At a time when independent and international animation are more influential than ever, two of Canada's key cultural institutions - the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Telefilm Canada - are ...

The 2022 cartoon short 'The Flying Sailor,' which was shortlisted for an Oscar, has been dedicated to the champion of animation, who worked at the National Film Board of Canada for 37 years. By Etan ...

Robert Verrall, an influential figure in Canadian animation and a revered National Film Board (NFB) filmmaker and producer, passed away on January 17, 2025, at the age of 97. His extraordinary career ...

MONTREAL — Academy Award-winning Dutch-Canadian animator Co Hoedeman has died, the National Film Board of Canada said Tuesday. The "master of stop-motion animation" died at age 84 on Monday in ...

On a Sunday night in 1959, a young market-research worker in Toronto sent his roommate off to see a re-release of Gaslight. When the roommate came home, Don McWilliams asked the most basic question: ...

Back before the days of computers, animation was drawn by hand. We typically think of cartoons and animated feature films, but there were other genres as well. For example, animation was also used in ...

Animation north of the border is thriving as Hollywood searches for affordable content as the peak TV era fades: “There’s a concerted effort for us to lean into higher-quality work.” By Etan Vlessing ...

At a time when independent and international animation are more influential than ever, two of Canada’s key cultural institutions — the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Telefilm Canada — are ...