NFB Exhibition Opens at Annecy’s New Animated Film Museum
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The new Musée du cinéma d’animation (Museum of Animated Film) in Annecy, France, is featuring a collection of films and artifacts from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), with many works set to join the museum’s permanent exhibition as part of a partnership agreement. The museum opened this month within the newly established Cité internationale du cinéma d’animation, located in the former Haras National Horse Stables, now known as Haras Park. It is described as France’s first institution devoted to the history, techniques, and forms of animation, offering an immersive journey through the art’s evolution. The permanent exhibition includes some 20 audiovisual installations, including an immersive installation with seven themed screens highlighting NFB films by Norman McLaren, Ryan Larkin, and others. Artifacts from the NFB’s collection, such as McLaren’s pedagogical montages and a rare box of handmade sound cards, are also on display. The NFB has historic ties with Annecy, with over 350 NFB films screened at the festival since 1960, winning 66 awards. The NFB has earned 79 Oscar nominations and 12 Oscars, and ranks second in Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nominations with 39, behind Disney.
What’s reported
The Musée du cinéma d’animation in Annecy, France, is featuring a collection from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Many works and artifacts will join the museum’s permanent exhibition under a partnership agreement.
The museum opened this month within the Cité internationale du cinéma d’animation, located in the former Haras National Horse Stables (Haras Park).
It is France’s first institution devoted to the history, techniques, and forms of animation.
The permanent exhibition includes about 20 audiovisual installations, including an immersive installation with seven themed screens.
Highlighted NFB filmmakers include Norman McLaren, Ryan Larkin, Michèle Cournoyer, Jacques Drouin, Michèle Lemieux, and Paul Driessen.
Artifacts on display include McLaren’s pedagogical montages for “Blinkity Blank,” “Le merle,” “Neighbours,” and “Begone Dull Care,” as well as a rare box of handmade sound cards for “Synchromy.”
Other artifacts include a watercolor drawing by Ryan Larkin for “Walking” and two drawings by Ishu Patel for “Paradise.”
Since 1960, over 350 NFB films have screened at the Annecy festival, winning 66 awards, including nine Grand Prix du Festival.
The NFB has 79 Oscar nominations and 12 Oscar wins, and received an Honorary Academy Award in 1989.
The NFB ranks second in Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film nominations with 39, behind Disney (51).
Key figures
Suzanne Guèvremont, government film commissioner and chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada
Norman McLaren, filmmaker
Ryan Larkin, filmmaker
Michèle Cournoyer, filmmaker
Jacques Drouin, filmmaker
Michèle Lemieux, filmmaker
Paul Driessen, filmmaker
Evelyn Lambart, co-director
Ishu Patel, filmmaker
Theodore Ushev, filmmaker
Regina Pessoa, filmmaker
Caroline Leaf, filmmaker
Wendy Tilby, filmmaker
Amanda Forbis, filmmaker
Chris Landreth, filmmaker
Co Hoedeman, filmmaker
Pierre Hébert, filmmaker
Joanna Quinn, filmmaker
Sources: Variety
