NFB - Kids
NFB Kids
For kids ages 3 to 12, NFBKids is the portal for fun, safe, entertaining and educational activities. From science adventures, to games with a huggable teddy bear, to making online animation, it's all at NFBKids.
Best of the Best: Especially for Kids!
Enjoy many of the NFB's Academy Award-winning and Oscar®-nominated animation shorts for kids. Nine exceptional films in all!
Talespinners
The Talespinners Collection is an exceptional and vibrant series of short animated films for children aged 5 - 9. Adapted from books, each film is based on an acclaimed cross-cultural children's story that will engage young viewers with appealing characters and dynamic storylines.
I Can Make Art
A series of six lively and inspirational films, I Can Make Art takes a kid's-eye-view on a diverse group of Canadian visual artists and presents a variety of make-at-home-projects inspired by their work.
Animacat's House
Animacat's House is an interactive educational Web site designed to engage children ages 5 to 8 in exploration through animation.
Here and There
Childhood can be a chaotic time, especially if you're bouncing back and forth between two continents. With engaging candour and gentle humour, the director offers up images from her family album. Directed by Obom.
Jeu
In Jeu, the filmmaker sets the viewer down in a landscape whose scenery constantly morphs and mutates. This helter-skelter world evokes the chaos of modern life. A film without words. Directed by Georges Schwizgebel.
The Cat Came Back
This hilarious animated short is based on the century-old folk song of the same name. Old Mr. Johnson makes increasingly manic attempts to rid himself of a little yellow cat that just won't stay away...
Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada
A compilation of National Film Board of Canada films presented by on-camera host Leonard Maltin. Directed by Sally Roy.
Stormy Night
First published in 1996 as Gewitternacht, and subsequently translated into 13 languages, this "condensed philosophy lesson" has now come to life as an animated film to delight the eyes and hearts of viewers of all ages. Directed by Michèle Lemieux.