Yeesh, I'm sure some of you are getting dispirited with the sheer number of short films to watch lately, but there is no let up. It's the summer festival season, so here are 10 more for the queue, thanks to the National Film Board Canada and the Cannes Film Fest.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of this year's Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America's most prestigious outlet for artistic animation. In light of the "close, intimate relationship" the festival has had with the National Film Board of Canada, this playlist of 9 films from the NFB archive was collected for the occasion.
The life of a grizzly in a Canadian national park from the perspective of data points and surveillance cameras presents a fascinating look at what it means to be wild in this interactive film from the NFB.
As you might have heard, Cannes is getting underway. While you don't get to see any of the official competition films, Cannes does have this cool thing called the Short Film Corner, which is a get together of short film makers as an adjunct to the festival.
A sister fondly remembers growing up with her brother as she struggles to deal with his deployment to Afghanistan in this interactive film from the NFB.
The National Film Board of Canada, has digitized its collection and taken it online in celebration of its upcoming 70th anniversary.
Continuing what has become a beloved tradition, today kicked off the National Film Board of Canada's Online Short Film Contest. We let you know about it last year too, but if you're unfamiliar here's the deal: the NFB picks 10 short films, tosses them up on YouTube for a limited time and then declares a winner based upon how many "likes" the videos received.
Via CNet, I've learned that the National Film Board of Canada, that awesome sponsor of innumerable award-winning short films, is now offering over 500 films available for viewing on your iPhone via their new iPhone app. Both the films and the app are free.
An NFB classic that uses the rare form of animation known as Pinscreen. An artist, is absorbed into his painting, leading him on surreal exploration of the mind.
A remarkable interactive media experience about a town that's no longer on the map, but is not forgotten.
