THE NFB IN LIBRARIES

Offer your patrons free screenings of NFB films.

LIBRARIAN PROGRAMMING TOOLKIT

FILM REQUEST submit a film request for your event.
NEWSLETTER receive all our suggestions and invitations.
CURATED THEMES guide your programming choices.
SHORT FILM IDEAS explore programming and activity suggestions using short films.
WEBINAR SERIES discover our latest productions and programming insights.
PROMOTIONAL ASSETS access trailers, images, texts, and filmmaker bios.
DISCUSSION GUIDES prepare for a film screening in your community.
STUDY GUIDES spark inspiration for your film‑related activities.
ORGANIZER'S GUIDE plan, promote, and deliver your event.

NFB IN LIBRARIES
All Canadian public libraries have free access to the program.

Host a screening in 3 easy steps

1. Choose your film: use the thematic categories to select a film, or reach out to the NFB for specific requests.
Please indicate the date or screening window. Also let us know if you require a version with accessibility subtitles.

2. Promote your screening: The NFB offers resources to promote your screenings, including film excerpts, trailers, posters and photos. We can also provide opportunities to work with filmmakers and enrich your events with debates and discussions. Post the screening on social media, put posters up in the library, get the word out! Refer to the Librarian Programming Toolkit.

3. Host your screening: The NFB will send you the film. Refer to the Organizer’s Guide for your event.
After your event, we’d appreciate your feedback and attendance numbers to help us improve our programming and future suggestions.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I request a screening to the NFB?

When you chose your film(s), send your selection(s) by e-mail to libraries@nfb.ca and include the date and time of the screening. Specify whether you want subtitles. We will send you an electronic file (.mp4) of the film for screenings at your library (a projection-quality DVD can be requested). Upon reception of the film, download the file before the link expires and test the film with your screening equipment. After the screening, we will ask you the number of people who attended your event.

Does the NFB provide promotional material?

For most of our recent titles we can provide an Electronic Press Kit, which includes graphics for the film as well as additional information that could be helpful in your promotion or in a post-screening discussion, such as the trailer, synopsis, director biography, credits, etc. *Please remember to acknowledge the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in your promotion. Events Page: We will promote your screening on our Events page, which you can use to promote your screening directly, or provide a link to it from your website or social media pages. Social Media: If you create a Facebook event page for your screening, simply include the NFB as a co-host; this will allow us to share your event among our social media followers too. You can populate your event page with the graphics, clips, and descriptions found in the Electronic Press Kit.

Is there a cost?

There is no cost to host a virtual or in-person screening with THE NFB IN LIBRARIES. Since the films in our collection are bound by public performance copyright restrictions, admission to screenings must be free of charge, and DVDs/Blu-rays must be returned to us by regular mail after your screening or destroyed if they cannot be returned. Downloaded film files must be deleted. The NFB is committed to complying with these copyright restrictions and thereby respecting the work of the artists, technicians, and professionals involved in these productions.

Can I purchase films for my library?

If you would like to keep a film for your collection, you may purchase it by contacting our customer service department at info@nfb.ca.

Contact us

Florence François, Programming Agent

514-914-9253

f.francois@nfb.ca

libraries@nfb.ca