As part of MUTEK_IMG, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Digital Studio and the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership have announced that they are joining forces to launch a call for ideas for an interactive artwork designed for public spaces. The winning project will be on display in Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles in the summer of 2017.
The National Battlefields Commission introduced Battles 1759–1760, its new Plains of Abraham Museum permanent exhibition, to local media this morning. Guests were transported back to 1759 for the Siege of Québec and Battle of the Plains of Abraham and to 1760 for the Battle of Sainte-Foy in this original, true-life experience that is sure to captivate Museum audiences. The public is now invited to experience Battles 1759–1760, with its one-kind immersive projection bringing together history and high tech in a mind-blowing extravaganza.
The NFB will be at MIPCOM (October 5‒8), the world's entertainment content market, with a strong fall lineup that includes acclaimed releases, just launched at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), as well as a slate of just-signed deals.
The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the hydrostatic test results submitted by Enbridge for the Line 9B Reversal and Line 9 Capacity Expansion Project (Line 9) and will continue its strict regulatory oversight as Enbridge moves the pipeline into operation.
Five National Film Board of Canada (NFB) interactive projects, including two co-productions, will be part of the programming lineup for I LOVE TRANSMEDIA, the digital culture festival that starts tomorrow at the Gaîté lyrique arts centre in Paris. HIGHRISE, Bear 71, A Journal of Insomnia, Interactive Haiku, and Way to Go will be shown in a retrospective exhibition of 12 interactive works entitled 2005‒2015: 10 Years of Web Creation, one of the festival's events. The fourth edition will also include a presentation of student projects and industry panels and conferences. I LOVE TRANSMEDIA runs from October 1–4, 2015.
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Following a public hearing, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced today its decision to renew Nordion (Canada) Inc.'s (Nordion) nuclear substance processing facility operating licence. The licence will be valid from November 1, 2015 until October 31, 2025.
The NFB will make a strong showing at the 44th Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC), taking place from October 7 to 18, 2015, with 11 films and interactive works in the official selection, including 5 in the running in the three main competition categories: "Focus – Feature Film," "Nouvelles écritures," and "Focus – Short Film." The NFB will also play a major role at FNC Pro (October 13 to 15), with four presentations for industry professionals, and one workshop and two animated shorts in the "P'tits Loups" program.
