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The Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau
at this time the Canadian government had founded a media corporation to produce propaganda and entertainment to the evolving Canadian society -
National Film Board (NFB) Founded
Founded under the terms of the National Film Act, It was originally designed as a modestly staff advisory board, but demands of the war helped the (NFB) overtake the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau. -
Film Commissioner
Appointed as the first film commissioner we a man named John Greirson -
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Awards to this day
So far the NFB has won 70 awards in total spanning from 1941 - 2007, these awards pay tribute to Canadian production and the history of our commercial and television use. -
NFB's Fame
The NFB had expanded into one of the worlds largest film studios with a staff of 787 and more than 500 movies produced including propaganda series -
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Who's Running?
John Grierson resigned and was replaced by Ross McLean who suffered difficulties when claimed the NFB was harboring left-wing subversives. Later in 1950 Ross was replaced by Arthur Irwin. -
National Film Act Revision
The revision's purpose in the 1950's was to separate the National Film Board from government control. -
Multi-lingualism
In Quebec city the NFB was viewed as a government agency who restricted Quebec from their cultural aspirations. -
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Plans For the Furture
Arthur Irwin initiated a new National Film Act along modern bureaucratic lines and aimed to move the NFB from Ottawa to Montreal, but was completed by his successor Albert Trueman -
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Quebec and Montreal
Since the NFB moved to Montreal french culture started to rise and trust in the motion picture industry, because of this many french film makers started to emerge. -
First Nations In Films
During the late 1960's first nations where able to access NFB equipment to make their own movies. Movies like; Girl Cardinal's Foster Child (1987), and Alanis Obomsawin's Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993) -
Protest
After a series of protests, the NFB was forced to replace the commissioner with Guy Roberge. -
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Women in Film
The very first time women had full roles in television series
- En tant que femmes (1972-75)
- Working Mothers (1974-75) -
Regional Production
Regional production centers where built in regions all around Canada in a means to encourage filmmakers. -
Budget Cuts
During the 1990's the NFB had some major budget cuts, these cuts impacted the film industry for filmmakers across Canada making it difficult to produce movies. -
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NFB Prizes
NFB was continuing to win prizes; Richard Condie's La Salla (1997), Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis's When the Day Breaks (1999), Cordell Barker's Strange Invaders (2001). -
New Commissioner
A new film commissioner Jacques Bensimon emphasized on digital production. -
Webby Awards
Making use of the internet the NFB won a Webby award for Kevin McMahon's Waterlife.
