesh Sharma films without a script. Thirty-eight of the world’s most influential documentarians discuss their approaches to non-fiction storytelling.
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GDP
- Since December 2008, we have been living through a global economic crisis of unprecedented proportions. GDP is a yearlong, interactive account of the recession as it plays out in the lives of ordinary Canadians.
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Flawed
- Nobody’s perfect. Andrea Dorfman’s water-coloured romance about sharing your shortcomings and learning to love yourself.
- Story and animation by Andrea Dorfman
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Welcome to Pine Point
- Imagine your hometown never changed. That no one ever grew old or moved on. Part book, part film, part family photo album, Welcome to Pine Point unearths a place frozen in time and discovers what happens when an entire community is erased from the map.
- By The Goggles
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Waterlife
- No matter where we live, the Great Lakes affect us all. And as species of fish disappear and rates of birth defects and cancer rise, it seems one thing is clear: the Great Lakes are changing and something’s not quite right with the water.
Change. It’s scary.
But when things evolve and paradigms shift, we get a chance to try new things, to meet new people, and go to new places.
At the NFB we like change. For 70 years we've experimented, innovated, and produced a legacy of technical and creative firsts in cinema, animation, and documentary. Think McLaren, Lipsett, Brittain, and Jutra; Stereoscopic 3d, VTR, and participatory media.
Today, the way we create, consume, and connect with each other changes by the minute. And this evolving collection of stories reflects that reality.
It's the result of artists and storytellers of all sorts utilizing new technology, to explore new forms of creation, for a new kind of Canada.
The stories they're telling here are new, but share a lot in common with the work that came before: they present distinct voices, strong points-of-view, and unique perspectives. They also share the same ambition to provoke discussion, spur debate and challenge the way we think.
So let the conversation begin. The digital space, more than anything, is the new meeting place – the school gymnasium or church basement of our time. It’s where we connect as a community, look forward to the future, and embrace change together, in order to make change happen.
Scary or otherwise.
More About this Site
What is this thing? A growing collection of projects – interactive documentaries, video and animations, photographic art and essays, data visualizations, mobile and locative media, community media, and user-generated media. New projects are always in development and added on a regular basis.
Software and System Requirements
- Adobe Flash Player 10.0+ plug-in
- Windows 2000 or higher with latest updates installed
- Mac OS X v10.3 or higher
- Broadband connection recommended
- Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+,
- Safari 1.0+, Chrome
About the NFB
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is the nation’s public producer of artistic, inventive and socially relevant audiovisual content. For over 70 years our mandate has been to engage Canadians and the world through the production of stories and media that reflect our country and culture. Our bold and distinctive social issue documentaries, auteur animation and innovative digital content provide the world with unique Canadian perspectives and points of view.
Since the NFB's founding in 1939, it has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 12 Oscars and more than 90 Genies.
This country has stories to tell.
Always has.
We’re working with a new generation of creators, using a new generation of digital technologies to convey the extraordinary experiences, unique perspectives, and simple truths that define us.
Together we’re creating new ways to express what’s important, interact with each other, and build community.
If you have a story get your ideas together, then connect with us.
Because we know this country has stories to tell.
And always will.
What kinds of creations?
Interactive documentaries and animations, photographic art and essays, data visualizations, mobile and locative media, physical installations, community media, interactive video, and user-generated media...
Who should get involved?
Filmmakers, Photographers. Designers, Social Media Producers, Graphic Artists, Information Architects, Writers, Video and Sound Artists, Musicians...