ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 Published by Strategic Planning and Government Relations P.O. Box 6100, Station Centre-ville , H3C 3H5

Internet: onf-nfb.gc.ca/en E-mail: [email protected]

Cover page: ANGRY INUK, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

© 2017 National Film Board of

ISBN 0-7722-1278-3

2nd Quarter 2017

Printed in Canada TABLE OF CONTENTS

2016–2017 IN NUMBERS

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT FILM COMMISSIONER

FOREWORD

HIGHLIGHTS

1. THE NFB: A CENTRE FOR CREATIVITY AND EXCELLENCE

2. INCLUSION

3. WORKS THAT REACH EVER LARGER AUDIENCES, RAISE QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE

4. AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE

AWARDS AND HONOURS

GOVERNANCE

MANAGEMENT

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES IN 2016–2017

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ANNEX I: THE NFB ACROSS CANADA

ANNEX II: PRODUCTIONS

ANNEX III: PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY ACIC AND FAP

AS THE CROW FLIES Tess Girard August 1, 2017

The Honourable Mélanie Joly Minister of Canadian Heritage Ottawa, Ontario

Minister:

I have the honour of submitting to you, in accordance with the provisions of section 20(1) of the National Film Act, the Annual Report of the National Film Board of Canada for the period ended March 31, 2017.

The report also provides highlights of noteworthy events of this fiscal year.

Yours respectfully,

Claude Joli-Coeur Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada ANTHEM Image from Canada 150 video

6 | 2016-2017 2016–2017 IN NUMBERS

1 VIRTUAL REALITY WORK

2 INSTALLATIONS

2 INTERACTIVE WEBSITES

67 ORIGINAL FILMS AND CO-PRODUCTIONS

74 INDEPENDENT FILM PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY AIDE AU CINÉMA INDÉPENDANT – CANADA (ACIC) AND THE NFB FILMMAKER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FAP)

141 AWARDS AND HONOURS

430 NEW TITLES ADDED TO NFB.CA | ONF.CA

5,248 TELEVISION BROADCASTS IN CANADA

6,020 COMMUNITY, FESTIVAL AND THEATRICAL SCREENINGS

IN NUMBERS | 7 CANADIAN AUDIENCES

7,824 PARTICIPANTS IN MEDIA WORKSHOPS

9,320 PARTICIPANTS IN ONLINE CLASSROOMS

174,949 VIEWS OF INTERACTIVE PRODUCTIONS

230,502 VIEWS OF WALL PROJECTIONS

277,498 VIEWS AT PUBLIC SCREENINGS (Community, Festival and Theatrical) OF NFB FILMS

1,659,374 VIEWS ON NFB.CA | ONF.CA

3,825,853 VIEWS ON ONLINE PARTNER SITES (YouTube, DailyMotion, etc.)

6,198,367 VIEWS IN THE INSTITUTIONAL AND EDUCATION SECTORS

8,471,000 TELEVISION VIEWS

20,652,569 TOTAL ESTIMATED CANADIAN AUDIENCE

8 | 2016-2017 J’AIME LES FILLES (I LIKE GIRLS) Diane Obomsawin

GLOBAL VIEWS ON INTERNET

NFB.CA | ONF.CA 270,400 INSTALLATIONS OF NFB APPS

1,517,246 GLOBAL VIEWS OF INTERACTIVE PRODUCTIONS

2,545,129 GLOBAL VIEWS ON NFB.CA | ONF.CA

6,156,513 GLOBAL VISITS TO NFB.CA | ONF.CA

ONLINE PARTNER SITES

34,689,374 GLOBAL VIEWS ON PARTNER SITES

IN NUMBERS | 9 ANGRY INUK Alethea Arnaquq-Baril MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT FILM COMMISSIONER

For the National Film Board of Canada, 2016–2017 On the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the NFB is was a highly successful year—a year in which highlighting this historic event with several original significant relationships were formed and important projects that illustrate the incredible diversity of commitments were made. Canada from a wide range of perspectives, all with an eye toward cultivating a greater understanding Under its public service mandate, the NFB produces of one another. We have undertaken three major and distributes audiovisual works that tell the stories projects that commemorate the anniversary: a series of Canadians from varied perspectives, reflecting of interactive photo essays entitled Legacies 150; the the country’s diversity and contributing to its free cross-country screening tour Aabiziingwashi collective cultural heritage. We are also committed (#WideAwake): Indigenous Cinema on Tour, to showcasing this collection of works and making which showcases exceptional films by Indigenous it as accessible as possible to audiences in Canada directors; and special online programming called and abroad. The past year was no exception—but it 1 Nation. 4 Lenses, available at NFB.ca. was nevertheless an exceptional year.

NFB studios in cities across the country produced or co-produced more than 70 works in 2016–2017. In their own way, each of these works sparked dialogue, OUR GOAL: a good deal of reflection, and even some gestures of ILLUSTRATE THE reconciliation. Among these titles were acclaimed INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY films such as Angry Inuk by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Gun Runners by Anjali Nayar, The Apology by Tiffany OF CANADA FROM A WIDE Hsiung, and We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice by Alanis Obomsawin. RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES, ALL WITH AN EYE TOWARD NFB productions are made to be seen and seen again. More than 5,000 NFB screenings took place CULTIVATING A GREATER in libraries and community spaces over the past UNDERSTANDING OF ONE year, leading to countless vital conversations, and reinforcing our strong presence across the country. ANOTHER. In addition, NFB films enjoyed half a dozen theatrical engagements as well as screenings at some of the top festivals in Canada and around the world. Driven by the desire to be present in spaces where Many of our films garnered prestigious awards, and viewers don’t expect to find us, the NFB has also 2016–2017 saw us more than double the number of pursued important partnerships with major public prizes won to 143, compared to 66 the previous year— institutions, including museums. Whether it be our an achievement worth celebrating. This record year partnership with the Canadian Museum of Nature is a testament not only to the quality of our works on the interactive installation Beyond Ice, with the but also to their relevance. Major awards this year Montréal Space for Life Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium include two from the Annecy International on the fulldome film Kyma, or with the Pointe-à- Film Festival: the Cristal for best short film, awarded Callière museum on the immersive experience to Franck Dion’s Une tête disparaît (The Head A Day on the Franchère Bridge, our partners count Vanishes), and the Jury Prize for best short film, given on us to develop innovative works that appear in new to ’s Vaysha l’aveugle (Blind Vaysha), locales, explore novel creative spaces, and reach which also earned an Oscar nomination. Also notable new audiences. is the Audience Award presented at the Hot Docs festival to Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s Angry Inuk. These are just a few of many examples.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT FILM COMMISSIONER | 11 All of these projects support the goal of maintaining NFB has a unique opportunity to redefine what it our level of excellence and leadership in creation and means to be a public-media organization that puts innovation. Innovation remains everybody’s business digital first. In light of this, I was delighted that the at the NFB, as we continue a process of institutional Minister of Canadian Heritage asked the NFB to join transformation that aims to foster a dynamic and a group of expert advisors discussing the topic of flexible work environment at every level of the Canadian content in a digital world. organization—a place where collaboration, creativity, and synergy between teams and production studios In closing, as Chair of the NFB’s Board of Trustees, can thrive. To this end, the NFB is guided by an I would like to express my deep appreciation for action plan with priorities, and for the first time, the valuable contributions of several members who with the support of employees, we have constructed left the Board in 2016–2017. The leadership of Mary- a clear vision for the future. It is centred on 15 Lynn Charlton (who, in a very rare feat, served three principles that will be implemented over the course terms), Cheryl Ashton, Janet Hueglin Hartwick and of the coming year, through a process overseen by Louis Puddister allowed the NFB to undertake an various teams and an interdisciplinary committee. essential reform of its governance and to pave the way for change, with the government set to name five new members to our Board. I extend my deepest thanks to them for their determined efforts in this THE ORGANIZATIONAL regard. TRANSFORMATION ALSO The coming year promises to be just as rich as the previous one as the NFB continues on its path, and INCLUDES MAKING A LOUD we remain firmly committed to reinventing ourselves AND CLEAR COMMITMENT in the service of better telling the country’s stories. TO GENDER PARITY.

This process of organizational transformation also includes making a loud and clear commitment to gender parity by establishing measurable and transparent objectives, namely: by 2019, half of our productions will be directed by women and half of our total production budget will be committed to projects directed by women. In March 2017, we took this initiative even further, announcing our commitment to having 50 percent of all key creative positions filled by women by 2020—a decision that has inspired other major public institutions to move forward on gender equality as well. In this same spirit of inclusion, we decided to provide staff with diversity training and training in Indigenous cultural competency, to create an environment that’s open to new talent, new approaches and new points of view.

With the relocation of our Edmonton and offices complete, we are now planning the move of our Montreal headquarters, slated for 2018. Our new offices will better favour collaboration in order to respond to the needs of artists and audiences, particularly when it comes to accessing the latest technology and spaces for creating and viewing work, allowing us to reach the public in new ways.

We also reach and inspire audiences by providing NFB content on a variety of digital platforms. When it was launched in 2009, our online screening space at NFB.ca was unique, but it now requires reinvestment CLAUDE JOLI-COEUR in order to remain the main portal through which we connect and interact with members of the general public. In 2016–2017, the NFB fundamentally rethought its online distribution strategy for the years ahead, particularly with respect to social Government Film Commissioner and media and mobile devices. We are aware that the Chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada

12 | 2016-2017 GUN RUNNERS Anjali Nayar

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT FILM COMMISSIONER | 13 FOREWORD The NFB’s achievements in the 2016–2017 fiscal year were carried out in the context of the imple- mentation of its 2013–2018 Strategic Plan and grouped around the following objectives:

1 THE NFB: A CENTRE FOR CREATIVITY AND EXCELLENCE • Productions • Creation and innovation • Emerging talent

2 INCLUSION • Reconciliation with Indigenous people • Leadership in matters of diversity and inclusion • Moving towards parity • Diversity of cultural expression • Multiculturalism, equity and inclusion • Official languages

3 WORKS THAT REACH EVER LARGER AUDIENCES, RAISE QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE • Audience overview • Canadian content at home and abroad • Digital success • An increased presence in communities • Rising to the challenges of education in the 21st century

4 AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE • NFB office relocations • Collaboration and synergy • Modernizing systems and infrastructure • Compliance

For a more detailed look at the NFB’s achievements in 2016–2017, see the NFB’s 2016–2017 Departmental Results Report at www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/drr2016–2017.

FOREWORD | 15 HIGHLIGHTS

LOREMSEANCES IPSUM PorehenGuy Maddin, dandis Evan in Johnson, conetur Galen Johnson 16 | 2015-2016 1 THE NFB: A CENTRE FOR CREATIVITY AND EXCELLENCE

2016–2017 saw the production of a total of PRODUCTIONS 73 works: 67 original films, 2 websites, AS CANADA’S PUBLIC PRODUCER, THE NFB HAS 2 interactive installations, 1 virtual reality A MANDATE TO PRODUCE AUDIOVISUAL WORKS film, and 1 game. THAT REFLECT THE REALITIES, EXPERIENCES, AND 49% of these works were directed by PERSPECTIVES OF CANADIANS. filmmakers who were Indigenous or came from

cultural or minority-language communities. In studios across Canada, the NFB works with some of the most talented filmmakers and creators in the Emerging filmmakers directed 49% of the country—whether emerging, in mid-career, or well works produced last year. established—to produce distinctive and innovative works that are acclaimed for their excellence, 74 films benefited from the NFB’s Filmmaker creativity and social impact. Assistance Program (FAP) and the Aide au

cinéma indépendant – Canada (ACIC) program. Emerging from a unique, supportive process driven by the need to give different cultural and Indigenous 44% of works were directed by women. communities a greater voice, to discover new talent, and to support the participation of women in 43% of funds allotted went to productions audiovisual production, these vital works highlight directed by women. the NFB brand and resonate with Canadians.

49% of the awards won were for works directed or created by women.

CREATION if not impossible, to produce in the private sector. Over the past year, the NFB continued to push the AND INNOVATION boundaries of innovation in narrative form, taking The National Film Board of Canada is known around advantage of artistic techniques and leading-edge the world for its artistic excellence and its tradition technologies developed within our organization. of innovation. The NFB is both a studio and a lab This innovative approach, which has inspired and for creative experimentation, where new methods informed the NFB since 1939, is abundantly present of storytelling are developed. It offers communities in all of its production centres and productions, of creators a unique environment in which they be they documentary, animation, interactive can take the artistic and technical risks needed to works, short-form or feature-length films, museum create bold audiovisual works relevant to Canadian installations, or immersive experiences seen on a society, and to tell stories that would be difficult, planetarium dome or in virtual or augmented reality.

HIGHLIGHTS | 17 HEDGEHOG’S HOME Eva Cvijanović

AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION • De Sherbrooke à Brooks (From Sherbrooke to Brooks) is Roger Parent’s first feature The NFB had a particularly productive year, marked documentary. It tells the stories of French- by a remarkable number of highly original projects. speaking African refugees who travel the (A complete list can be found online in Annex II of migration corridor from Quebec to Alberta, this report.) The following list offers an overview of torn between their dreams and the harsh notable works released by NFB studios in 2016–2017. constraints of reality.

Documentaries • In We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice, • Conceived of and produced as part of French the 49th film by Alanis Obomsawin, the Program’s Filmmaker in Residence program, distinguished documentarian focuses 24 Davids, by director Céline Baril, takes us her lens on the legal saga that pitted the on a journey across three continents that Assembly of and the Child started with a simple yet whimsical premise: and Caring Society of Canada against the to hear from the Davids of the world. This federal government from 2007 to 2016, in a epic poetic and political experiment plumbs case critical to the well-being of Indigenous the depths of the universe and the challenges children and the future of their cultures. The of living with each other, offering a bracing film premiered at the Toronto International cinematic experience. It will be launched Film Festival (TIFF) and has screened all over in 2017–2018. Canada. It was described as “a masterpiece” by TIFF senior programmer Steve Gravestock. • Un journaliste au front (Freelancer on the Front Lines), from director Santiago • Directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Angry Bertolino, profiles Canadian freelance Inuk shows how inaccurate information journalist Jesse Rosenfeld, who reports on from the international anti-seal-hunt lobby the Middle East. The documentary follows threatens the survival of Inuit communities him as he bears witness to the complexities in Canada and elsewhere. Part exposé, part of the region, taking a look at how the role personal documentary, and part portrait of of journalists has evolved in a new era of a community, the film clearly and precisely instant information and social media. The documents the history of the anti-sealing film had its world premiere at the Montreal movement, the damaging impact it has had International Documentary Festival (RIDM). on Inuit communities, and the ways in which Inuit people are fighting back.

18 | 2016-2017 • The film premiered at the Hot Docs festival Animation and won a number of major awards, including the TIFF Canada’s Top Ten People’s Choice • In J’aime les filles (I Like Girls), by Quebec Award. animation filmmaker Diane Obomsawin, four women speak candidly about their first loves. • The Apology, directed by Tiffany Hsiung, For each, their moment of sexual awakening follows the personal journeys of three corresponds with a realization about their “comfort women” who were among the personal identities: that they are attracted 200,000 teenage girls and young adult to women. The film had its world premiere at women kidnapped and forced into sexual the Ottawa International Animation Festival, slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during where it won the Nelvana Grand Prize for the Second World War. The film premiered Independent Short Animation. at the Hot Docs festival, with “Grandma Gil” (one of the three women profiled in the film) • The animated feature : The in attendance, before playing theatrically Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming, in Canada and screening in 66 cinemas in by , tells the story of a South Korea. young Canadian poet who undertakes an astonishing journey of discovery—discovery • The Grasslands Project, by filmmaker Scott of herself, her family, her love, history, and Parker, is a series of 10 short films exploring the essence of poetry. Voiced by actors the history and present-day reality of nine Sandra Oh, Don McKellar, Nancy Kwan and small communities in southern Alberta , among others, the and Saskatchewan. The project falls within film uses an impressive array of animation the NFB’s long tradition of community- styles to cast a nuanced, mischievous look based . The films played to at the bridges we build to bring cultures and packed houses in these nine small Prairie generations together. Window Horses was the communities between May 6 and May 14. first NFB animated feature to screen at the Nearly every resident turned up for these Annecy International Animation Film Festival highly emotional screenings. in 20 years. It won several honours and was included in TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten list. It has screened in more than 40 cities around the world.

• Hedgehog’s Home is a heartwarming universal fable for both old and young about the pleasures of home. This remarkable animated film by Eva Cvijanović was inspired by the beloved story by Branko Ćopić, a writer from the former Yugoslavia. The film had its world premiere at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival.

HIGHLIGHTS | 19 Short films for social media “This new collaboration with Google is part of the NFB’s strategic goal of forging partnerships • The Naked Island series is a collection of 14 with global leaders in creation and innovation to super-short animated films made by some of explore new forms of digital storytelling and engage the best animators in the country. Framed audiences everywhere in immersive experiences as public service alerts for a new era, these that break new ground in form and content,” said works marry the arts of animation and Claude Joli-Coeur, Government Film Commissioner advertising to provoke self-reflection through and NFB Chairperson. satire and dissent. The series has had more than a million views on social media. The NFB has also hosted a number of creative labs designed to enhance opportunities for • Mon pays, c’est l’hiver, by Nika Khanjani collaboration with creators from different cultural Rosadiuk, celebrates Canadian diversity backgrounds and prestigious partners in Canada while exploring the country’s landscapes and and internationally. Labs held over the past year helping new Canadians understand winter in include the following: their new land. The video has been viewed more than half a million times on Facebook. • The Déranger lab brought together seven young francophone multi-disciplinary artists Interactive and immersive works from Inuit and First Nations communities. and virtual reality Over the course of five consecutive days they created three prototype works that were • Created by Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson, presented to the public and representatives the interactive installation Seances is an from major cultural organizations, innovative homage to lost films. This unique including the Montreal Museum of Fine project, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Arts, the McCord Museum, the Musée d’art Festival, was one of only 10 from around the contemporain de Montréal, the Quartier des world selected for Tribeca Storyscapes 2016, spectacles, Montreal Space for Life, APTN, a program/contest that highlights projects Wapikoni Mobile, Vidéographe, Creos, and that make innovative use of new technologies Chromatic. and interactive storytelling. • In partnership with the Ford Foundation • Last year saw the launch of Cut-Off, an and the Canadian Film Centre, the NFB immersive 360-degree virtual reality (VR) organized Open Immersive. This eight-day experience in which viewers find themselves virtual reality (VR) lab brought together six in the First Nations community of Shoal Indigenous artists from Canada and six Black Lake 40—which does not have safe drinking artists from the southern over water—during the historic visit by Prime a period of eight days, to design prototypes Minister Justin Trudeau. Cut-Off was for new works. produced through a partnership between the NFB, Vice Media, the Canadian Film Centre, • The NFB organized ONF XP (NFB XP), and Occupied VR, and was shown at the a private, all-female workshop on the International Film Festival (VIFF). challenges of creation in virtual and mixed reality. The 48-hour-long hackathon brought • The NFB is making immersive VR together women from the worlds of cinema, experiences more accessible by offering video games, and multi-disciplinary creation. the award-winning interactive documentary The participants were invited to talk, as a reinvented VR experience called collaborate, and create work on the theme Bear 71 VR, available for free on Chrome. of displacement. The resulting work was Originally launched in 2012, Bear 71 is a shown at the Phi Centre and as part of the VR multi-user online experience that takes SALON during the MUTEK festival. the point of view of a grizzly bear known as “Bear 71” by the park rangers who follow her movements. Created in collaboration with Google’s Chrome and VR teams, the IDFA DocLab, and Sound and Vision, Bear 71 VR was shown by the NFB as a VR installation at the IDFA DocLab and by Google at the 2017 Sundance Festival’s New Frontier VR Bar.

20 | 2016-2017 BEAR 71 Jeremy Mendes, Leanne Allison

TRADITIONAL AND • In 2016–2017, the Ontario Federation of NON-TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) and the NFB’s Institutional Program developed a Launched in February 2016 with a focus on partnership to develop, finance, produce, and experimenting with new ways of creating works, the distribute a project in five stages, with the Institutional Program has established agreements goal of delivering seven short films, seven with new partners and enriched the programming workshops for young Indigenous people in of events such as the 150th anniversary of urban centres, a 52-minute film, educational Confederation, the 375th anniversary of the resources, and virtual reality short films founding of Montreal, and the 50th anniversary of made for classroom use. Expo 67. The unit’s goal is to reach new audiences in public spaces located in renowned regional and • During the final quarter of 2016–2017, at national institutions, and to generate new sources the IMERSA Summit in Denver, the NFB of financing. These projects make use of different presented a teaser of Kyma, Power of technologies—such as domes, giant screens, and Waves, an innovative experience designed holographic projection—and materials (including for fulldome projection. Directed by ice) to tell new stories and create novel experiences. Philippe Baylaucq and produced by the NFB in partnership with the Rio Tinto Alcan • The innovative Ocean School program, a Planetarium at Space for Life, this allegorical partnership between 360-degree tale featuring musicians and and the NFB, was funded by the federal acrobats explores the ways in which the government, through Fisheries and Oceans universe is made up of waves. The project Canada, and the Government of Nova Scotia, launched on May 9, 2017, at the Rio Tinto through the Department of Education and Alcan Planetarium. Early Childhood Development. Aimed at children between the ages of 11 and 15, • In honour of the 50th anniversary of Expo 67, the project draws on the university’s vast the NFB will be presenting Expo 67 Live, an experience in oceanography and education, immersive story told through monumental as well as the NFB’s knowledge of audiovisual projections depicting some of the highlights production and learning techniques, to of Montreal’s world’s fair. It will take place create experiences that are complete and September 18 to 30, 2017, in the Place des fascinating, and that make use of the latest Arts Esplanade, in the heart of Montreal’s technology. This is a pilot project that aims to Quartier des spectacles entertainment cultivate an awareness of the importance of district. Radio-Canada is a top-tier media protecting oceans and arouse interest in the partner for the project. sciences in general among young people. It will launch in spring 2018.

HIGHLIGHTS | 21 ONF XP (NFB XP) Martin Viau and Celine Tricart help a participant with a VR helmet

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION • In addition, it has continued to explore the many possibilities available using the ACES (Academy Color Encoding System) workflow. The NFB has implemented the audiovisual Tests have shown this technology produces component of its 2016–2020 Technology Plan, higher-quality images, affirming that this is which aims to place innovation at the service of the image of the future that will be used in production, accessibility, asset management, and new NFB productions. the preservation of audiovisual content.

The NFB is committed to preserving its rich • The second quarter of the year was marked collection of works at the highest possible level by the development and launch of a new, of quality, ensuring their accessibility both in the standardized portal to access the NFB’s present day and for generations to come, on the media-management resources. This new screens of the future. MAM portal allows NFB users to more quickly find, see, and share multimedia content. The organization has worked to integrate completely digital production workflows and has deployed a These steps are critical to the complete integration number of significant efforts in order to improve of workflow processes and to completely mastering the management of media assets, with the aim assets, data, and the technology hosting them. of enhancing the fluidity of audiovisual content throughout the process of production, post- Efficient management of our audiovisual assets production, and release. allows us to better collaborate with our partners, to share content during production and distribution, to deliver on time, and to preserve our collections while • The organization has undertaken critical generating additional revenue. initiatives in order to offer digital content in the UHD/4K format on its digital platforms and through its distribution partners.

• The NFB has also worked on creating a standardized format for dome and VR productions, in order to increase opportunities for screening and marketing them.

22 | 2016-2017 Partnerships EMERGING TALENT • During the second quarter of fiscal SUPPORTING EMERGING TALENT IS CRITICAL TO 2016–2017, the NFB signed a three-year memorandum of understanding with CRIM.1 ENSURING THE FUTURE OF CANADA’S FILM INDUSTRY. The agreement will see the NFB use its In 2016–2017, the NFB’s work with emerging expertise to help CRIM make 300 new titles filmmakers from across Canada accounted for accessible to people with visual impairments, 49% of the films it produced. These films included 2 by using described video technology with a successes such as Angry Inuk, by Alethea Arnaquq- synthesized voice. Baril, The Apology, by Tiffany Hsiung, Un journaliste au front (Freelancer on the Front Lines), by Santiago • In 2016–2017, the NFB and Radio-Canada Bertolino, De Sherbrooke à Brooks (From Sherbrooke signed a co-operation agreement covering to Brooks), by Roger Parent, and the animated film a number of areas, including digitization Hedgehog’s Home, by Eva Cvijanović. of material on film, 360-degree video captioning for virtual and augmented reality, In addition to producing films directed by these an open channel of communication between talented filmmakers and animators, the NFB carried NFB R&D and Radio-Canada’s engineering out several initiatives aimed at discovering emerging department, and technical aspects of the two Canadian filmmakers and launching their careers. organizations’ relocations. • The NFB completed production of the The NFB continues to play a pathfinding role for documentaries Partie de moi, by André Roy, the Canadian public in the current vast media and La dernière clé, by Julien Capraro. Both landscape. NFB experts participated in a number of directors were winners of the ninth edition of events recognizing their expertise. the Tremplin competition. Organized by the NFB in collaboration with Radio-Canada, the competition is open to emerging francophone • In September 2016, the NFB was called on to filmmakers living outside Quebec. The share its expertise in creation and innovation winning directors are from Acadie and as part of the Canadian Content in a Digital British Columbia; their documentaries aired World consultations held by the Minister of on Radio-Canada on March 31, 2017. Canadian Heritage in Vancouver. • The 11th edition of the Hothouse • Over the last year, the NFB has been an apprenticeship program for emerging active presence on the technical side of animators brought together participants from production and post-production with the across the country. Over a 12-week period, Montreal section of the Society of Motion they worked with mentors to direct a short Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). animated film on the theme “Found Sound This allows the NFB to be at the forefront 2.0.” The resulting one-minute films can of trends and standards in the audiovisual be seen for free at NFB.ca | ONF.ca: Fyoog, industry while developing links and by Curtis Horsburgh (Victoria), U.F.O., by partnering with industry players. Rhayne Vermette (Winnipeg), Mindfork, by Catherine Dubeau (Montreal), Pumpers, by Pascaline Lefebvre (Montreal), Him, by Lorna Kirk (Halifax), and Little Big Bang, by Duncan Major (St. John’s).

• South Korean-born filmmaker kimura byol- nathalie lemoine was chosen for the third Regard sur Montréal residency, enabling her to work on the writing, directing, post- production and distribution of her short film Projet Montréal #6261 during 2017. Valued at $65,000, this residency is offered jointly by the Conseil des arts de Montréal, SODEC and the NFB, in collaboration with Les Films de l’Autre.

1 Centre de recherche informatique de Montréal – an IT applied research centre. 2 “Described video” includes audio that describes the visual content, allowing people with visual impairments to enjoy the production more fully.

HIGHLIGHTS | 23 2 INCLUSION

• During the last quarter of the 2016–2017 RECONCILIATION WITH fiscal year, NFB staff received training in INDIGENOUS PEOPLE Indigenous cultural competency, provided through a partnership between the Ontario Over the course of the last year, the NFB has Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres implemented initiatives designed to create larger (OFIFC) and the NFB’s Institutional Program. audiences for Indigenous stories and perspectives. The training was one component of the NFB’s commitment to respond to the Truth • The organization has worked on a complete and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to index of works in our unique collection that action—specifically with respect to educating were made by Indigenous people. public servants in the federal, provincial, and territorial governments on the history and • A selection of films from our lived reality of Indigenous people. Indigenous collection (280 films produced since 1968) has been put together for a cross-Canada tour featuring free screenings and special events, called Aabiziingwashi (Wide Awake): Indigenous Cinema on Tour.

• The NFB has produced a number of works with Indigenous filmmakers and artists, offering a unique view of Canada. These include this river, by Katherena Vermette and Erika MacPherson, We Can’t Make the Same Mistake Twice, by Alanis Obomsawin, and Angry Inuk, by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril. Also worth noting is the Déranger lab, which brought together seven young multi- disciplinary francophone artists from Inuit and First Nations communities.

WE CAN’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE Alanis Obomsawin

24 | 2016-2017 ONF XP (NFB XP) Karen Vanderborght, Karen Palmer and their working group

• Angry Inuk, by director Alethea Arnaquq- LEADERSHIP IN MATTERS OF Baril, won 10 awards in Canada, including the DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Audience Award at Hot Docs.

MOVING TOWARDS PARITY • Gulîstan, terre de roses (Gulîstan, Land of Roses), directed by Zaynê Akyol, won “We urgently need to take action today if we want eight awards in Canada and internationally, to make a difference tomorrow. It is high time for including best feature-length film at the women in the film industry to have the invaluable Milan Film Festival. place they deserve. Parity must become a reality for filmmakers as well as for women working in • Window Horses: The Poetic Persian key creative positions. Our commitment to parity Epiphany of Rosie Ming, by Ann Marie includes a commitment to cultural diversity: we Fleming, distinguished itself with eight are committed to ensuring an inclusive place for all awards in Canada and abroad, including women.” — Claude Joli-Coeur the award for Best Canadian Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival.

44% OF NFB WORKS • J’aime les filles (I Like Girls), directed by WERE DIRECTED BY WOMEN Diane Obomsawin, was honoured with five awards in Canada, including the Guy-L.- Coté prize for best Canadian animated film 49% OF AWARDS GIVEN TO NFB FILMS at the Sommets du cinéma d’animation de WERE WORKS DIRECTED BY WOMEN Montréal.

• The Apology, from filmmaker Tiffany In keeping with the NFB’s historic commitment to Hsiung, won four awards in Canada and gender parity in production, the organization has internationally, including the Cinéphile prize established itself as a leader in Canadian women’s at the Busan International Film Festival in cinema, with several of the year’s most notable South Korea. films directed by women. These titles include the following:

HIGHLIGHTS | 25 DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION Official languages

Multiculturalism, equity and inclusion • The NFB presented two 2016–2018 action The NFB pursues its activities in a manner that plans on the implementation of Article 41, ensures Canada’s diversity is represented not only Part VII of the Official Languages Act, to in its productions but also in its workforce. The ensure both official languages flourish within NFB also remains committed to making sure staff the organization and to enhance the vitality feel respected and encouraged to contribute to the of minority-language communities in the rich fabric of the organization through their own country. distinctive skills and respective cultures. • During the second quarter, the NFB was one of the partners in a regional study of • 49% of works completed in 2016–2017 were by Canadian productions by the Quebec English- filmmakers from cultural, minority-language Language Production Council (QEPC). This and Indigenous communities. study puts into perspective the statistics on productions by directors from official- • In response to recommendations from the language minority communities. Canadian Human Rights Commission, the NFB presented its Employment Equity Plan • Participating for the 12th consecutive year to all employees, with the aim of increasing in the Rendez-vous de la Francophonie— representation of designated groups at the which celebrates the French language and NFB and accentuating the importance of its many forms of cultural expression, from diversity, both within the organization and in sea to sea—the NFB held a total of 224 film its productions. screenings, in every Canadian province and territory, in partnership with numerous • In the same spirit, NFB managers and other organizations that responded to a call for employees were offered training to help them groups to organize these screenings in their raise their awareness, place greater value on community. The NFB offered communities diversity and reduce unconscious biases in three different programs for a general the workplace. audience. The first was a nod to the 150th anniversary of Confederation, with a look at our shared history; the second looked at family heritage and the new social markers of identity that come with immigration; and the third was aimed at young viewers. A complementary selection was also made available online at NFB.ca.

DE SHERBROOKE À BROOKS (FROM SHERBROOKE TO BROOKS) Roger Parent

26 | 2016-2017 3 WORKS THAT REACH EVER LARGER AUDIENCES, RAISE QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE

The huge technological advances and new digital strategies of the past few years have transformed the CANADIAN CONTENT audiovisual industry worldwide. They have redefined AT HOME AND ABROAD industry infrastructure, audience relationships MILLIONS OF VIEWS IN CANADA AND (through changing viewer habits and expectations), INTERNATIONALLY business models and the competitive environment. Increasingly, users are consuming content on demand, in the format and on the platform of their • NFB works saw an extraordinary increase in choice. global views—a rise of 15% over the previous year—across all platforms. AUDIENCE OVERVIEW • This increase is largely the result of the record growth in its online audience, which amounts to a 68% overall increase and a 32% In keeping with its mandate as a public distributor increase in Canada. of Canadian content, the NFB has made efforts to increase access to the works in its collection, making them more available to citizens in Canada and COMPELLING ONLINE CANADIAN CONTENT elsewhere through its various distribution channels. Responding to evolving media-consumption habits, • The NFB again increased its online offerings, the organization has solidified its presence in by more than 10% this year, with 430 varied new digital-media spaces while putting in place new titles appealing to audiences and new strategies, such as producing works designed available for free at NFB.ca | ONF.ca. specifically for social media and pursuing an overall Additional content was made available for renewal of its digital distribution platforms. The subscribers to the CAMPUS platform aimed NFB has continued to develop relationships with a at the education and institutional sectors wide array of online partners in order to maximize (schools, universities, colleges, libraries, etc.). the reach and effectiveness of its initiatives. The institution continues to build relationships with audiences, offering content adapted to their needs and promoting dialogue on topics that are important to them.

54 MILLION 39 MILLION 8.5 MILLION 6.2 MILLION VIEWS VIEWS IN CANADA AND THE VIEWS ON THE VIEWS OF NFB FILMS ON IN THE EDUCATION AND REST OF THE WORLD INTERNET CANADIAN TELEVISION INSTITUTIONAL SECTORS

HIGHLIGHTS | 27 NAKED ISLAND – SIMULATED LIFE Malcolm Sutherland

• The video Mon pays, c’est l’hiver, by Nika DIGITAL SUCCESS Khanjani Rosadiuk, was seen more than GROWTH OF ONLINE AUDIENCES 500,000 times on Facebook and provoked many comments from users, who shared their • The NFB had an excellent year, marked by own stories and perspectives. the record growth of its online audience, an increase from 23 million views worldwide in 2015–2016 to 39 million views in 2016–2017. GROWTH OF SOCIAL MEDIA This growth comes primarily from views on YouTube, one of our partner sites (an increase • The NFB continues to transform itself by of 84%), and on Facebook. having a significant footprint in the digital space. The organization is continuing its efforts to reach Canadian and foreign DIGITAL FIRST audiences and forge close bonds with them through social media. The NFB is investing in • In response to the growing consumption short-form projects created specifically for of content on social media, the NFB has social media and designed to be shared. sought to reach Canadian and international audiences using these platforms. The organization is continuing to develop its NFB WORKS IN NEW FORMATS collaborations with online partners, including YouTube and Facebook. • Two promising partnerships, with Firefly Books and Happy Worker, will give new life Several notable productions were presented online, to famed NFB characters through books and to very positive public and industry response: toys. These agreements aim to diversify the NFB’s audience while creating a new level of • The 14 short Naked Island videos were seen engagement. The first three books will be more than a million times in Canada and had published in 2017. two million views in the rest of the world. This was the first production in the history of the NFB to be launched on Facebook.

• The animated film Vaysha l’aveugle (Blind Vaysha), which was nominated for an Oscar, was made available free online at NFB.ca and on Facebook a week before the Oscars ceremony. The film had 1,500 shares and more than 300,000 views in Canada on Facebook.

3,724 FILMS AVAILABLE FREE 1,423 ADDITIONAL TITLES ONE MILLION ENGAGEMENTS PER YEAR ONLINE AT NFB.CA | ONF.CA OFFERED ON CAMPUS FOR THE ON FACEBOOK 1,982 in English (53%) EDUCATION SECTOR (likes, shares, comments, etc.) 1,742 in French (47%) 875 titles in English 548 titles in French

28 | 2016-2017 AN INCREASED PRESENCE CELEBRATING CANADA’S 150TH ANNIVERSARY IN COMMUNITIES The NFB is marking the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation with three large-scale CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL SCREENINGS national projects highlighting the richness and In 2016–2017, NFB works saw success in Canadian variety of Canadian perspectives. and foreign communities—including some very distant ones. • Aabiziingwashi (Wide Awake): Indigenous Cinema on Tour: This cross-Canada free • One of the biggest successes in Canada screening series features exceptional works was the documentary Theater of Life by by Indigenous filmmakers, produced by the Peter Svatek, which was screened in nine NFB. Canadian cities. The film is about celebrity chef Massimo Bottura’s extraordinary soup • 1 Nation. 4 Lenses: This special program, kitchen, which fed disadvantaged people available online as of February 2017, brings with leftovers from restaurants during the together new releases and NFB classics that 2015 Milan world’s fair; the film created reveal Canada as a land of rich imagery, momentum to bring together food banks and history, and possibilities—a vast and diverse food producers in a shared effort to feed country of spectacular beauty. people in need while reducing waste. • Legacies 150: A series of 13 interactive photo-

essays in which Canadians from a variety of

backgrounds reflect on our collective journey

as a nation, the heritage that has been 6,020 COMMUNITY, FESTIVAL AND passed down to us, and what we want to leave THEATRICAL SCREENINGS to future generations.

• Among the biggest successes abroad was the award-winning documentary Gulîstan, terre de roses (Gulîstan, Land of Roses), by Zaynê Akyol. The film, which features women fighting for their land against ISIS, the armed Islamic State group, screened theatrically in on the occasion of International Women’s Day. For its part, the documentary The Apology, by director Tiffany Hsiung, opened in 66 South Korean cinemas.

UN JOURNALISTE AU FRONT (FREELANCER ON THE FRONT LINES) Santiago Bertolino

HIGHLIGHTS | 29 RISING TO THE CHALLENGES OF LEARNING COMMUNITIES EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY The NFB is pursuing its engagement with the Canadian educational community by participating in AN EXCITING NEW EDUCATIONAL OFFERING various educational events and offering compelling In 2016–2017, the NFB worked on plans for an all- experiences to Canadian students and teachers new digital educational offering aimed not only across the country. at students and teachers but at Canadians as a whole. Through an innovative educational approach • In partnership with eight organizations in that combines stimulating and easily accessible Canada (including a major Quebec school interactive resources with an integrated learning board) and abroad, the NFB has organized community, learners will be invited to reflect on offline media production workshops that the social issues of the day, to develop a critical have drawn 7,824 participants and also perspective, and to create media content of their delivered 300 hours of online learning. own that is both striking and relevant, in the spirit of creativity at the NFB. • 9,320 Canadian students and educators participated in the four virtual classrooms held in 2016–2017: The Faith Project, Visages • Building on the success of its offline de la foi, Capitalism vs. the Climate and media production workshops, the NFB will Concussions in Youth Sports. soon be launching Media School. This learning platform will be focused on digital storytelling and the creation of animation and documentary. A unique offering, it will allow users to create or co-create media content for students and other audiences and will also allow them to share projects, thoughts, and best practices with others interested in creating media.

• The NFB is developing learning bundles and stand-alone interactive courses with 20-to- 40 hours of content in each unit, including various films, lessons, infographics, and interactive narratives. The content will be organized in accordance with the NFB’s principal themes, such as diversity, Indigenous people, and the environment.

30 | 2016-2017 CAMPUS, A POWERFUL TEACHING TOOL FOR THE 21ST-CENTURY CLASSROOM

HIGHLIGHTS | 31 4 AN ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE

The NFB has pursued its organizational transformation with the aim of creating a workplace that encourages COLLABORATION AND SYNERGY creativity, innovation, synergy and collaboration. The • One of the major organizational events of institution has carried out several initiatives to this the year was the arrival of René Bourdages, end, focusing on the skills and active engagement the new Director General, Creation and of its employees. Innovation. His contributions will allow the NFB to push its creative leadership on the national and international scenes even NFB OFFICE RELOCATIONS further and breathe life into a long-term Work related to the moves of NFB offices went well. vision for programming that encourages They involved the teams from planning, operations synergy and the production of innovative management and human resources. projects. • NFB staff participated in an employee- • In order to coordinate activities and ensure engagement survey whose goal was to a smooth transition, a plan to manage measure three key indicators: the employee- the transition and engage employees was experience index, the management-quality developed for the Montreal, Toronto and index, and organizational health. The Edmonton offices. results allowed the NFB to develop effective strategies to create a work environment • The NFB successfully completed the Toronto that promotes employee engagement, which and Edmonton office moves, in compliance will be implemented during the next fiscal with government standards. The spaces year. The hard work of the project team, were very favourably received by their new which included both union and management occupants. partners, led to an 85% response rate.

• Plans for structural work, layout and design • The NFB held a three-day reflection and for the Montreal headquarters in the Quartier consultation workshop in September 2016. des spectacles entertainment district were During this workshop, called In It Together: completed during the third quarter and Designing Our Future, a sample group of 80 presented to employees, who reacted with employees, managers and members of the enthusiasm. The project is currently in the senior management team at the NFB were construction phase and is on track to be asked to reflect on the organization’s past completed on time and on budget. and present. Together, they emerged with a shared vision for the NFB of the future—one that values collaboration. That vision, which is laid out in 15 statements, has had a very positive reception. A steering team made up of employees from all departments developed a strategy to implement all 15 statements in the coming year.

32 | 2016-2017 IN IT TOGETHER: DESIGNING OUR FUTURE WORKSHOP Laval, September 27-29, 2016

• NFB managers were offered training sessions modernizing the infrastructure supporting on collaborative approaches, with a view to the NFB’s core mandate. It notably includes clarifying their role in the NFB of the future, the necessary investment for major projects and to create collaborative leadership that such as the renewal and modernization of can serve this new culture. systems, the development of Web platforms and moving NFB offices. • As part of the ongoing implementation of its 2016–2020 Technology Plan, the NFB pursued the deployment of collaborative technology that encourages mobility and productivity COMPLIANCE among work teams within the organization. • In compliance with the new Policy on Results, These tools were first tested by employees which came into effect in July 2016, the at the Toronto and Edmonton offices. This NFB has begun to put into place the new strategy will facilitate their deployment performance-measurement framework, throughout the organization in the coming program inventory, and information profiles years. on the results of each of the programs. Implementation will be completed by MODERNIZING SYSTEMS November 1, 2017. AND INFRASTRUCTURE • As part of its commitment to comply with record-keeping directives, the NFB launched the final phase of the implementation of the • The NFB secured financing through the Eureka project, to inventory all records of Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat to put operational value and institute the process financial management and SAP tools in place, of conserving those records. The work is in order to comply with the Comptroller well underway, and should be completed General of Canada’s Financial Management throughout the organization during the next Transformation (FMT). fiscal year. • The organization has deployed the new automated Phoenix pay system, which has had a significant effect on work methods related to pay. In order to honour its obligations to its employees during the deployment period, the NFB was obliged to make provisions that required additional human and financial resources.

• To complete all of its major projects, the NFB presented its 2017–2022 Investment Plan, which classifies investment over the next five years into projects, assets, and services acquired as part of the 2016–2020 Technology Plan. The plan is organized around six key initiatives that focus on

HIGHLIGHTS | 33 AWARDS AND HONOURS

IN 2016–2017, THE NFB RECEIVED 141 AWARDS— MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR—WITH 67 AWARDS IN CANADA AND 74 ABROAD. THE ANIMATED FILM VAYSHA L’AVEUGLE (BLIND VAYSHA) WON A RECORD 28 AWARDS, FOLLOWED BY UNE TÊTE DISPARAÎT (THE HEAD VANISHES), WITH 14 AWARDS, AND ANGRY INUK, WITH 11.

Eight honours and tributes were also garnered by NFB representatives for their outstanding contributions to film. These include the 2016 Prix Albert-Tessier, Quebec’s highest distinction in cinema, awarded to Alanis Obomsawin, Canada’s most acclaimed Indigenous filmmaker, in recognition of her lengthy career and contribution to Quebec cinema. The NFB’s leadership in producing films by women was highlighted with the Please Adjust Your Set Award, received by Government Film Commissioner and NFB Chairperson Claude Joli-Coeur, and the Finalé Artistic Achievement Award, received by filmmaker . Lastly, Michèle Cournoyer, a leading figure in Canadian and Quebec animation and a key NFB filmmaker, received a 2017 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts in recognition of her exceptional career.

THEODORE USHEV WINNER OF THE JURY AWARD FOR HIS SHORT FILM VAYSHA L’AVEUGLE (BLIND VAYSHA) AT ANNECY 2017 G. Piel/CITIA

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UNE TÊTE DISPARAÎT (THE HEAD VANISHES) Franck Dion

ABBREVIATIONS C.: CREATOR(S) D.: DIRECTOR(S) P.: PRODUCER(S)

18 FUGITIVES, LES / Canadian Documentary Promotion Award People’s Choice Award Hot Docs Canadian International Zonta Film Festival WANTED 18, THE Documentary Festival Kitchener, Canada Toronto, Canada November 10, 2016 May 8, 2016 D. PAUL COWAN, AMER SHOMALI Magnus Isacsson Award P. SAED ANDONI (DAR FILMS), DOMINIQUE Vimeo On Demand Audience Award Montreal International Documentary Festival BARNEAUD (BELLOTA FILMS), NATHALIE Hot Docs Canadian International Montreal, Canada Documentary Festival November 20, 2016 CLOUTIER (NFB), INA FICHMAN (INTUITIVE Toronto, Canada PICTURES II INC.), COLETTE LOUMÈDE May 8, 2016 Women Inmates Award (NFB) Montreal International Documentary Festival Best Feature – Canadian Award Montreal, Canada Cercle d’or for best documentary Annual Dreamspeakers/International Aboriginal November 20, 2016 Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke Cultural, Artistic and Film Festival Sherbrooke, Canada Edmonton, Canada People’s Choice Award April 10, 2016 September 26, 2016 Canada’s Top 10 Toronto, Canada Alanis Obomsawin Best Documentary Award January 22, 2017 ANGRY INUK / imagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival INUK EN COLÈRE Toronto, Canada Social Justice Award For Documentary Film October 23, 2016 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Santa Barbara, United States Audience Award February 11, 2017 D. ALETHEA ARNAQUQ-BARIL imagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival P. ALETHEA ARNAQUQ-BARIL (UNIKKAAT Toronto, Canada Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian STUDIOS INC.), DAVID CHRISTENSEN October 23, 2016 Documentary (NFB), DANIEL CROSS (EYESTEELFILM Available Light Film Festival INC.), BOB MOORE (EYESTEELFILM INC.), Whitehorse, Canada BONNIE THOMPSON (NFB) February 12, 2017

36 | 2016-2017 APOLOGY, THE CAFÉTÉRIA / CAFETERIA DANS LES EAUX PROFONDES / IN DEEP WATERS D. TIFFANY HSIUNG D. FRANCINE HÉBERT P. ANITA LEE P. MARYSE CHAPDELAINE, DOMINIC D. SARAH VAN DEN BOOM DESJARDINS P. JULIE ROY (NFB), RICHARD VAN DEN Busan Cinephile Award BOOM (PAPY3D PRODUCTIONS), SARAH Busan International Film Festival Prix du public Radio-Canada VAN DEN BOOM (PAPY3D PRODUCTIONS) Busan, South Korea Éloize Awards October 15, 2016 Moncton, Canada Spirit Award: Experimental Animation May 8, 2016 Best of Festival Brooklyn Film Festival Zonta Film Festival Brooklyn, United States Kitchener, Canada : June 12, 2016 November 10, 2016 SUNDANCE EDITION Special Jury Mention Audience Award (APPLICATION) Festival BD6Né Cork Film Festival Paris, France Cork, Ireland June 16, 2016 November 20, 2016 D. VINCENT MCCURLEY P. ICFT UNESCO Special Mention Award DIALOGUE(S) International Film Festival of India Online Film & Video — VR: Gaming, Interactive, Goa, India or Real-time (Branded) November 28, 2016 D. PHILIPPE DAVID GAGNÉ Webby Awards New York, United States P. CLAUDIA CHABOT (BANDE SONIMAGE), AUTOS PORTRAITS / May 16, 2016 COLETTE LOUMÈDE (NFB), DENIS MCCREADY (NFB) CARFACE Mobile Entertainment DIGI Awards Cineground Award Toronto, Canada Gala Prend ça court D. CLAUDE CLOUTIER November 10, 2016 Montreal, Canada P. RENÉ CHÉNIER, JULIE ROY February 28, 2017 CHEMIN ROUGE, LE / Animation Yorkton Film Festival RED PATH, THE GULÎSTAN, TERRE DE ROSES / Yorkton, Canada GULÎSTAN, LAND OF ROSES May 29, 2016 D. THÉRÈSE OTTAWA BLUEFIN P. JOHANNE BERGERON, D. ZAYNÊ AKYOL COLETTE LOUMÈDE P. MEHMET AKTAS (MITOSFILM), NATHALIE CLOUTIER (NFB), FANNY Multicultural Award DREW (PÉRIPHÉRIA PRODUCTIONS D. JOHN HOPKINS Yorkton Film Festival INC.), COLETTE LOUMÈDE (NFB), YANICK P. ANNETTE CLARKE, RAVIDA DIN, Yorkton, Canada LÉTOURNEAU (PÉRIPHÉRIA PRODUCTIONS PAUL MCNEILL May 29, 2016 INC.), SARAH MANNERING (PÉRIPHÉRIA PRODUCTIONS INC.), DENIS MCCREADY Best Atlantic Filmmaker Award CODA (NFB) Lunenburg Docfest Lunenburg, Canada September 26, 2016 Doc Alliance Selection Award D. DENIS POULIN, MARTINE ÉPOQUE Doc Alliance Films Wildlife Award P. RENÉ CHÉNIER (NFB), MARC CÔTÉ (FAKE Locarno, Switzerland International Ocean Film Festival STUDIO), DENIS POULIN, MARTINE ÉPOQUE August 8, 2016 San Francisco, United States March 12, 2017 Best Animation Film Best Feature Film Fiver International Dancefilm Competition Milano Film Festival Logroño, Spain Milan, Italy January 2, 2017 August 18, 2016

AWARDS AND HONOURS | 37 Audience Award HEDGEHOG’S HOME J’AIME LES FILLES / EBS International Documentary Festival Seoul, South Korea I LIKE GIRLS August 28, 2016 D. EVA CVIJANOVIĆ Spirit Award P. VANJA ANDRIJEVIC (BONOBOSTUDIO), D. DIANE OBOMSAWIN EBS International Documentary Festival MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA (NFB), JELENA P. MARC BERTRAND, JULIE ROY Seoul, South Korea POPOVIC (NFB) August 28, 2016 Nelvana Grand Prize for Independent Short Special Mention Short Film Animation Best Documentary (ex aequo with Shadow World Berlin International Film Festival Ottawa International Animation Festival by Johan Grimonprez) Berlin, Germany Ottawa, Canada Valladolid International Film Festival February 19, 2017 September 25, 2016 Valladolid, Spain October 29, 2016 Best Canadian Short Film IF I WAS GOD... GIRAF International Festival of Independent Best New Talent From Québec/Canada Animation Montreal International Documentary Festival Calgary, Canada Montreal, Canada D. CORDELL BARKER November 27, 2016 November 20, 2016 P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN, Guy-L. Coté Award for Best Canadian Circulo Amerindiano Award MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA Animated Film Diritti a Todi, Human Rights International Film Sommets du cinéma d’animation Festival Grand Prize for Short Film Montreal, Canada Todi, Italy Anima Mundi November 27, 2016 January 28, 2017 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 6, 2016 Best Animated Short (ex aequo with Blind Jury Award – Feature Film (ex aequo with The Vaysha by Theodore Ushev) Digital Leader by Adrian V. Eagle) Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois Diritti a Todi, Human Rights International Film INVISIBLE WORLD Montreal, Canada Festival (WEBSITE) March 4, 2017 Todi, Italy January 28, 2017 Prix du jury enfants C. TYLER ENFIELD, GALEN SCORER Festival international du film pour enfants HADWIN’S JUDGEMENT P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN, DANA (FIFEM) DANSEREAU, BONNIE THOMPSON Montreal, Canada March 6, 2017 D. SASHA SNOW Best Digital or Interactive Project Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association J’AIME LES PATATES / P. DAVID ALLEN (PASSION PLANET), (AMPIA) GEORGE CHIGNELL (PASSION PLANET), Calgary, Canada I LOVE POTATOES (GAME) DAVID CHRISTENSEN (NFB), TRACEY May 7, 2016 FRIESEN (NFB), YVES MA (NFB), RON MANN, ANDREW RUHEMANN (PASSION Best Director (Drama under 30 minutes) C. VALI FUGULIN PLANET), ELIZABETH YAKE (TRUE WEST Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association P. JULIEN BARNOIN (MINORITY), FILMS) (AMPIA) CATHERINE BAINBRIDGE (MINORITY), Calgary, Canada May 7, 2016 VANDER CABALLERO (MINORITY), Audience Award (ex aequo with Bientôt dans vos CHRISTINA FON (MINORITY), TALI assiettes! (de gré ou de force…) by Paul Moreira) Best Original Musical Score GOLDSTEIN (MINORITY), LINDA LUDWICK Festival de films de Portneuf sur (Drama under 30 minutes) (MINORITY), (NFB), l’environnement Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association ERNEST WEBB (MINORITY) Saint-Casimir, Canada (AMPIA) April 30, 2016 Calgary, Canada Grand prix Numix Innovation May 7, 2016 Grand Prize NUMIX Awards Festival de films de Portneuf sur Montreal, Canada l’environnement May 5, 2016 Saint-Casimir, Canada April 30, 2016 Award of Excellence For Best Interactive Content – Commitment and Community Youth Media Alliance Montreal, Canada May 17, 2016

38 | 2016-2017 GULÎSTAN, TERRE DE ROSES (GULÎSTAN, LAND OF ROSES) Zaynê Akyol

Best Digital Initiative – Gold Medal LIMIT IS THE SKY MARCHE À SUIVRE, LA / Digital Publishing Awards Toronto, Canada GUIDELINES June 9, 2016 D. JULIA IVANOVA Best Original Interactive Production P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN, BONNIE D. JEAN-FRANÇOIS CAISSY Produced for Digital Media THOMPSON P. JOHANNE BERGERON, COLETTE Canadian Screen Awards LOUMÈDE Toronto, Canada Multimedia Award March 12, 2017 Petroleum History Society Best Editing: Public Affairs or Documentary Calgary, Canada Feature JUSQU’ICI / March 29, 2017 Gémeaux Awards (WEBSITE) Montreal, Canada MAMIE September 18, 2016

C. VINCENT MORISSET MEMENTO MORI D. JANICE NADEAU P. VOYELLE ACKER (FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS), CÉCILE DEYON (FRANCE P. MARC BERTRAND (NFB), CORINNE TÉLÉVISIONS), BORIS RAZON (FRANCE DESTOMBES (FOLIMAGE STUDIO), D. NIOBE THOMPSON TÉLÉVISIONS), HUGUES SWEENEY (NFB) JULIE ROY (NFB) P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN (NFB), ROSIE DRANSFELD (ID: PRODUCTIONS INC.), Online Video – General: Virtual Reality: Gaming, Best Animated Film BONNIE THOMPSON (NFB) Interactive or Real-Time Avanca Film Festival Avanca, Portugal Webby Awards Best Documentary Feature New York, United States July 31, 2016 Cinequest Film & VR Festival May 16, 2016 San Jose, United States Special Jury Mention March 12, 2017 People’s Voice Winner In Web: Netart Tricky Women International Women’s Animated Webby Awards Film Festival New York, United States Vienna, May 16, 2016 March 19, 2017

Web: NetArt Webby Awards New York, United States May 16, 2016

AWARDS AND HONOURS | 39 THEATER OF LIFE Peter Svatek

MOBILIZE NAKED ISLAND – WE DRINK ONDES ET SILENCE / TOO MUCH QUIET ZONE D. CAROLINE MONNET P. ANITA LEE D. CHRIS LAVIS, MACIEK SZCZERBOWSKI D. DAVID BRYANT, KARL LEMIEUX P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL P. JULIE ROY Experimental MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIC Yorkton Film Festival Best Documentary Short Yorkton, Canada Trou du diable Award Festival international du film d’environnement May 2, 2016 Gala Prend ça court Paris, France Montreal, Canada April 12, 2016 Best Work – Art and Experimentation February 28, 2017 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois Grand Jury Prize – Best Animated Film Montreal, Canada VIS Vienna Independent Shorts March 4, 2017 NUL POISSON OÙ ALLER / Vienna, Austria NO FISH WHERE TO GO May 31, 2016 MY HEART ATTACK Special Mention L’Alternativa/International Festival of D. NICOLA LEMAY, JANICE NADEAU Independent Films D. SHELDON COHEN P. MARC BERTRAND, RENÉ CHÉNIER Barcelona, Spain P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, DAVID VERRALL, November 20, 2016 RODDY MCMANUS, JELENA POPOVIC, International Grand Prix MARCY PAGE International Animation Film Festival Tindirindis Best Short Film (ex aequo with I Made You, I Kill Vilnius, Lithuania You by Alexandru Petru Badelita) Best Animated Short November 26, 2016 Rencontres internationales sciences et cinémas Cleveland International Film Festival de Marcheille Cleveland, United States Marcheille, France April 9, 2017 November 26, 2016

40 | 2016-2017 OSCAR AMINA PROFILE, THE Imaginaria – International Animated Film Festival Conversano, Italy August 27, 2016 D. MARIE-JOSÉE SAINT-PIERRE D. SOPHIE DERASPE P. MARC BERTRAND (NFB), JOCELYNE P. NATHALIE CLOUTIER (NFB), ISABELLE UniFrance Award PERRIER (MJSTP FILMS INC.), JULIE COUTURE (ESPERAMOS FILMS), HUGO Festival Off-Courts ROY (NFB), MARIE-JOSÉE SAINT-PIERRE LATULIPPE (ESPERAMOS FILMS), Trouville-sur-mer, France (MJSTP FILMS INC.) COLETTE LOUMÈDE (NFB), MICHEL ST-CYR September 10, 2016 (ESPERAMOS FILMS), GUY VILLENEUVE Best Direction Audience Choice Program A Award (ESPERAMOS FILMS) Festival international du film d’animation New York City Short Film Festival de Paris New York, United States Best Documentary: Society Paris, France November 5, 2016 Gémeaux Awards September 18, 2016 Montreal, Canada September 18, 2016 Animation Award OUÏGHOURS, PRISONNIERS Festival du film court de l’Isle Adam DE L’ABSURDE / UYGHURS, Best Work in the Lifelong Learning Category Isle-Adam, France PRISONERS OF THE ABSURD International Educational Program Contest October 2, 2016 Prize Tokyo, Japan Grand Prize for Music November 2, 2016 (awarded to composer Pierre Caillet) D. PATRICIO HENRÍQUEZ International Sound & Film Music Festival P. PATRICIO HENRÍQUEZ (MACUMBA Grand Prix Japan Prize Rovinj, MÉDIA II INC.), COLETTE LOUMÈDE (NFB), International Educational Program Contest October 26, 2016 MICHELLE SHEPHARD Japan Prize Tokyo, Japan Best Animation Short November 2, 2016 New York City Short Film Festival Best Documentary New York, United States Video Librarian November 5, 2016 Poulsbo, United States SEXE POUR BLASÉS / January 1, 2017 Best Screenplay SEXY LAUNDRY Multivision International Festival St. Petersburg, Russia PHOTOGRAPHE INCONNU, November 20, 2016 LE / UNKNOWN D. IZABELA PLUCINSKA PHOTOGRAPHER, THE P. MARC BERTRAND (NFB), ROBERT KERN Jury Special Mention (CLAY TRACES GBR), IZABELA PLUCINSKA Festival séquence court-métrage (VIRTUAL REALITY PRODUCTION) Toulouse, France (CLAY TRACES GBR), PAULINA RATAJCZAK November 27, 2016 (LAS SZTUKI FOUNDATION), JULIE ROY C. CLAUDINE MATTE, LOÏC SUTY (NFB) Best Canadian Screenplay Award P. MARC BEAUDET (TURBULENT Whistler Film Festival Audience Award Whistler, Canada MÉDIAS INC.), BENOÎT BEAUSÉJOUR Animator International Animation Festival December 4, 2016 (TURBULENT MÉDIAS INC.), CLAIRE Poznan, Poland BUFFET (TURBULENT MÉDIAS INC.), July 14, 2016 Audience Award HUGUES SWEENEY (NFB), LOUIS-RICHARD Festival Tous Courts TREMBLAY (NFB) Aix-en-Provence, France TÊTE DISPARAÎT, UNE / December 6, 2016 People’s Voice Winner In Online Video — HEAD VANISHES, THE General: Virtual Reality: Gaming, Interactive or Grand Jury Award Festival Les Nuits Magiques Real-Time Bègles, France Webby Awards D. FRANCK DION December 11, 2016 New York, United States P. FRANCK DION (PAPY3D PRODUCTIONS), May 16, 2016 JULIE ROY (NFB), RICHARD VAN DEN BOOM Short Film Award: Best Film (PAPY3D PRODUCTIONS) Miami International Film Festival PROFIL AMINA , LE / Miami, United States March 12, 2017 Cristal d’Annecy for Best Short Film Annecy International Animated Film Festival Special Jury Award Annecy, France Festival international du cinéma d’animation June 18, 2016 Meknès, Morocco March 22, 2017 Best Short Film

AWARDS AND HONOURS | 41 THEATER OF LIFE UNIVERSE WITHIN: Cartoon Network Award for Best Narrative Short Animation DIGITAL LIVES IN THE GLOBAL Ottawa International Animation Festival (WEBSITE) Ottawa, Canada D. PETER SVATEK September 25, 2016 P. ANNETTE CLARKE (NFB), JOSETTE GAUTHIER (TRIPLEX FILMS), PHOEBE C. Animation (Gold Plaque) GREENBERG (PHI FILMS), PENNY Chicago International Film Festival P. SILVA BASMAJIAN, GERRY FLAHIVE, MANCUSO (PHI FILMS), PETER SVATEK Chicago, United States ANITA LEE, DAVID OPPENHEIM (TRIPLEX FILMS) September 27, 2016 Online Video: Best Use of Interactive Video Belle-Idée Audience Award Tokyo Gohan Award 2016 Webby Awards Animatou International Film Festival – Donostia New York, United States Geneva, Switzerland San Sebastian, Spain May 16, 2016 October 14, 2016 September 24, 2016 Audience Award Best Canadian Feature VAYSHA L’AVEUGLE / Courant 3D Planet in Focus International Environmental Angoulême, France Film & Video Festival BLIND VAYSHA October 15, 2016 Toronto, Canada October 23, 2016 D. THEODORE USHEV Professional Jury Special Mention Courant 3D THIS RIVER P. MARC BERTRAND, JULIE ROY Angoulême, France October 15, 2016 Jury Award Annecy International Animation Film Festival Student Award D. ERIKA MACPHERSON, Annecy, France Courant 3D KATHERENA VERMETTE June 18, 2016 Angoulême, France P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN, ALICIA SMITH October 15, 2016 Junior Jury Award for a Short Film Coup de cœur Jury Award Annecy International Animation Film Festival Special Mention for the Best Short Film in the First Peoples’ Festival (Land InSights) Annecy, France International Competition Montreal, Canada June 18, 2016 Festival du nouveau cinéma August 9, 2016 Montreal, Canada Silver Pegasus October 16, 2016 Best Short Documentary Animator International Animation Festival Canadian Screen Awards Poznan, Poland Jury Prize – Bucheon University President’s Toronto, Canada July 14, 2016 Prize – Short Film March 12, 2017 Bucheon International Animation Festival Gryphon Award Generator +18 (Animation) Bucheon, Korea Giffoni Film Festival October 25, 2016 TRAQUE INTERDITE / Giffoni, Italy DO NOT TRACK (WEBSITE) July 24, 2016 Best Script Anima Mundi Trophy ABCA “O Kaiser” To The Best Animator Rio de Janeiro, Brazil São Paulo International Short Film Festival November 6, 2016 C. BRETT GAYLOR São Paulo, Brazil P. ALEXANDRE BRACHET (UPIAN), September 2, 2016 Best Screenplay Award MARGAUX MISSIKA (UPIAN), HUGUES Rencontres internationales du cinéma SWEENEY (NFB), LOUIS-RICHARD Honorary Award of Baden d’animation TREMBLAY (NFB), GREGORY TROWBRIDGE Fantoche International Animation Film Festival Wissembourg, France Baden, Switzerland (UPIAN), MARIANNE LÉVY-LEBLOND November 22, 2016 September 11, 2016 (ARTE FRANCE), CHRISTIANE MIETHGE (BR) Audience Award, Animation Competition Canadian Film Institute Award for Best Festival séquence court-métrage Peabody Award — Web Category Canadian Animation Toulouse, France Peabody Awards Competition Ottawa International Animation Festival November 27, 2016 New York, United States Ottawa, Canada May 21, 2016 September 25, 2016 Best Animated Short for ages 12 and up Children’s Film Festival Seattle Seattle, United States February 11, 2017

42 | 2016-2017 VAYSHA L’AVEUGLE (BLIND VAYSHA) Theodore Ushev

Best Short Animation Best Animated Short WINDOW HORSES: Victoria Film Festival Canadian Screen Awards Victoria, Canada Toronto, Canada THE POETIC PERSIAN February 12, 2017 March 12, 2017 EPIPHANY OF ROSIE MING Jury’s Favourite Best Youth Short Film Award Gala Prend ça court Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay D. ANN MARIE FLEMING Montreal, Canada Chicoutimi, Canada February 28, 2017 March 19, 2017 P. ANN MARIE FLEMING (STICKGIRL PRODUCTIONS), SHIRLEY VERCRUYSSE Telefilm Canada Prize (ex aequo withLa Voce by Audience Award (NFB), MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA (NFB), David Uloth) Monstra | Lisbon Animated Film Festival SANDRA OH (STICKGIRL PRODUCTIONS) Gala Prend ça court Lisbon, Portugal Montreal, Canada March 26, 2017 Audience Award February 28, 2017 Animasyros – International Animation Festival and Forum Best Short Animation (ex aequo with J’aime les WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU... , filles/I Love Girls by Diane Obomsawin) September 26, 2016 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois Montreal, Canada D. EVA COLMERS, HEIDI JANZ Best BC Film Award March 4, 2017 P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN, Vancouver International Film Festival BONNIE THOMPSON Vancouver, Canada Audience Award for Best Short Film October 14, 2016 Anima Cartoon and Animated Film Festival Best Director Brussels, Belgium Best Canadian Film March 5, 2017 (Non-Fiction under 30 minutes) Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association Vancouver International Film Festival (AMPIA) Vancouver, Canada Creative Revelation Award October 14, 2016 Anima Cartoon and Animated Film Festival Calgary, Canada Brussels, Belgium May 7, 2016 March 5, 2017

AWARDS AND HONOURS | 43 Jury Prize – Feature Film INDIVIDUAL AWARDS ALANIS OBOMSAWIN Bucheon International Animation Festival Bucheon, Korea AND HONOURS Albert-Tessier Award October 25, 2016 Les Prix du Québec Quebec City, Canada Centennial Best Canadian Film or Video Award ALETHEA ARNAQUQ-BARIL November 4, 2016 Reel Asian International Film Festival Toronto, Canada DOC Vanguard Award Technicolor Clyde Gilmour Award November 19, 2016 DOC Institute Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Toronto, Canada Toronto, Canada AnimaFICX Award for Best Animated Film December 1, 2016 January 10, 2017 Gijón International Film Festival Gijón, Spain November 26, 2016 MARTINE CHARTRAND SANDRA OH

Jury Honourable Mention Homage Award, CIRTEF (Conseil international Birks Diamond Tribute to the Year’s Monstra | Lisbon Animated Film Festival des radios et télévisions d’expression française) Women in Film Lisbon, Portugal Vues d’Afrique / Journées du cinéma africain et Toronto International Film Festival March 26, 2017 créole Toronto, Canada Montreal, Canada September 18, 2016 April 24, 2016

MINA SHUM MICHÈLE COURNOYER Finalé Artistic Achievement Award Governor General’s Award In Visual And Media Arts Women in Film + Television Spotlight Awards Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts Vancouver, Canada Ottawa, Canada June 20, 2016 March 1, 2017

ANN MARIE FLEMING

Birks Diamond Tribute to the Year’s Women in Film Toronto International Film Festival Toronto, Canada September 18, 2016

CLAUDE JOLI-COEUR

Please Adjust Your Set Award Women in Film + Television Spotlight Awards Vancouver, Canada June 20, 2016

44 | 2016-2017 WINDOW HORSES: THE POETIC PERSIAN EPIPHANY OF ROSIE MING Ann Marie Fleming

AWARDS AND HONOURS | 45 DÉRANGER Michèle Bélanger, Caroline Monnet

46 | 2016-2017 GOVERNANCE

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA COMPRISES EIGHT MEMBERS AND IS CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT FILM COMMISSIONER. SIX MEMBERS REPRESENT THE CANADIAN POPULATION, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TELEFILM CANADA IS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER.

CLAUDE JANET HUEGLIN JOLI-COEUR HARTWICK

Government Film Commissioner President and Chairperson Soilleirich Communications Group Hamilton, Ontario (until January 29, 2017) CAROLLE BRABANT LOUIS PUDDISTER Ex-officio member Executive Director Telefilm Canada Management Consultant Montreal, Quebec NL Strategies St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (until June 22, 2017) CHERYL ASHTON VACANT SEATS

General Manager Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers Four vacancies as at March 31, 2017 Winnipeg, Manitoba (until October 11, 2016) MARIE-CLAUDE MENTOR MARY-LYNN CHARLTON Secretary to the Board (since March 1, 2017) Founder and President Martin Charlton Communications Regina, Saskatchewan SOPHIE (until February 2, 2017) DE CHAMPLAIN

ANITA A. PATIL Secretary to the Board HUBERMAN (until March 1, 2017)

CEO Surrey Board of Trade Surrey, British Columbia (until June 20, 2018)

GOVERNANCE | 47 OPEN IMMERSIVE: A VIRTUAL REALITY CREATIVE DOC LAB, in partnership with the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab and JustFilms/Ford Foundation. Nine-day residency to explore immersive VR storytelling with a diverse group of 12 creators from Canada and the U.S. Toronto, October 2016.

48 | 2016-2017 MANAGEMENT

CLAUDE FRANÇOIS JOLI-COEUR TREMBLAY

Government Film Commissioner Director General and Chairperson Institutional, Legal and Human Resources Services

LUISA FRATE JÉRÔME DUFOUR Director General Finance, Operations and Technology Director General Distribution, Communications and Marketing

RENÉ BOURDAGES

Director General Creation and Innovation (since September 1, 2016)

MANAGEMENT | 49 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

LOREM IPSUM Porehen dandis in conetur 50 | 2016-2017 AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION

NFB PRODUCTIONS CO-PRODUCTIONS TOTAL ORIGINAL FILMS

ANIMATION

Short 27 3 30

Feature 1 1

DOCUMENTARY

Short 17 4 21

Medium-length 2 2

Feature 9 4 13

TOTAL 55 12 67

INTERACTIVE WORKS

Websites 2 2

Public installations 2 2

Games 1 1

Virtual reality 1 1

TOTAL 4 2 6

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES | 51 FILMS FROM THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR THAT RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM THE NFB

Aide au cinéma indépendant Canada (ACIC – French Program) 45

Filmmaker Assistance Program (FAP – English Program) 29

TOTAL 74

AWARDS

Canadian awards 67

International awards 74

TOTAL 141

PPRODUCTIONS AVAILABLE AT NFB.CA | ONF.CA AS AT MARCH 31, 2017

Films in French 1,742

Films in English 1,982

Trailers and clips in French 631

Trailers and clips in English 1,059

TOTAL 5,414

INTERACTIVE WEBSITES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AS 114 AT MARCH 31, 2017

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC 20 AS AT MARCH 31, 2017

52 | 2016-2017 DIGITAL ASSETS PRODUCED THROUGH THE DIGITIZATION PLAN

TITLES DIGITIZED AS TITLES DIGITIZED IN TITLES DIGITIZED AS AT MARCH 31, 2016 2016–2017 AT MARCH 31, 2017

Digital source master – image 5,986 1,258 7,244

Digital master – image produced from film source 1,381 315 1,696

Digital master – image produced from video source 1,973 554 2,527 (MMMV)

Digital source master – sound 2,969 607 3,576

Digital master – sound 2,976 1,084 4,060

Mezzanine files 9,589 3,563 13,152

Productions in MPEG 2 format for distribution on DVD 7,236 123 7,359

Production excerpts, trailers, interviews for the Web 5,941 2,478 8,419

Complete productions for the Web: streaming, 84,685 10,837 95,522 transactional mode and mobile devices

Productions for 2D/3D digital cinema 1,919 367 2,286

Stock shots for NFB ARCHIVES 12,791 915 13,706

Other digital elements (upon request, customized 45,649 4,721 50,370 deliverables)

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES | 53 REVENUES

CANADA – REVENUES BY MARKET 2016–2017 ($) 2015–2016 ($) Television and pre-sale 340,586 296,197 Institutional and educational 1,173,220 1,105,651 Home video 168,040 197,827 Theatrical 81,861 16,512

Stock shots 286,655 290,022

TOTAL CANADA 2,050,362 1,906,209

INTERNATIONAL – REVENUES BY MARKET 2016–2017 ($) 2015–2016 ($) Television and pre-sale 216,966 348,637 Institutional and educational 200,114 231,654 Home video 159,261 248,153 Theatrical 46,637 28,760

Stock shots 165,630 198,568

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL 788,608 1,055,772

CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL – REVENUES BY MARKET 2016–2017 ($) 2015–2016 ($) Television and pre-sale 557,552 644,834 Institutional and educational 1,373,333 1,337,305 Home video 327,302 445,980 Theatrical 128,498 45,272

Stock shots 452,285 488,590

TOTAL 2,838,970 2,961,981

REVENUES BY TERRITORY 2016–2017 ($) 2015–2016 ($) Canada 2,050,362 1,906,209 United States and Latin America 376,931 547,111 278,214 354,043 Asia/Pacific 68,346 117,897

Other3 65,117 36,721

TOTAL 2,838,970 2,961,981

3 Other international sales

54 | 2016-2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND DEPARTMENTAL NET FINANCIAL POSITION

STATEMENT OF CHANGE IN DEPARTMENTAL NET DEBT

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 55 STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

56 | 2016-2017 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 57 58 | 2016-2017 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 59 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND DEPARTMENTAL NET FINANCIAL POSITION

60 | 2016-2017 STATEMENT OF CHANGE IN DEPARTMENTAL NET DEBT

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 61 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

62 | 2016-2017 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 63 64 | 2016-2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 65 66 | 2016-2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 67 68 | 2016-2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 69 70 | 2016-2017 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 71 72 | 2016-2017 ANNEXES ANNEX I ONTARIO ONTARIO STUDIO

THE NFB ACROSS CANADA Executive Producer: Anita Lee Producers: Lea Marin, Justine Pimlott, David Oppenheim 145 Wellington Street West, Suite 1000 CREATION AND INNOVATION Toronto, Ontario M5J 1H8 T: 416-973-0904 Director General: René Bourdages E-mail: [email protected] (as of September 1, 2016) ALBERTA/SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA/NUNAVUT/ NORTHWEST TERRITORIES ENGLISH PROGRAM NORTH WEST STUDIO

Executive Producer: David Christensen Executive Director: Michelle Van Beusekom Producers: Alicia Smith (Manitoba), Bonnie Thompson (Alberta), Jon Montes (Manitoba) ANIMATION ANIMATION STUDIO Edmonton office: 9700 Jasper Avenue, Suite 142 Executive Producer: Michael Fukushima Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4C3 Producers: Maral Mohammadian, Jelena Popović T: 780-495-3013 Norman McLaren Building E-mail: [email protected] 3155 Côte de Liesse Road Winnipeg office: Montreal, Quebec H4N 2N4 145 McDermot Avenue T: 514-261-1650 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0R9 E-mail: [email protected] T: 204-983-0140 E-mail: [email protected] DOCUMENTARY BRITISH COLUMBIA/YUKON QUEBEC AND ATLANTIC PACIFIC AND YUKON STUDIO QUEBEC AND ATLANTIC STUDIO Executive Producer: Shirley Vercruysse Executive Producer: Annette Clarke Producer: Selwyn Jacob Producers: Katherine Baulu (Montreal), 351 Abbott Street, Suite 200 Paul McNeill (Halifax) Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0G6 T: 604-666-3838 Montreal office: E-mail: [email protected] Norman McLaren Building 3155 Côte de Liesse Road Montreal, Quebec H4N 2N4 FRENCH PROGRAM T: 438-402-0259 E-mail: [email protected] Executive Director: Michèle Bélanger Halifax office: Cornwallis House 5475 Spring Garden Road, Suite 201 ANIMATION Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3T2 ANIMATION STUDIO T: 902-426-6000 Executive Producer: Julie Roy E-mail: [email protected] Producers: Marc Bertrand, Julie Roy St. John’s office: Norman McLaren Building 354 Water Street, Suite 200 3155 Côte de Liesse Road St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5W8 Montreal, Quebec H4N 2N4 T: 709-351-0158 T: 514-283-9332 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

74 | 2016-2017 DOCUMENTARY INTERACTIVE STUDIO QUEBEC Executive Producer: Hugues Sweeney Producer: Louis-Richard Tremblay DOCUMENTARY STUDIO Norman McLaren Building Executive Producer: Colette Loumède 3155 Côte de Liesse Road Producers: Nathalie Cloutier, Johanne Bergeron, Montreal, Quebec H4N 2N4 Denis McCready T: 514-283-0733 E-mail: [email protected] Norman McLaren Building 3155 Côte de Liesse Road Montreal, Quebec H4N 2N4 INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM T: 514-496-1171 E-mail: [email protected] Executive Director: André Picard /NOVA SCOTIA/PRINCE EDWARD SPECIAL PROJECTS ISLAND/NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR Executive Producer: René Chénier CANADIAN FRANCOPHONIE STUDIO – ACADIE Norman McLaren Building Executive Producer: Dominic Desjardins 3155 Côte de Liesse Road Producer: Jac Gautreau Montreal, Quebec H4N 2N4 T: 514-283-0733 1045 Main Street E-mail: [email protected] Moncton, New Brunswick E1C 1H1 T: 506-851-6104 E-mail: [email protected] OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Norman McLaren Building BRITISH COLUMBIA/ALBERTA/SASKATCHEWAN/ 3155 Côte de Liesse Road MANITOBA/ONTARIO/NORTHWEST Montreal, Quebec H4N 2N4 TERRITORIES/ YUKON CANADIAN FRANCOPHONIE STUDIO POSTAL ADDRESS Executive Producer: Dominic Desjardins P.O. Box 6100 Station Centre-ville 145 Wellington Street West, suite 1000 Montreal, Quebec H3C 3H5 Toronto, Ontario M5J 1H8 T: 416-300-4129 E-mail: [email protected] CUSTOMER SERVICE From anywhere in Canada INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER ASSISTANCE 1-800-267-7710 From the Montreal area PROGRAM (ACIC) 514-283-9000 Website: www.onf.ca/acic Documentary, fiction WEBSITES Producer: Johanne Bergeron NFB.ca T: 514-283-9628 onf-nfb.gc.ca Animation Producer: Julie Roy SOCIAL MEDIA T: 514-283-3472 facebook.com/nfb.ca twitter.com/thenfb INTERACTIVE STUDIOS vimeo.com/thenfb youtube.com/user/nfb instagram.com/onf_nfb Executive Director: Loc Dao DIGITAL STUDIO RESOURCES Executive Producer: Rob McLaughlin Blog: blog.nfb.ca Producers: Dana Dansereau, Nicholas Klassen Distribution: nfb.ca/distribution 351 Abbott Street, Suite 200 Education: nfb.ca/education Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0G6 Archives: images.nfb.ca T: 604-666-3838 Media space: mediaspace.nfb.ca E-mail: [email protected] ANNEXES | 75 BETTER MAN, A ANNEX II 77:44 ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS D. LAWRENCE JACKMAN, ATTIYA KHAN P. KATHY AVRICH-JOHNSON, JANICE DAWE, JANE JANKOVIC (TVONTARIO), CHRISTINE KLECKNER (INTERVENTION PRODUCTIONS INC.), ANITA C.: CREATOR(S) LEE (NFB), JUSTINE PIMLOTT (NFB), (INTERVENTION D.: DIRECTOR(S) PRODUCTIONS INC.) P.: PRODUCER(S) Original English documentary produced by Intervention Productions Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Ontario Studio) and in 24 DAVIDS association with TVO. 132:51 D. CÉLINE BARIL BLUEFIN P. COLETTE LOUMÈDE 53:12

Original French documentary produced by the National Film D. JOHN HOPKINS Board of Canada (French Program / Documentary Studio). P. ANNETTE CLARKE, RAVIDA DIN, PAUL MCNEILL Original English documentary produced by the National ANGRY INUK Film Board of Canada (English Program / Quebec and 82:11 Atlantic Studio). D. ALETHEA ARNAQUQ-BARIL P. ALETHEA ARNAQUQ-BARIL (UNIKKAAT STUDIOS INC.), DAVID BREATHS CHRISTENSEN (NFB), DANIEL CROSS (EYESTEELFILM INC.), BOB MOORE 4:25 (EYESTEELFILM INC.), BONNIE THOMPSON (NFB) D. NYLA INNUKSUK Original English documentary produced by Unikkaat Studios P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN, JON MONTES Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada Original English documentary produced by the National Film (English Program / North West Studio) and in association with Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). EyeSteelFilm. CARTE DE VOEUX 2016 / SEASON’S GREETINGS 2016 APOLOGY, THE 0:52 104:38 D. PASCAL BLANCHET, RODOLPHE SAINT-GELAIS D. TIFFANY HSIUNG P. JULIE ROY P. ANITA LEE Original animation without words produced by the National Original English documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (French Program / Animation Studio). Film Board of Canada (English Program / Ontario Studio) in association with Alpha Education, Schools Without Borders CUT-OFF VR (APPLICATION) and Mu Films. C. J. LEE WILLIAMS AS THE CROW FLIES P. LOC DAO (NFB), SEAN EVANS (OCCUPIED VR), MATT GALLAGHER (VICE 83:46 MEDIA CANADA INC.), MICHAEL GRUZUK (VICE MEDIA CANADA INC.), MICHAEL KRONISH (VICE MEDIA CANADA INC.), PATRICK MCGUIRE (VICE D. TESS GIRARD MEDIA CANADA INC.), ANA SERRANO (CFC MEDIA LAB), JANINE STEELE P. ANITA LEE, LEA MARIN (NFB), SONAL NINA SUDRA (VICE MEDIA CANADA INC.) Original English documentary produced by the National Film Original English interactive application co-produced by VICE Board of Canada (English Program / Ontario Studio). Media Canada Inc., Occupied VR, the National Film Board of BEN HEPPNER: MOVING THROUGH MUSIC Canada (Digital Studio) and CFC Media Lab. 5:30 D. RANDALL LLOYD OKITA P. ANITA LEE, DAVID OPPENHEIM

Original English documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Ontario Studio) in collaboration with the National Arts Centre and the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation.

76 | 2016-2017 DE SHERBROOKE À BROOKS – HISTOIRES D’UN GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – GENERATIONS CORRIDOR MIGRATOIRE / FROM SHERBROOKE TO 7:52 BROOKS: INSIDE A MIGRATION CORRIDOR D. SCOTT PARKER 67:08 P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN D. ROGER PARENT Original English documentary produced by the National Film P. DOMINIC DESJARDINS Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). Original French documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (French Program / Canadian Francophonie GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – HOMECOMING Studio) in collaboration with Unis TV. 7:27 D. SCOTT PARKER DERNIÈRE CLÉ, LA / LAST KEY, THE P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN 23:48 Original English documentary produced by the National Film D. JULIEN CAPRARO Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). P. DOMINIC DESJARDINS Original French documentary produced by the National Film GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – LAST ONE, THE Board of Canada (French Program / Canadian Francophonie 6:17 Studio) in collaboration with Radio-Canada as part of the D. SCOTT PARKER Tremplin 2016 competition. P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN DEYZANGEROO Original English documentary produced by the National Film 4:07 Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). D. EHSAN GHARIB GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – LIFE OUT HERE P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN 11:46 Original animation without words produced by the National D. SCOTT PARKER Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN FYOOG Original English documentary produced by the National Film 1:34 Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). D. CURTIS HORSBURGH GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – NO OTHER PLACE P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN 9:14 Original animation without words produced by the National D. SCOTT PARKER Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN and Pacific and Yukon Studio). Original English documentary produced by the National Film GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – AFTER THE FIRE Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). 9:28 GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – POPULATION 21 D. SCOTT PARKER 9:19 P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN D. SCOTT PARKER Original English documentary produced by the National Film P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). Original English documentary produced by the National Film GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – FRANSASKOIS, LES Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). 7:53 GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – RANCHER’S VIEW, A D. SCOTT PARKER 8:24 P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN D. SCOTT PARKER Original English documentary produced by the National Film P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). Original English documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio).

ANNEXES | 77 GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE – VAL MARIE HOTEL JE NE SENS PLUS RIEN / I DON’T FEEL 10:33 ANYTHING ANYMORE D. SCOTT PARKER 9:28 P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN D. NOÉMIE MARSILY, CARL ROOSENS P. MARC BERTRAND (NFB), DELPHINE COUSIN (ZOROBABEL), WILLIAM Original English documentary produced by the National Film HENNE (ZOROBABEL), DELPHINE RENARD (ZOROBABEL), JULIE ROY (NFB) Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). Original animation without words produced by Zorobabel GRASSLANDS PROJECT, THE (WEBSITE) with the participation of the Centre du cinéma et de l’audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, D. SCOTT PARKER in co‑production with the National Film Board of Canada P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN (French Program / Animation Studio). Original English website produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). JOHN MCKELLAR: DANCER OF THE BOARD 5:24 HEDGEHOG’S HOME D. MARY LEWIS 10:00 P. RENÉ CHÉNIER D. EVA CVIJANOVIĆ Original English documentary produced by the National P. VANJA ANDRIJEVIĆ (BONOBOSTUDIO), MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA (NFB), Film Board of Canada (Institutional Program) in co-operation JELENA POPOVIĆ (NFB) with the National Arts Centre and the Governor General’s Original Serbo-Croatian animation produced by the National Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio) and Bonobostudio with the support of the Croatian JOURNALISTE AU FRONT, UN / FREELANCER Audiovisual Centre and the City Office for Education, Culture ON THE FRONT LINES and Sport of the City of Zagreb. 98:13 D. SANTIAGO BERTOLINO HIM P. NATHALIE CLOUTIER, COLETTE LOUMÈDE, DENIS MCCREADY 1:37 Original French documentary produced by the National Film D. LORNA KIRK Board of Canada (French Program / Documentary Studio). P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, PAUL MCNEILL, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN Original English animation produced by the National Film LIMIT IS THE SKY Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio and 107:49 Quebec and Atlantic Studio). D. JULIA IVANOVA P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN, BONNIE THOMPSON I AM HERE 4:58 Original English documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / North West Studio). D. EOIN DUFFY P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, SHIRLEY VERCRUYSSE LITTLE BIG BANG Original English animation produced by the National Film 1:25 Board of Canada (English Program / Pacific and Yukon Studio D. DUNCAN MAJOR and Animation Studio). P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN J’AIME LES FILLES / I LIKE GIRLS Original animation without words produced by the National 8:09 Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio and Quebec and Atlantic Studio). D. DIANE OBOMSAWIN P. MARC BERTRAND, JULIE ROY MABEL Original French animation produced by the National Film 20:39 Board of Canada (French Program / Animation Studio). D. TERESA MACINNES P. ANNETTE CLARKE

Original English documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Quebec and Atlantic Studio).

78 | 2016-2017 MARIE CHOUINARD – PORTRAIT / MARIE CHOUINARD: NADINE A PORTRAIT 4:32 5:03 D. PATRICK PÉRIS D. OANA SUTEU KHINTIRIAN P. MARC BERTRAND, JULIE ROY P. COLETTE LOUMÈDE, DENIS MCCREADY Original French animation produced by the National Film Original French documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (French Program / Animation Studio). Board of Canada (French Program / Documentary Studio) in co-operation with the National Arts Centre and the Governor NAKED ISLAND – ALBERTOSAURUS General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation. 0:36 D. MUNRO FERGUSON MEMENTO MORI P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ 89:15 Original English animation produced by the National Film D. NIOBE THOMPSON Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN (NFB), ROSIE DRANSFELD (ID: PRODUCTIONS INC.), BONNIE THOMPSON (NFB) NAKED ISLAND – ALL WE NEED IS WAR Original English documentary co-produced by ID: 0:40 Productions Inc. and the National Film Board of Canada D. LUKA SANADER (English Program / North West Studio) in association P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Documentary Channel. Original English animation produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). MINDFORK 1:23 NAKED ISLAND – BE COOL 0:41 D. CATHERINE DUBEAU P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN D. CHRIS LANDRETH P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ Original English animation produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). Original English animation produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). MON PAYS C’EST L’HIVER / WINTER IS MY COUNTRY 3:51 NAKED ISLAND – BLOOD 0:38 D. NIKA KHANJANI P. HUGUES SWEENEY D. THEODORE USHEV P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ Original French short documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (Interactive Studio). Original animation without words produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). MOUNTAIN OF SGAANA, THE / MONTAGNE DE SGAANA, LA NAKED ISLAND – DETENTION 10:02 0:37 D. CHRISTOPHER AUCHTER D. DAVID SEITZ, ELLE-MAIJA TAILFEATHERS P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, SHIRLEY VERCRUYSSE P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ

Original animation without words produced by the National Original English animation produced by the National Film Film Board of Canada (English Program / Pacific and Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). Yukon Studio). NAKED ISLAND – HIPSTER HEADDRESS MYSTERY OF THE SECRET ROOM 0:40 5:41 D. D. WANDA NOLAN P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ P. ANNETTE CLARKE Original animation without words produced by the National Original English animation produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). Film Board of Canada (English Program / Quebec and Atlantic Studio).

ANNEXES | 79 NAKED ISLAND – LAW OF EXPANSION, THE / NAKED ISLAND – WE EAT SHIT DÉCHÉANCE PUBLIQUE – LOI DE L’EXPANSION, LA 0:43 0:20 D. CHRIS LAVIS, MACIEK SZCZERBOWSKI D. MALCOLM SUTHERLAND P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ Original English animation produced by the National Film Original animation without words produced by the National Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). OÙ EST MONSIEUR PUG / WHERE IS MONSIEUR PUG? NAKED ISLAND – PROTEST (INTERACTIVE GAME) 0:42 C. JANET PERLMAN D. THE SANCHEZ BROTHERS P. MARC BERTRAND (NFB), CHARLES-ANTHONY GAGNON-LEMAY (FRIMA P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ STUDIO INC.), JULIE ROY (NFB) Original French game produced by the National Film Board Original English animation produced by the National Film of Canada (French Program / Animation Studio). Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). PARTIE DE MOI / PART OF ME, A NAKED ISLAND – SEXT APES 23:17 0:36 D. ANDRÉ ROY D. LAURENCE VALLIÈRES P. DOMINIC DESJARDINS, JAC GAUTREAU P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ Original French documentary produced by the National Film Original English animation produced by the National Film Board of Canada (French Program / Canadian Francophonie Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). Studio – Acadie) in collaboration with Radio-Canada as part of the Tremplin 2016 competition. NAKED ISLAND – SIMULATED LIFE 0:37 PUMPERS / POUPONS D. MALCOLM SUTHERLAND 1:23 P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ D. PASCALINE LEFEBVRE Original English animation produced by the National Film P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). Original animation without words produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). NAKED ISLAND – SOBER 0:33 ROAD FORWARD, THE D. ÉLISE SIMARD 101:09 P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ D. MARIE CLEMENTS Original English animation produced by the National Film P. SHIRLEY VERCRUYSSE Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). Original English documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Pacific and NAKED ISLAND – SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST Yukon Studio). 0:39 D. EVA CVIJANOVIĆ ROBERT LANTOS: A META NARRATIVE, ABRIDGED P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ 4:57

Original English animation produced by the National Film D. JILL SHARPE Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio). P. SHIRLEY VERCRUYSSE Original English documentary produced by the National NAKED ISLAND – WE DRINK TOO MUCH Film Board of Canada (English Program / Pacific and Yukon 0:47 Studio) in collaboration with the National Arts Centre and D. CHRIS LAVIS, MACIEK SZCZERBOWSKI the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation. P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, JELENA POPOVIĆ

Original English animation produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio).

80 | 2016-2017 SEANCES INTERACTIVE (WEBSITE) WASESKUN 365:02 81:02 C. EVAN JOHNSON, GUY MADDIN D. STEVE PATRY P. DAVID CHRISTENSEN, DANA DANSEREAU, LOC DAO, ALICIA SMITH P. NATHALIE CLOUTIER, COLETTE LOUMÈDE, DENIS MCCREADY

Original English interactive website produced by the Original French documentary produced by the National Film National Film Board of Canada (English Program / North Board of Canada (French Program / Documentary Studio). West Studio and Digital Studio). WE CAN’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE SIMPLEMENT VIOLA / UNIQUELY VIOLA 162:41 75:32 D. ALANIS OBOMSAWIN D. RODOLPHE CARON P. ANNETTE CLARKE, ALANIS OBOMSAWIN P. MARYSE CHAPDELAINE, DOMINIC DESJARDINS, JAC GAUTREAU Original English documentary produced by the National Film Original French documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Quebec and Atlantic Board of Canada (French Program / Canadian Francophonie Studio). Studio – Acadie) in collaboration with Radio-Canada. WINDOW HORSES: THE POETIC PERSIAN EPIPHANY OF SUZANNE LEBEAU ROSIE MING 4:22 89:15 D. SOPHIE DUPUIS D. ANN MARIE FLEMING P. MARC BERTRAND, JULIE ROY P. ANN MARIE FLEMING (STICKGIRL PRODUCTIONS), MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA (NFB), SANDRA OH (STICKGIRL PRODUCTIONS), SHIRLEY VERCRUYSSE (NFB) Original bilingual documentary (French and English) produced by the National Film Board of Canada (French Original English animation produced by Stickgirl Program / Animation Studio) in collaboration with the Productions in co-production with the National Film Board National Arts Centre and the Governor General’s Performing of Canada (English Program / Pacific and Yukon Studio and Arts Awards Foundation. Animation Studio).

TESLA: LUMIÈRE MONDIALE / TESLA WORLD LIGHT, THE WORLD IN A CITY 8:16 13:24 D. MATTHEW RANKIN D. BRETT STORY P. JULIE ROY P. ANITA LEE, DAVID OPPENHEIM

Original French animation produced by the National Film Original English documentary produced by the National Film Board of Canada (French Program / Animation Studio). Board of Canada (English Program / Ontario Studio).

THEATER OF LIFE 93:51 D. PETER SVATEK P. ANNETTE CLARKE (NFB), JOSETTE GAUTHIER (TRIPLEX FILMS), PHOEBE GREENBERG (PHI FILMS), PENNY MANCUSO (PHI FILMS), PETER SVATEK (TRIPLEX FILMS)

Original English documentary produced by Triplex Films in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Quebec and Atlantic Studio) with the participation of Rogers Documentary Fund and in association with Phi Films.

U.F.O. 1:27 D. RHAYNE VERMETTE P. MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA, MARAL MOHAMMADIAN, ALICIA SMITH

Original English animation produced by the National Film Board of Canada (English Program / Animation Studio and North West Studio).

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QUEBEC / ANIMATION GROSSES TÊTES TRAVERSÉE, LA CARNAVALESQUES – PHILIPPE ST-GELAIS CHINE L’EXPÉRIENCE MIQUELON KARL LEMIEUX PAUL ARSENEAU ZONE, LA DENYS DESJARDINS CIGARE INDIAN TIME CARL MORASSE TOM TASSEL QUEBEC / ANIMATION, INVENTAIRE DES BIENS MEUBLES DOCUMENTARY QUEBEC / DOCUMENTARY DE MONSIEUR LAMBERT, L’ 21 CONTES DE GRIFFINTOWN LUCIE LAMBERT 3 MAGALY, LES SCOTT MACLEOD FRÉDÉRIC JULIEN IT’S ALRIGHT MICHEL ABU MARIE-PIERRE GRENIER QUEBEC / EXPERIMENTAL ARSHAD KHAN LETTRES AU PREMIER MINISTRE À TES PULSIONS AUTRE PART ANDRES LIVOV XAVIER CURNILLON CÉDRIC CHABUEL LIMA À L’HEURE DU FACTEUR C GRANULAR FILM-BEIRUT BELLE-ÎLE-EN-MER LLOYD PASQUALETTI CHARLES-ANDRÉ CODERRE PHIL COMEAU LUMIÈRE ERRANTE QUEBEC / FICTION BGL DE FANTAISIE MATTHIEU BROUILLARD BENJAMIN HOGUE BELUGA.MP3 PARADIS C’EST AILLEURS, LE JULIEN BOISVERT COMBAT AU BOUT DE LA NUIT MARTIN DUCKWORTH SYLVAIN L’ESPÉRANCE BUREAU PEUPLE INTERDIT, LE FERNAND-PHILIPPE MORIN-VARGAS COMME UN CHEVAL FOU ALEXANDRE CHARTRAND TAO GU DERNIER JOUR, LE PHOTO JAUNIE FRÉDÉRIC ST-HILAIRE DERNIER SOUFFLE, LE FANIE PELLETIER ANNABEL LOYOLA DR. DIAZ RETOUR AU PAYS D’EN BAS BENOIT DESJARDINS EXIL AU FAR WEST JEAN-CLAUDE COULBOIS SOPHIE FORTIER

82 | 2016-2017 DRAME DE FIN DE SOIRÉE DOCUMENTARY ANIMATION, DOCUMENTARY PATRICE LALIBERTÉ 40 WINTERS FOUR FACES OF THE MOON GARRINCHA SIMON DONATO AMANDA STRONG JEANNE LEBLANC DEAR MR. DUDLEY MARGUERITE MORGAN TAMS FICTION MARIANNE FARLEY MODIFIED 2 ROUNDS PATRICIA COLLINS MUTANTS AUBE GIROUX ALEXANDRE DOSTIE MONTREAL UNDERCOVER LITTLE GIRL BLUE DAN BABINEAU PEAU SAUVAGE, LA ELYSE DEVEAUX ARIANE LOUIS-SEIZE PLOUFFE MY FRIEND EARL RUPTURE YASSMINA KARAJAH RUBY PLEINE DE MARDE AARON WELDON JEAN-GUILLAUME BASTIEN NESTS OF GOLD THUG DANIEL BOOS SÉLECTION NATURELLE ALAN POON JULIE PERRON NOISE OF TIME WEEDS IN THE GARDEN BARB BRIGGS TEMPS QU’IL FAUT, LE GARINÉ TOROSSIAN ABEILLE TARD QUIET ZONE, THE EXPERIMENTAL DANIEL FROIDEVAUX, ELISA GONZALES VÉTÉRANE FLYING OVER WATER PIER-PHILIPPE CHEVIGNY SHOW ME WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT BRIAN GARDINER BRIANNE NETTELFIELD VISITE, UNE FROZEN LARISSA CORRIVEAU SRORRIM RYAN WARD WAYNE WAPEEMUKWA FILMMAKER ASSISTANCE RANGWANG STAIRS, THE KATE KROLL PROGRAM (FAP) HUGH GIBSON

STILL STANDING ANIMATION, EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION JON TED WYNNE DOMUS RHAYNE VERMETTE BUSHSNAKE VEDAY SUSAN WOLF ZAC BARKHOUSE HOW YOU TURNED INTO A FISH JENNA MARKS DOCUMENTARY, FICTION WAITING FOR WALDEMAR I AM SO TIRED ERIC SPOETH RAQUEL SANCINETTI

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