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This organization is a federal public agency of the Canadian government dedicated to producing and distributing films, TV, and digital content to educate and promote Canada while providing resources for such projects to deserving applicants. The Board began in 1939 to give Canada some presence in the film world considering how American films dominated Canadian culture. For a sampling of the Film Board's animation genius, see Animation Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada, hosted by Leonard Maltin, and The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival.

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  • National Film Board of Canada
  • National FIlm Board of Canada
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  • This organization is a federal public agency of the Canadian government dedicated to producing and distributing films, TV, and digital content to educate and promote Canada while providing resources for such projects to deserving applicants. The Board began in 1939 to give Canada some presence in the film world considering how American films dominated Canadian culture. For a sampling of the Film Board's animation genius, see Animation Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada, hosted by Leonard Maltin, and The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival.
  • The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (A.K.A. Office national du film du Canada) is an organization under the Canadian government mandated to produce and distribute films with the intent of addressing national interest and culture within Canada and around the world. The organization was conceived shortly after the National Film Act was passed in 1939.
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  • The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (A.K.A. Office national du film du Canada) is an organization under the Canadian government mandated to produce and distribute films with the intent of addressing national interest and culture within Canada and around the world. The organization was conceived shortly after the National Film Act was passed in 1939. The National Film Act was passed under the direction of British documentary filmmaker John Grierson, and until 1950, the Act stipulated that the NFB be used strictly for the production of wartime propaganda. In 1942, however, an animation department was built around revolutionary animator Norman McLaren, and by 1950, the Act was revised to disengage any government control over the NFB's administration or organization. To this day, the NFB produces documentaries, animated films, full-length films, short features, and informational films from its central office in Ottowa and its technical installations in Montreal. Films are produced in French or English, and the NFB continues to report and screen material through Parliament via the Department of Communications Canada.
  • This organization is a federal public agency of the Canadian government dedicated to producing and distributing films, TV, and digital content to educate and promote Canada while providing resources for such projects to deserving applicants. The Board began in 1939 to give Canada some presence in the film world considering how American films dominated Canadian culture. While the board is well known for its Documentary films and some dramatic features, the Board is most famous internationally for its animation, which has garnered several awards, including Oscars. Its documentaries have received a bit of a boost in recognition after being cited as a key influence on Scottish electronic band Boards of Canada, who even named themselves after the Board. For a sampling of the Film Board's animation genius, see Animation Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada, hosted by Leonard Maltin, and The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival.
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