Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio.

Director, Jean-François Pouliot ; editing, Yves Chaput ; music, Normand Roger, Denis Chartrand, Pierre Yves Drapeau ; research, Sylvia Mezei ; archival research, Albert Ohayon, Marc St-Pierre, Katherine Kasirer, Carol Faucher ; animation director, Munro Ferguson ; animator, Claire Blanchet, David Seitz, Denis Roy ; digital imaging specialist, Pierre Plouffe ; camera, Daniel Vincelette ; sound engineer, Gilles Corbeil ; hairstylist, Denis Parent ; camera, Carrie Haber ; recording, Luc Léger ; re-recording, Serge Boivin ; executive producer, René Chénier ; producer, René Chénier.

Voice, Anne Sirois, Julie Laferrière, Norman Roy.

Recorded 2009.

As clever and sly as any good commercial, NFB 70 Years is the work of a filmmaker in full control of his medium and his message. With humour and self-deprecation - and not a whiff of complacency - Jean-François Pouliot smartly deconstructs the backward-looking perception often attributed to films from the National Film Board (NFB). Even the way NFB 70 Years is made pays homage to the film-making techniques that have earned Canada's public film producer and distributor its enviable reputation. This artful and skilfully produced mix of genres effectively borrows from direct cinema and flirts with virtuoso animation techniques. With its funny and clever direction, tight yet ingeniously wild and furious editing, brilliantly juxtaposed sequences with powerful relevance to the present, this film confirms the essential role of the NFB within the social fabric of Canada and the world.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Bilingual.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).