NFB News

In this week’s newsletter, you will find information about:

FREE! Tickets to the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Life with Murder (2011 Gemini award-winner) - September 7 at 4PM, FREE

Green Screens presents Earth Keepers - September 7 at 7PM, FREE
win tickets to nfb world premieres at tiff 2011!
There are two ways to win:

Tweet during TIFF 2011

Tweet the name of a NFB World Premiere film at TIFF 2011 for the chance to win one of three free passes for two. To make sure we know about your submission, please include @NFB Mediatheque at the end of your post. An example of how to properly write your Tweet:

ORA at #TIFF11 For more info: tiff.net @NFBMediatheque

Visit the NFB Mediatheque during TIFF 2011

Increase your chances of winning by asking one of our Customer Service Agents for a special list of NFB films that have shown at previous editions of TIFF. You can add these older titles to your paper ballots; these will be available at the front desk.

Remember: The more you tweet, the more ballots you fill out, the better your chances are for WINNING! 
*Each ballot and each tweet must refer to a different film.
**Only ballots and tweets submitted between September 8 and 18, 2011 (inclusive) will be entered into the draw.

free faves at four: life with murder
2011 Winner of the Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program (26th Gemini Awards)
Wednesday, September 7 at 4PM - FREE

Directed by John Kastner. 95 minutes

When their son is accused of murdering his sister, a mother and father face perhaps the most awful decision any parent could have to make: whether to break with their son or accept him back into the family. With astonishing footage shot over a ten-year period, from minutes after the crime was committed to the present, the film follows the family’s evolving relationships.

GREEn screens: earth keepers
Wednesday, September 7 at 7PM - FREE

Directed by Sylvie Van Brabant. 82 minutes

This documentary invites viewers to follow environmentalist Mikael Rioux as he meets exceptional men and women behind innovative projects for the future of society. For more information and to view the trailer, click here.

partner events
EVE SUSSMAN | RUFUS CORPORATION: whiteonwhite:algorithmicnoir (2009-2011)

Friday, September 9 to Sunday, September 11 - FREE

Part of TIFF 2011’s Future Projections Lineup. Open to the public at the NFB Mediatheque.

WIFT - Don’t Miss Tom Perlmutter at the iWDMS! 

October 23-25 (Stratford, Ontario): Digital and traditional media professionals will come together at the International Women in Digital Media Summit (iWDMS). Don’t miss the NFB’s own Tom Perlmutter as he kicks off day three with a special keynote address! Click here for more information. 

Le Labo - Think Tent by Patrick Thompson

Interested in finding, highlighting and addressing the relationships between the seemingly unrelated, Patrick Thompson, also known as Evoke, presents his newest creation, Think Tent. A Think Tank comprised of 10 artists, designers, writers and teachers who brainstorm with the artist on new ideas in education during his month-long residency at Le Labo. For more information, please click here.

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