Structuring Strategies: The NFB in 90 minutes (or thereabouts)…as presented by Michael Fukushima

CalArts, Bijou Theater

FILM/VIDEO: Can a 61 year-old’s life be told in 90 minutes? Of course not. But NFB producer Michael Fukushima will do his best to showcase the range and style of auteur short-form filmmaking that has epitomized the NFB Animation Studio since its founding in 1941, and made it one of the pre-eminent and most successful studios around.

A 90-minute film programme followed by Q+A session.

• Neighbours (Norman McLaren, 1952, 8:06)
• Bead Game (Ishu Patel, 1977, 5:35)
• The Cat Came Back (Cordell Barker, 1988, 7:41)
• When The Day Breaks (Amanda Forbis/Wendy Tilby, 1999, 9:40)
• Ryan (Chris Landreth, 2004, 13:54)
• cNote (Chris Hinton, 2004, 6:55)
• Jaime Lo, small and shy (Lillian Chan, 2006, 7:48)
• Muybridge’s Strings (Koji Yamamura, 2011, 12:39)

Plus a special treat of two bonus films!

About the NFB

The National Film Board of Canada has led the way in auteur animation since 1941, when cinema pioneer Norman McLaren founded its first animation unit. Since then, NFB animators have created groundbreaking films across a wide array of techniques and styles. Today, the NFB is developing groundbreaking interactive productions, while pioneering new directions in 3D stereoscopic film, community-based media, and more.

Since the NFB's founding in 1939, it has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards, including 12 Oscars, and 4 Webbys. Over 2,000 NFB productions can be streamed online at NFB.ca, as well as via partnerships with the world's leading video portals, while the NFB's growing family of apps for smartphones and tablets delivers the experience of cinema virtually everywhere.

Most recently, the NFB has been honoured with its 71st and 72nd Oscar nominations, for Dimanche (Patrick Doyon) and Wild Life (Amanda Forbis/Wendy Tilby).