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For Educators and Groups
The NFB Mediatheque's innovative workshops continue the NFB's legacy of technical innovation and the production of challenging, socially relevant content. We provide the tools for students to create their own animated films, discuss relevant social justice issues, develop important messages, converse in a new language or experiment with documentary filmmaking.
September 16 2009 to December 30 2012
NEW! Digital Footprints: The NFB Digital Storytelling Workshop
The NFB Mediatheque’s Digital Footprints workshop focuses on digital storytelling, allowing students to create a story using digital video, photographs and sound clips. Social media plays a big...
September 16 2009 to December 30 2012
CUSTOMIZED SCREENING PROGRAMS: Kindergarten to Grade 3
The NFB Mediatheque is pleased to offer customized screening programs for groups of students from Kindergarten to Grade 3. The NFB collection is expansive, diverse, informative and entertaining. Select...
September 16 2009 to December 31 2012
24 Frames Per Second animation workshop
The 24 Frames Per Second animation workshop introduces students to the history and technology of the moving image. Through hands-on activities and film screenings, students will learn about Norman McLaren's...
September 16 2009 to December 31 2012
Green Screens Environmental Challenge
In this discussion-based workshop, students take on the challenge of finding local, national and global solutions to issues facing our environment. Featuring critically acclaimed releases from the...
September 16 2009 to December 31 2012
Talespinners Storytelling Workshop
This workshop promotes the idea of working on a creative project as a team and will teach young people the basic steps of animation production. In this workshop, children will be inspired by films from...
September 16 2009 to December 31 2012
The Secrets of Animation
From script to storyboard, students will create a short animated film using the same tools and techniques as professional animators. After building their own plasticine characters, children animate their...
September 16 2009 to December 31 2012
The Magic of Animation
The Magic of Animation workshop highlights Norman McLaren's cameraless animation technique. By creating a two page flipbook , students are introduced to the notion of persistence of vision, where the...
September 16 2009 to December 31 2012
Seeing Sounds
Have you ever watched a movie with your eyes closed? If you have, you know how crucial sound is to a film. In this workshop, students learn how filmmakers use sound to influence and manipulate images. ...
