BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1416@events.nfb.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230301T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230302T150000 DTSTAMP:20230223T162824Z URL:https://events.nfb.ca/events/fifem/ SUMMARY:The NFB March Movie Break DESCRIPTION:Enjoy family films at the NFB during March Break \n\nThe Natio nal Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Festival international du film pour enfants de Montréal (FIFEM) have come together to present a program of f ilms that will delight the whole family! During the break\, on the afterno ons of March 1 and 2\, viewers of all ages can enjoy a carefully curated s election of colourful and fun short films. See you at the NFB’s Alanis O bomsawin Theatre!\n\nAs part of Montreal en Lumière.\n\n \;\n\nFILM S CREENINGS – NO RESERVATION REQUIRED\n\nFrench Program Schedule: 2 p.m. a nd 4 p.m. (French-dubbed versions)\n\nEnglish Program Schedule: 3 p.m. (or iginal English versions)\n\n*Programs are approximately 40 minutes\nMarch 1 &\; 2\, 2023\, starting at 2 p.m.\n\n \;\n\nHothouse 8 - Meltdown \n2012\, Carrie Mombourquette\nIn this short animation\, a polar bear must try his luck finding a job in the big city when the last of his Arctic ic e environment disappears. It’s hard fitting into the human world\, howev er\, so this bear finds a more creative solution to his predicament.\nProd uced as part of the 8th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.\ n\nNunavut Animation Lab : The Bear Facts\n2010\, Jonathan Wright\nIn this animated short\, a self-important colonial explorer emerges from a sailin g ship and plants a flag on the Arctic ice\, as a bemused Inuit hunter loo ks on. Then the explorer plants another\, and another\, and another\, whil e the hunter\, clearly not impressed that his land has been “discovered\ ,” quietly goes about his business. In this charming and humorous re-ima gining of first contact between Inuit and European\, Jonathan Wright bring s us the story of a savvy hunter and the ill-equipped explorer he outwits. \n\nSleeping Betty\n2007\, Claude Cloutier\nIn this animated short\, Slee ping Betty is stuck in bed\, victim to a strange bout of narcolepsy. The King calls on his subjects to rescue her and they all respond to the call: Uncle Henry VIII\, Aunt Victoria\, an oddly emotional alien\, a funky wit ch and a handsome prince. But will a kiss really be enough to wake the sle eping princess? The film\, drawn in ink\, is a classic example of the anac hronistic and playful world of Claude Cloutier.\n\nWinds of Spring\n2017\, Keyu Chen\nUnfolding with the rhythm of the seasons\, Winds of Spring t ells the tender story of a young girl who\, driven by the irrepressible ne ed for self-fulfillment\, decides to leave the family nest. Keyu Chen empl oys her signature style of fluid transitions and fine\, spare lines inspir ed by Chinese ink painting in her delicately crafted first film.Keyu Chen makes use of fine lines and fluid transitions in her delicately crafted fi rst film\, which tells the tale of a young girl who\, driven by the irrepr essible need for self-fulfillment\, dreams of leaving the family nest.\n\n Asthma Tech\n2006\, Jonathan Ng\nIn this animated short\, young Winston\, who suffers from chronic asthma\, isn’t able to participate in the every day activities of his peers and classmates. He copes with the predicament through his vivid imagination\, with paper and crayons. On one particularl y rainy afternoon\, Winston discovers that the magic of imagination has th e power to transform and empower\, and his skills and talents save the day .\nPart of the Talespinners collection\, which uses vibrant animation to bring popular children’s stories from a wide range of cultural communit ies to the screen.\n\nFreaks of Nurture\n2018\, Alexandra Lemay\nFreaks of Nurture is an animated short about a neurotic mother-daughter relationsh ip inspired by the filmmaker’s own unorthodox upbringing with her single -parent mom\, who is also a foster parent and dog breeder. Self-deprecatin g and bursting with energy\, the film reveals that no matter how grown-up we think we are\, we never quite stop craving the love and support of a pa rent.\n\nThe Cat Came Back\n1988\, Cordell Barker\nThis hilarious Oscar®- nominated animation is based on the century-old folk song of the same name . Old Mr. Johnson makes increasingly manic attempts to rid himself of a li ttle yellow cat that just won't stay away... Also won the 1989 Genie Award for best animated short film.\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://events.nfb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02 /1454_COM_FIFEM_NFB-EVENT_2560x1347_V1-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Free Event,NFB Meet-Ups,Screenings LOCATION:Alanis Obomsawin Theatre\, NFB\, 1500 Balmoral St.\, Montreal\, Qu ebec\, H3A 0H3\, Canada GEO:45.507553;-73.568328 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1500 Balmoral St.\, Montrea l\, Quebec\, H3A 0H3\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Alanis Obomsawin Theatre\, NFB:geo:45.507553,-73.568328 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR