National Film Board of Canada

Summary

National Film Board of Canada is a Canadian federal department or agency^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• National Film Board of Canada's field of work was film^[3].
• National Film Board of Canada's field of work was web documentary^[4].
• National Film Board of Canada's field of work was animation^[5].
• National Film Board of Canada's field of work was documentary film^[6].
• National Film Board of Canada's field of work was film distribution^[7].
• National Film Board of Canada's field of work was experimental film^[8].
• National Film Board of Canada received the Academy Honorary Award^[9].
• National Film Board of Canada received the Peabody Awards^[10].
• National Film Board of Canada received the Inkpot Award^[11].
• National Film Board of Canada received the Nova Scotia Human Rights Award^[12].
• National Film Board of Canada was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[13].
• National Film Board of Canada is located in Montreal^[14].
• National Film Board of Canada is in the country of Canada^[15].
• National Film Board of Canada's instance of is recorded as Canadian federal department or agency^[16].
• National Film Board of Canada's instance of is recorded as animation studio^[17].
• National Film Board of Canada's instance of is recorded as film studio^[18].
• National Film Board of Canada's instance of is recorded as film production company^[19].
• National Film Board of Canada's official language is recorded as English^[20].
• National Film Board of Canada's official language is recorded as French^[21].
• National Film Board of Canada's founder is recorded as John Grierson^[22].
• National Film Board of Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Balmoral Block^[23].
• National Film Board of Canada's Commons category is recorded as National Film Board of Canada^[24].
• January 1, 1939 marks the founding of National Film Board of Canada^[25].
• National Film Board of Canada's official website is recorded as https://nfb.ca/^[26].
• National Film Board of Canada's official website is recorded as https://onf.ca/^[27].

Body

Founding

National Film Board of Canada's founder is recorded as John Grierson^[22]. January 1, 1939 marks the founding of it^[25].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ONF'}^[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NFB'}^[29].

Operations

National Film Board of Canada's headquarters location is recorded as Balmoral Block^[23].

Industry

Fields of work include film^[3]; web documentary^[4], an Internet genre^[30]; animation^[5], a cinematic technique^[31]; documentary film^[6], a film genre^[32]; film distribution^[7], an activity^[33]; and experimental film^[8], a film genre^[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Honorary Award^[9], an Academy Awards^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1928^[37]; Peabody Awards^[10], an award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1940^[40]; Inkpot Award^[11], an award^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1974^[43]; and Nova Scotia Human Rights Award^[12], an award^[44], in Canada^[45], founded in 1987^[46].

Why It Matters

National Film Board of Canada has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

FAQs

What awards did National Film Board of Canada receive?

Honors received include Academy Honorary Award^[9], Peabody Awards^[10], Inkpot Award^[11], and Nova Scotia Human Rights Award^[12].