SettingsNational Film Board of Canada people
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin, is a Canadian filmmaker of Abenaki descent.
Alanis Obomsawin, is a Canadian filmmaker of Abenaki descent.
Arthur Lamothe
Arthur Lamothe, (born December 7, 1928 in Saint-Mont, France) is a French Canadian film director and film producer.
Arthur Lamothe, (born December 7, 1928 in Saint-Mont, France) is a French Canadian film director and film producer.
Barry Greenwald
Barry Greenwald is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, and co-founder of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus.
Barry Greenwald is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, and co-founder of the Canadian Independent Film Caucus.
Bernard Devlin (director)
Bernard Devlin (September 2, 1923 – 1983) was a Canadian film producer, script writer and director, who played an important role in the development of the National Film Board.
Bernard Devlin (September 2, 1923 – 1983) was a Canadian film producer, script writer and director, who played an important role in the development of the National Film Board.
Bernard Gosselin
Bernard Gosselin (born October 5, 1934 - died March 20, 2006) was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary film director.
Bernard Gosselin (born October 5, 1934 - died March 20, 2006) was a Canadian cinematographer and documentary film director.
Beverly Shaffer
Beverly Shaffer is a filmmaker in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Beverly Shaffer is a filmmaker in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Bill Mason
Bill Mason was an award-winning Canadian naturalist, author, artist, filmmaker, and conservationist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and art as well as his documentaries o...
Bill Mason was an award-winning Canadian naturalist, author, artist, filmmaker, and conservationist, noted primarily for his popular canoeing books, films, and art as well as his documentaries o...
Bonnie Sherr Klein
Bonnie Sherr Klein (born 1 April 1941) is a feminist filmmaker, author, and disability rights activist.
Bonnie Sherr Klein (born 1 April 1941) is a feminist filmmaker, author, and disability rights activist.
Břetislav Pojar
Břetislav Pojar (born October 7, 1923) is a puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films.
Břetislav Pojar (born October 7, 1923) is a puppeteer, animator and director of short and feature films.
Caroline Leaf
Caroline Leaf (born 1946 in Seattle, Washington) is a Canadian-American filmmaker and animator.
Caroline Leaf (born 1946 in Seattle, Washington) is a Canadian-American filmmaker and animator.
Christopher Hinton (animator)
Christopher Hinton (b. 1952) is a Canadian film animator and professor, living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Christopher Hinton (b. 1952) is a Canadian film animator and professor, living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Claude Fournier (filmmaker)
Claude Fournier is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer.
Claude Fournier is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer.
Clément Perron
Clément Perron was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Clément Perron was a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Co Hoedeman
Jacobus Willem (Co) Hoedeman (born August 1, 1940 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-Canadian filmmaker known for his mastery of stop motion animation and technical innovation in films that reveal his clo...
Jacobus Willem (Co) Hoedeman (born August 1, 1940 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-Canadian filmmaker known for his mastery of stop motion animation and technical innovation in films that reveal his clo...
Colin Low (filmmaker)
Colin Archibald Low,, RCA is a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker.
Colin Archibald Low,, RCA is a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker.
Cordell Barker
Cordell Barker is a Canadian animator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Cordell Barker is a Canadian animator based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Cynthia Scott
Cynthia Scott, (b. 1939) RCA, is a film director, producer, screenwriter and editor.
Cynthia Scott, (b. 1939) RCA, is a film director, producer, screenwriter and editor.
Daniel Langlois
Daniel Langlois, OC is the president and founder of the Daniel Langlois Foundation, Ex-Centris, and Media Principia Inc.
Daniel Langlois, OC is the president and founder of the Daniel Langlois Foundation, Ex-Centris, and Media Principia Inc.
Denis Héroux
Denis Héroux, OC (born July 15, 1940, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and producer.
Denis Héroux, OC (born July 15, 1940, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and producer.
Derek Lamb
Derek Lamb (1936–2005) was an animation filmmaker and producer.
Derek Lamb (1936–2005) was an animation filmmaker and producer.
Don Owen (filmmaker)
Don Owen is a Canadian film director, writer and producer.
Don Owen is a Canadian film director, writer and producer.
Donald Brittain
Donald Brittain, O.C. was a film director and producer with the National Film Board of Canada.
Donald Brittain, O.C. was a film director and producer with the National Film Board of Canada.
Eldon Rathburn
Eldon Davis Rathburn (21 April 1916 – 30 August 2008) was a composer from the community of Queenstown, in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Eldon Davis Rathburn (21 April 1916 – 30 August 2008) was a composer from the community of Queenstown, in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Eugene Boyko
Eugene Boyko none to many as "Jeep", he was a Canadian filmmaker who worked with the National Film Board of Canada.
Eugene Boyko none to many as "Jeep", he was a Canadian filmmaker who worked with the National Film Board of Canada.
Evelyn Lambart
Evelyn Lambart (23 July 1914 – 3 April 1999) was a Canadian animator and technical director with the National Film Board of Canada, known for her early collaborations with Norman McLaren a...
Evelyn Lambart (23 July 1914 – 3 April 1999) was a Canadian animator and technical director with the National Film Board of Canada, known for her early collaborations with Norman McLaren a...
Fernand Dansereau
Fernand Dansereau (born April 5, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and film producer.
Fernand Dansereau (born April 5, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and film producer.
George C. Stoney
George C. Stoney is a professor of film and cinema studies at New York University, and a pioneer in the field of documentary film.
George C. Stoney is a professor of film and cinema studies at New York University, and a pioneer in the field of documentary film.
George Dunning
George Garnett Dunning (November 17, 1920 – February 15, 1979) was a Canadian film maker and animator.
George Garnett Dunning (November 17, 1920 – February 15, 1979) was a Canadian film maker and animator.
Georges Dufaux
Georges Dufaux was a Canadian documentary film director and cinematographer.
Georges Dufaux was a Canadian documentary film director and cinematographer.
Gerald Potterton
Gerald Potterton (born March 8, 1931) is a British/Canadian director, producer and animator.
Gerald Potterton (born March 8, 1931) is a British/Canadian director, producer and animator.
Gerry Rogers
Gerry Rogers is a Canadian documentary filmmaker.
Gerry Rogers is a Canadian documentary filmmaker.
Gilles Carle
Gilles Carle, (July 31, 1928 – November 28, 2009) was a French Canadian director, screenwriter and painter.
Gilles Carle, (July 31, 1928 – November 28, 2009) was a French Canadian director, screenwriter and painter.
Gilles Groulx
Gilles Groulx was a Canadian film director.
Gilles Groulx was a Canadian film director.
Grant H. Crabtree
Grant Holland Crabtree was an award-winning cinematographer, director, and photographer who worked during the early years of the Canadian film industry, first for Crawley Films, then for the Nat...
Grant Holland Crabtree was an award-winning cinematographer, director, and photographer who worked during the early years of the Canadian film industry, first for Crawley Films, then for the Nat...
Hugh O'Connor (filmmaker)
The death of Hugh O'Connor occurred on September 20, 1967.
The death of Hugh O'Connor occurred on September 20, 1967.
Jacques Bobet
Jacques Bobet was a French screenwriter who played a key role in the National Film Board of Canada's move into French language filmmaking in Quebec.
Jacques Bobet was a French screenwriter who played a key role in the National Film Board of Canada's move into French language filmmaking in Quebec.
Jacques Drouin
Jacques Drouin (born 1943) is a Canadian animator and director most known for his pinscreen animations.
Jacques Drouin (born 1943) is a Canadian animator and director most known for his pinscreen animations.
Jacques Godbout
Jacques Godbout, CQ is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet.
Jacques Godbout, CQ is a Canadian novelist, essayist, children's writer, journalist, filmmaker and poet.
Jacques Leduc
Jacques Leduc (born November 25, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer.
Jacques Leduc (born November 25, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer.
James Lysyshyn
The Yorkton Film Festival, also known as the Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, is a film festival in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
The Yorkton Film Festival, also known as the Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, is a film festival in Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
Janet Perlman
Janet Perlman is a Canadian animator and children's book author and illustrator whose work includes the short film The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin, which was nominated for an Academy A...
Janet Perlman is a Canadian animator and children's book author and illustrator whose work includes the short film The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin, which was nominated for an Academy A...
Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Jean Pierre Lefebvre (born 17 August 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian filmmaker.
Jean Pierre Lefebvre (born 17 August 1941 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian filmmaker.
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Jean-Claude Labrecque, CM, CQ (born 1938) is a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the Quebec Film Office and the National Film Board of Canada.
Jean-Claude Labrecque, CM, CQ (born 1938) is a director and cinematographer who learned the basics of filmmaking at the Quebec Film Office and the National Film Board of Canada.
Jean-François Pouliot
Jean-François Pouliot (1957 – ) is a Quebec film director.
Jean-François Pouliot (1957 – ) is a Quebec film director.
Jean-Yves Bigras
Jean-Yves Bigras (born May 19, 1919 in Ottawa, Ontario - died August 17, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian film director and film editor, considered a pioneer in Quebec cinema.
Jean-Yves Bigras (born May 19, 1919 in Ottawa, Ontario - died August 17, 1966 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Canadian film director and film editor, considered a pioneer in Quebec cinema.
Joe Koenig
Joe Koenig emigrated to Canada from Germany with his family in 1937, when they fled Nazi Germany.
Joe Koenig emigrated to Canada from Germany with his family in 1937, when they fled Nazi Germany.
John Feeney
John Feeney (August 10, 1922 - December 6, 2006) was a New Zealand-born director of documentary films.
John Feeney (August 10, 1922 - December 6, 2006) was a New Zealand-born director of documentary films.
John N. Smith
John N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
John N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
John Spotton
John Spotton was a Canadian filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada.
John Spotton was a Canadian filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada.
John Weldon (animator)
John Weldon, is a Canadian actor, composer, animator and movie director, known for his National Film Board of Canada animated shorts.
John Weldon, is a Canadian actor, composer, animator and movie director, known for his National Film Board of Canada animated shorts.
Katerina Cizek
Katerina Cizek is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and web creator whose credits include the 2010 web documentary Out My Window, winner of the inaugural IDFA DocLab Award for Digital Storyte...
Katerina Cizek is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and web creator whose credits include the 2010 web documentary Out My Window, winner of the inaugural IDFA DocLab Award for Digital Storyte...
Loc Dao
Loc Dao is the executive producer and "creative technologist" for the National Film Board of Canada's English-language digital studio, located at the Woodward's Building in Vancouver.
Loc Dao is the executive producer and "creative technologist" for the National Film Board of Canada's English-language digital studio, located at the Woodward's Building in Vancouver.
Léonard Forest
Léonard Forest is an Acadian film-maker, poet and essayist.
Léonard Forest is an Acadian film-maker, poet and essayist.
Marcel Carrière
Marcel Carrière is a Canadian film director and sound engineer.
Marcel Carrière is a Canadian film director and sound engineer.
Michael Rubbo
Michael Dattilo Rubbo (born 31 December 1938) is an Australian filmmaker who has written and directed over 50 films in documentary and fiction.
Michael Dattilo Rubbo (born 31 December 1938) is an Australian filmmaker who has written and directed over 50 films in documentary and fiction.
Michel Brault
Michel Brault, OQ (born 25 June 1928, Montreal) is a Quebec cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Michel Brault, OQ (born 25 June 1928, Montreal) is a Quebec cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Michèle Cournoyer
Michèle Cournoyer (born 1943 in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian animator.
Michèle Cournoyer (born 1943 in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian animator.
Mireille Dansereau
Mireille Dansereau is a Canadian director and screenwriter who is known for "emulating the style and approach of her aesthetic role model, John Cassavetes".
Mireille Dansereau is a Canadian director and screenwriter who is known for "emulating the style and approach of her aesthetic role model, John Cassavetes".
Mort Ransen
Mort Ransen is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter, best known for his Genie Award-winning 1995 film Margaret's Museum.
Mort Ransen is a Canadian film and television director and screenwriter, best known for his Genie Award-winning 1995 film Margaret's Museum.
Nilesh Patel (filmmaker)
Nilesh Patel is a Canadian director and producer of films.
Nilesh Patel is a Canadian director and producer of films.
Paul Cowan (filmmaker)
Paul Cowan is a Canadian filmmaker who has spent the bulk of his career with the National Film Board of Canada.
Paul Cowan is a Canadian filmmaker who has spent the bulk of his career with the National Film Board of Canada.
Paul Driessen (animator)
Paul Driessen (born 1940) is a Dutch film director, animator and writer.
Paul Driessen (born 1940) is a Dutch film director, animator and writer.
Paule Baillargeon
Paule Baillargeon is a Quebec actress and film director.
Paule Baillargeon is a Quebec actress and film director.
Peter Pearson (director)
Peter Pearson (born March 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Peter Pearson (born March 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Peter Raymont
Peter Raymont is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker and producer and the president of White Pine Pictures, an independent film, television and new media production company based in Toronto.
Peter Raymont is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker and producer and the president of White Pine Pictures, an independent film, television and new media production company based in Toronto.
Pierre Juneau
Pierre Juneau,, was a Canadian film and broadcast executive, a one-time member of the Canadian Cabinet, the first chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and ...
Pierre Juneau,, was a Canadian film and broadcast executive, a one-time member of the Canadian Cabinet, the first chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and ...
Pierre Patry
Pierre Patry is a film director, cinematographer, producer and artist.
Pierre Patry is a film director, cinematographer, producer and artist.
Pierre Perrault
Pierre Perrault was a Québécois documentary film director.
Pierre Perrault was a Québécois documentary film director.
René Jodoin
René Jodoin is an animation director and producer who founded the French-language animation studio of the National Film Board of Canada.
René Jodoin is an animation director and producer who founded the French-language animation studio of the National Film Board of Canada.
Richard Condie
Richard Condie, is a Canadian animator, film maker and musician living and working in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Richard Condie, is a Canadian animator, film maker and musician living and working in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Robin Spry
Robin Spry (born October 25, 1939 - died March 28, 2005) was a Canadian filmmaker and television producer best known for his documentary film Action: The October Crisis of 1970 about Quebec'...
Robin Spry (born October 25, 1939 - died March 28, 2005) was a Canadian filmmaker and television producer best known for his documentary film Action: The October Crisis of 1970 about Quebec'...
Roman Kroitor
Roman Kroitor (born December 12, 1926 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian filmmaker who is known as an early practitioner of Cinéma vérité, as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandd...
Roman Kroitor (born December 12, 1926 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian filmmaker who is known as an early practitioner of Cinéma vérité, as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandd...
Ron Kelly (filmmaker)
Ron Kelly (born 1929) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Ron Kelly (born 1929) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
Ryan Larkin
Ryan Larkin was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic 1969 Oscar-nominated short Walking and the acclaimed Street Musique.
Ryan Larkin was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic 1969 Oscar-nominated short Walking and the acclaimed Street Musique.
Sheldon Cohen (artist)
Sheldon Cohen is a Montreal-based animator and children's book illustrator whose film animation work includes the National Film Board of Canada productions The Sweater, a 1980 film adaptatio...
Sheldon Cohen is a Montreal-based animator and children's book illustrator whose film animation work includes the National Film Board of Canada productions The Sweater, a 1980 film adaptatio...
Stanley Hawes
Stanley Gilbert Hawes (19 January 1905 – 19 April 1991) was a British-born documentary film producer and director who spent most of his career in Australia, though he commenced his career in Eng...
Stanley Gilbert Hawes (19 January 1905 – 19 April 1991) was a British-born documentary film producer and director who spent most of his career in Australia, though he commenced his career in Eng...
Stuart Legg
Stuart Legg (August 31, 1910, London, England – July 23, 1988, Wiltshire, England) was a documentary film-maker.
Stuart Legg (August 31, 1910, London, England – July 23, 1988, Wiltshire, England) was a documentary film-maker.
Sylvia Hamilton
Sylvia Hamilton is a Nova Scotia filmmaker, and writer whose work focuses on the experience of Black Nova Scotians.
Sylvia Hamilton is a Nova Scotia filmmaker, and writer whose work focuses on the experience of Black Nova Scotians.
Terence Macartney-Filgate
Terence Macartney-Filgate (born 1924 in England, United Kingdom) is a British-Canadian film director who has directed, written, produced or shot more than 100 films in a career spanning more tha...
Terence Macartney-Filgate (born 1924 in England, United Kingdom) is a British-Canadian film director who has directed, written, produced or shot more than 100 films in a career spanning more tha...
Terre Nash
Terre Nash (née Teresa Nash) (born 1949 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian Oscar-winning film director.
Terre Nash (née Teresa Nash) (born 1949 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian Oscar-winning film director.
Theodore Ushev
Theodore Ushev is an animator, graphic designer, illustrator and multimedia artist, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Theodore Ushev is an animator, graphic designer, illustrator and multimedia artist, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tom Daly (filmmaker)
Tom Daly (born April 25, 1918 in Toronto) was a Canadian film director and producer, who was the head of Studio B at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in the 1950s and '60s.
Tom Daly (born April 25, 1918 in Toronto) was a Canadian film director and producer, who was the head of Studio B at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in the 1950s and '60s.
Tony Ianzelo
Tony Ianuzielo, CM, RCA (born June 13, 1935) is a Canadian documentary director and cinematographer.
Tony Ianuzielo, CM, RCA (born June 13, 1935) is a Canadian documentary director and cinematographer.
Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis are Canadian animator.
Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis are Canadian animator.
William D. MacGillivray
William D. MacGillivray (born May 24, 1946 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
William D. MacGillivray (born May 24, 1946 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.
William Greaves
William Greaves (born in New York City, October 8, 1926) is a documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of African-American filmmaking.
William Greaves (born in New York City, October 8, 1926) is a documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of African-American filmmaking.
William Weintraub
William Weintraub, is a Canadian journalist, author, filmmaker and lecturer, best known for his long association with Canada's National Film Board.
William Weintraub, is a Canadian journalist, author, filmmaker and lecturer, best known for his long association with Canada's National Film Board.
Wolf Koenig
Wolf Koenig (born October 17, 1927 in Dresden, Germany) is a Canadian film director, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the NFB.
Wolf Koenig (born October 17, 1927 in Dresden, Germany) is a Canadian film director, producer, animator, cinematographer, and a pioneer in Direct Cinema at the NFB.
Zlatko Grgić
Zlatko Grgić was a Croatian animator who emigrated to Canada in the late 1960s.
Zlatko Grgić was a Croatian animator who emigrated to Canada in the late 1960s.