I spent the week-end in the 70s-look walls of the National Film Board of Canada with the 8 people part of Making Music III, cuvée 2009. Well, it seems like we are now calling ourselves D.W.A. (Directors With Attitude). We have gang signs too so do not mess with us 
During these 3 days, we had great conferences with some of the most inspiring filmakers of the NFB and of course, we watched great short films and documentaries, all of which are available online: www.nfb.ca
Ok I have to go to work now but please go check it out. I will come back with movies suggestions later on.
The Visible Will VS The Invisible Wall (feat. Alden Penner, my favorite Unicorn)
Neighbours de Norman McLarren
je ne connaissais pas Hothouse… c’est quoi exactement comme projet?
Tu sais à l’ONF il y plein de programmes réunissant des groupes de directeurs émergents ou expérimentés:
- Making Music pour les films expérimentaux sur la musique.
- Doc Shop pour les documentaires.
- Et Hothouse pour les gens en animation 2D ou 3D.
Voici la vraie description:
About Hothouse
Hothouse is a 12-week paid apprenticeship program for emerging Canadian filmmakers. Located in Montreal, Quebec, it was created in 2003 by NFB Animation Studio producer Michael Fukushima and executive producer David Verrall. The aim is to re-imagine ways of making animation that are faster, more flexible and that celebrate the shortest of short forms while maintaining creative and technical excellence, all hallmarks of NFB animation.
This is not “quick and dirty” but rather “intense and amazing.” Think of horticultural hothouses where gardeners create optimal growing conditions to encourage the blossoming of exotic orchids and other blooms in weeks rather than months.
This program is for emerging creators from across Canada with the imagination, vision, experience and enthusiasm to relish the Hothouse challenge, to flourish in the Hothouse environment and to accomplish the making of a successful project within the program’s parameters.
Key aspects of Hothouse include the active participation of an experienced mentoring director, a team of NFB technical and post-production experts who support the filmmakers, and emphasis on the role of the producers as creative partners, all of which highlight the collaborative process of NFB filmmaking.
Hothouse takes place over 12 consecutive weeks in the NFB’s Montreal Animation Studio. This is not a funding or schooling program, but rather a 3-month apprenticeship in real-world animation filmmaking.