Get Animated! Watch 25 recent NFB animated films for free
In celebration of International Animation Day (which takes place on October 28th), the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has put up 25 of its more recent animated short films to watch for free for their 10th anniversary edition of Get Animated!
The event, which this year runs from October 17th to 31st, has been an annual tradition wherein free online access to the esteemed studio’s newest works is granted to international viewers. Previous editions have been tied in with the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship scheme or in partnership with special screening events. You can learn more about a number of the selected films for this year’s edition via a number of our exclusive Skwigly interviews, features and artist profiles:
Claire Blanchet, The End of Pinky (2013)
Luc Chamberland, Seth’s Dominion (2014), The Death of Kao Kuk (2015), The Great Machine (2015)
Michèle Cournoyer, Soif (2013)
Paul Driessen, Cat Meets Dog (2015)
Catherine Dubeau, Mindfork (2016)
Curtis Horsburgh, Fyoog (2016)
Chris Landreth, Subconscious Password (2013)
Pascaline Lefebvre, Pumpers (2016)
Emmanuelle Loslier, Inspector Street (2013)
Duncan Major, Little Big Bang (2016)
Randall Okita, The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer (2016)
Janet Perlman, Monsieur Pug (2014)
Theodore Ushev, Blood Manifesto (2015)
Theodore Ushev, Third Page from the Sun (2013)
Rhayne Vermette, U.F.O. (2016)
Other works being showcased include Bruce Alcock’s Impromptu (2013), Sam Decoste’s Mary & Myself (2013), Martine Époque and Denis Poulin’s CODA (2014), Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s The Day is Listening (2013), Karl Lemieux’s Mamori (2010), Vladimir Leschiov’s Rainy Days (2014) Lynn Smith’s Soup of the Day (2013) and Tali’s Bus Story (2014). You can browse through the complete selection of films over at the NFB website from now until October 31st.