The 2-time Oscar nominee’s ‘Good Luck to You All’ world premiere tops the Board’s slate of animation in competition at the festival, which runs September 18–28.
Nine National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary and animation projects will be showcased at the 2025 Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), which runs September 18–28.The lineup includes three feature-length and six short films, including three world premieres.
Highlighting the NFB’s slate of animation in competition is the world premiere of from Winnipeg animator Cordell Barker, a two-time Oscar nominee.The five animated shorts are as follows: Shorts Competition: by Cordell Barker A child’s innocent play takes an odd turn in a 2D hand-drawn animated short about our all-too-fast approaching future with—or against—AI.by Alex Boya - Alberta premiere A devoted sister races to save her brother, a bread-turned zombie.
Can love defy appetite? Selected to screen in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski - Alberta premiere The latest stop-motion project by Montreal animation duo Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski.Narrated by Colm Feore with music by Patrick Watson, the film is a haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.
by Martine Frossard - Alberta premiere This animated short by Montreal’s Martine Frossard recounts the turbulent, surrealistic journey of a young woman struggling to rebuild herself in defiance of social norms that tell us to repress our emotions.Selected for the Official Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.by Duncan Major - Alberta premiere Chance encounters can leave a lasting imprint, like ink on paper.
At 13, Major met artist Tara Bryan and discovered a shared passion for letterpress printing that shaped his life.In her memory, the St.John’s artist and designer has created the poetic animated film.
Journalist, antique shop owner, aspiring gemologist—L'Wren brings a diverse perspective to animation, where every frame reflects her varied passions.
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