Oscar for an NFB film--and 1st for the Montreal animation duo MONTREAL, March 15, 2026 /CNW/ - Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's haunting stop-motion fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls is an Oscar ...

The Girl Who Cried Pearls, by filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, won for best animated short film at last night's Academy Awards. Szczerbowski gave a shout out to "the fantastic city of ...

(Photo: NFB) Every year, the Short Film categories at the Academy Awards highlight projects that often receive far less mainstream attention than feature-length nominees. This is especially true for ...

Oscars best animated short film winner predictions include a race between "Retirement Plan," "Butterfly" and "The Girl Who ...

Montreal got an Oscar shout-out on Sunday as Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski won the Academy Award for best animated short film for The Girl Who Cried Pearls.

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's haunting stop-motion fable The Girl Who Cried Pearls is an Oscar winner-the National Film Board of Canada (NFB ...

How did soaked cardboard boxes transform into an image of turn-of-the-century Montréal? What’s the story behind the disproportionately large heads of the characters? How did the pandemic influence the ...

The National Film Board of Canada’s (NFB) 12-week mentorship program recently wrapped up its 15th edition and is sharing six films online. This year’s theme was People Watching. The participants ...

At a time when independent and international animation are more influential than ever, two of Canada’s key cultural institutions — the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Telefilm Canada — are ...