National Film Board
The National Film Board of Canada is returning to the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival with a very diverse slate of films, including works by or about festival mainstays Janice Nadeau, Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, Theodore Ushev and Diane Obomsawin. Taking place this year from June 11 to 17, the Annecy festival is the world's largest event dedicated to animated films.
The NFB lineup at a glance
- HARVEY by Janice Nadeau - Young Audiences Short Films in Competition
- La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski - Work in Progress (this marks the first time the NFB has had a film selected for this program)
- Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections by Borislav Kolev - A documentary about this world-renowned animator, featured in the Annecy Classics program
- J'aime les filles (I Like Girls, 2016) by Diane Obomsawin - Hidden Queer Desires (Animation, Pride and Diversity)
Young Audiences Short Films in Competition
HARVEY by Janice Nadeau (9 min)
Co-produced by Marc Bertrand (NFB's French Program Animation Studio) and Reginald de Guillebon (Folimage), with the support of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Head of Development: Corinne Destombes (Folimage).
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