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IN GROUND BREAKING POINT-OF-VIEW DOCUMENTARIES
Don’t miss our outstanding lineup of world premieres and NFB classics at IDFA 2007.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) produces and distributes bold and distinctive social issue documentaries, auteur animation and digital content that provide the world with a unique perspective. Since its founding in 1939, the NFB has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5000 awards – including its 12th Academy Award® and first Global Mobile Award, the Oscars of the mobile world, in 2007.

Canada’s public producer and distributor, the NFB is working in partnership with creators, independent producers and public and private sector partners around the world to ensure the digital future has room for artistic innovation and social relevance.

Joris Ivens Competition (feature-length films)
UP THE YANGTZE | Yung Chang | EyeSteelFilm/NFB
The gargantuan Three Gorges Dam provides the epic backdrop for a dramatic and disquieting feature documentary on life inside 21st century China.

SCREENINGS:
November 23, 10 pm, Tuschinski 2 • November 24, 6 pm, Tuschinski 5 
November 27, 9:45 pm, Munt 11 • December 1, 10:30 am, Munt 10

Silver Cub Competition (short films)


BAGHDAD TWIST | Joe Balass | NFB
A visual memoir of one family’s life in Iraq before escaping to a new home in Canada, pulling back the curtain on Iraq’s once-thriving Jewish community.

SCREENINGS:
November 24, 10 pm, Munt 10 • November 28, 7:30 pm, Tuschinski 3
November 30, 11:45 am, Munt 11
Reflecting Images: Panorama

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TRIAGE: DR. JAMES ORBINSKI'S HUMANITARIAN DILEMMA
Patrick Reed | White Pine Pictures/NFB
Triage is the ultimate humanitarian nightmare. Racing against time with limited resources, relief workers must make decisions on who gets treatment, who gets food… who lives, who dies.

SCREENINGS:
November 24, 6:30 pm, Munt 11 • November 25, 12 pm, Munt 10 • December 1, 7:30 pm, Tuschinski 3

MILOSEVIC ON TRIAL | Michael Christoffersen | Team Production/NFB
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, the most significant war crimes trial in Europe since Nuremberg.

SCREENINGS:
November 24, 9:00 pm, Tuschinski 3 • November 25, 4:00 pm, Munt 13 • November 29, 11:00 am, Munt 13


ANIMATION PROGRAMME

Academy Award® winner
RYAN | Chris Landreth | Copper Heart Entertainment/NFB
A stunning “psychorealist” look at the amazing art and troubled life of animator Ryan Larkin.
SCREENINGS: November 25, 8 pm, Tuschinski 6 • November 27, 11 am, Tuschinski 5


Academy Award® nominee
SUNRISE OVER TIANANMEN SQUARE | Shuibo Wang | NFB
A beautifully crafted account of one man’s search for truth after the Tiananmen Square massacre.

SCREENINGS: November 28, 3 pm, Tuschinski 6 • November 30, 3 pm, Tuschinski 6

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PAPERLAND: THE BUREAUCRAT OBSERVED | Donald Brittain | NFB
Documentary legend Donald Brittain takes an irreverent look at the absurdities of bureaucracy.

SCREENINGS: November 27, 12:15 pm, Tuschinski 6 • November 30, 3:15 pm, Tuschinski 6


NFB CONTACTS at the IDFA
Madeleine Belisle
Head of Festivals
Cell: 514-971-3926
m.belisle@nfb.ca

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Head of International Relations
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