CMF Joins NFB, Telefilm’s Industry-Defining Presence at Annecy, Powering Canadian Animation on a Global Scale

Ahead of the new initiative Canada Morning, the institutions' top executives detail what lies ahead for the booming Canadian ...
Cartoon Brew

Donald McWilliams — Canadian Animation’s Custodian Of Memory

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: ...
AOL

Preserving the Past and Powering the Future of Canadian Animation: Inside the NFB and Telefilm’s Industry-Leading Support Strategies

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 ...

In 1949, two Canadian animators painted jazz directly onto 35mm film, and the Oscar Peterson Trio’s music became a swirl of colour, rhythm and motion

Canadian artists McLaren and Lambart created Begone Dull Care in 1949. They painted and scratched directly onto film to ...
Morningstar

Canadian Short Animation "After Us" Wins Prestigious Environment Minister's Award at SSFF & ASIA 2026

TOKYO, June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA) 2026, one of Asia's largest Academy Awards®-accredited international short film festivals, today announced the ...
The Daily Star

Bangladeshi-Canadian filmmaker Wahid Ibn Reza’s ‘After Us’ wins three Leo Awards

Bangladeshi-Canadian filmmaker Wahid Ibn Reza has brought international recognition to Bangladesh’s animation industry after ...