The National Film Board of Canada is the main cultural agency, within the portfolio of the Canadian Heritage Department,
of film production and distribution of this country. Is well known as one of
the greatest creative laboratories all around the world, producing and
distributing different, innovative and independent audiovisual projects.
Web page: https://www.nfb.ca/about/
It was created
in 1939 by the canadian parlament. Their objective is “to produce and
distribute and to promote the production and distribution of films designed to
interpret Canada to Canadians and to other nations.”[1]
Furthermore,
its mission can be read in the following: “The National Film Board’s mission is
to provide new perspectives on Canada and the world from Canadian points of
view, perspectives that are not provided by anyone else and that serve Canadian
and global audiences by an imaginative exploration of who we are and what we
may be. We will do this by creating, distributing and engaging audiences with
innovative and distinctive audiovisual works and immersive experiences that
will find their place in classrooms, communities, and cinemas, and on all the
platforms where audiences watch, exchange and network around creative content.”[2]
Its purpose on working is to show people
all around the world that the diversity of the canadian culture has a great
value and makes an important part of the cultural heritage. This agency also works
with stablished filmmakers, such as producers and creators of different regions in Canada, including aboriginal communities.
Their creations involve social-issue
documentaries, animation, and digital content, allowing the canadians to
express their point of view about diverse situations, to the public all around
the world.
The NFB has been changing its mandate over the
years taking into account the new development and constant changes in the
audiovisual market and in the finantial situation. As well as their changes,
the vocabulary has been expanding according to the 21st century. In addition,
its content has been increasing.
Their national and international success
has enhace its excellence of the National Film Board offerings. There are about 13,000 productions and 5,000 winning-awards, which includes 12 Oscars and 14
Screen Awards. Those works are also featured in television, theaters and public
libraries of the country.
All of the productions are accessible to
the canadians: for the ones in the country and the ones outside, as well as for the ones who speak english and french. In case people has no access
to the cinema, they can have easy streaming of the audiovisual projects by
entering the online web page Screening
Room, which is a online place where spectators can watch NFB creations and
Video on Demand channels them through their computers, tablets or mobile phones.
The National Film Board has been a great
influence and help to the schools. Many students all around the world are being benefit from the yearly productions that are posted in CAMPUS, a web site made
fot the education of kids in elementary, primary and high school.
These is why the enterprise is well-
known as one of the most innovative laboratories of the world. Moreover, artist
are leading the group of creative development in products such as documentary,
animation and digital media.
History:
1939: Creation of the NBF: The government
proposed the creation of this agency, to complement the work made by the Government
Motion Picture Bureau.
1950: The Canadian Parlament approved the
National Film Act, in October o that year. This defined the board as an agency
legaly stablished.
1965: Regionalization of NFB activities: The
NFB started regionalizing the english production activities.
1973: Greater assistance for private-sector
filmmakers: The program regionalized the activities in Quebec, today known as Aide au cinéma indépendant.
1978: Contracting-out of sponsored films to
the private sector: The secretary of the state announced that most of the films
made for the government, would be done by the private sector.
1980: NFB Board of Trustees makes changes to
the original mandate: The NFB of Trustees did changes to the mandate with five
new objectives.
- Creation of the Applebaum-Hébert
Committee: Created to study the NFB role.
1984: The National Film and Video Policy
The minister or
Communication, released the National
Film and Video Policy. The NFB become “a world centre of excellence in production
of films and videos” and “a national training and research centre in the art
and technique of film and video.”[3]
2002: NFB Board approves the 2002–2006 Strategic Plan: The NFB of Trustees
approed the new 2002-2006 strategic plan
2009 Launch of the NFB.ca online Screening Room: The NFB technology
changed; the used new technologies to take risks and bond better with the
canadians in every region of the country in innovative ways.
2013: Launch of the 2013–2018 Strategic Plan – Imagine, Engage, Transform:
In may they launched the 2013-2018 Strategic plan. Some of the goals are to
extend the global leadership in terms of creativity and, of course, innovation.
Additionally they want to provide and promote a better relationships with the
canadian and world-wide audience, havng the opportunity to create in a
different way.
The following
are some of the audiovisual products made and distributed by the National Film
Board, found in the official page of the agency. People who are interested can
access the web page and search for documentaries, films and other by their
tittle, author, playlist or channels:
Examples of Film category
- Bob`s birthday (Award winning)
- Cliff Hangers ( Classic movies)
-
The company of strangers ( Fiction)
Bibliography:
Canada, N. F. (n.d.). Explore films. Retrieved October 07, 2016, from https://www.nfb.ca/films/
The National Film Board of Canada: Canada’s public film producer and distributor. (2012). Retrieved October 07, 2016, from http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/home/Introduction. (2015). Retrieved October 07, 2016, from http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/about-the-nfb/the-nfb-today/introduction/
Mission and Highlights. (2015). Retrieved October 07, 2016, from http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/about-the-nfb/organization/mandate/
Barbeau, B. J. (2016). Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil. Retrieved October 07, 2016, from http://screeningroomkingston.com/movie/hieronymus-bosch-touched-by-the-devil/
- Canada School Aula Virtual -. (n.d.). Retrieved October 07, 2016, from http://campuscanada.com.ar/webcampus/
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