As part of the merry-making for the holiday season, come on over with the children to the NFB Mediatheque in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for the early December animation workshops (for ages 3-13), and the Winter Wonderland! holiday animation workshops (for ages 6 to 13) which will be offered twice a day, at 12 PM and 3 PM, along with a holiday-themed screening program in the NFB Cinema!
The themes and schedule of the animation workshops for the holiday season are as follows:
NFB CINEMA – 150 John Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (at the corner of John Street and Richmond Street)
Every Wednesday at 4pm from November 17th (this Wednesday) until December 15th, the NFB Mediatheque will be presenting a favourite NFB title on the big screen of the NFB Cinema for FREE! The perfect midweek break and an easy way to catch up on the following NFB classics!
A panel discussion will follow the screening on the topic of biotechnology andgenetically modified organisms (GMOs), with Anne Mitchell, CIELAP’s former Executive Director, who was previously a representative on the Canadian Biotechnology Advisory Committee and is a member of the Biotechnology Reference Group of the Canadian Council of Churches; and Pinayur Rajagopal, who worked at the Max Planck Institute in Munich before coming to teach at York University in Toronto. The two are working on a pamphlet on agricultural biotechnology to be published by the Quaker Institute for the Future.
Tomorrow, October 1st, is the International Day of Older Persons. As a celebration of the International Day of Older Persons, the National Film Board of Canada (Toronto, Ontario) invites you to see the “The Elder Project” film for free in the NFB Cinema of the NFB Mediatheque.
Dr. Norah Keating, Chair, North American Region, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, called The Elder Project film “Sensitive, intimate and moving.” The Elder Project portrays seven diverse seniors, recording over two years their experiences for a series of short and candid episodic stories.
Green Screens is a monthly program at the NFB Mediatheque which highlights a different environmental issue each month, in partnership with CIELAP – Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy- (local farm food practices being one such example). The NFB Mediatheque selects the NFB (National Film Board of Canada) films to screen, and CIELAP provides the panellists.
On Wednesday, July 7th, Green Screens presented a free film event which included the feature film,Earth to Mouth, a panel discussion about the importance of supporting local farmers in Ontario, Canada, and a reception which followed the screening.
Green Screens entertained and informed us about Green Ontario as shown in the following SweetLoveable Videos (Part 1 and Part 2). Thank you Jennifer, Melissa and Kate for your valuable help in the production of the following Green Screens for Green Ontario.
HOMEGROWN FILMS at the NFB Cinema Wednesday, July 7
at 7 PM – FREE ADMISSION
A program in Toronto, Ontario, that highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture and celebrates local food practices. A panel discussion and reception follow the screening – sample local produce and discuss the importance of supporting local farmers in Ontario, Canada.
