NFB Archives Joins Footage.net

Preview clips from NFB Archives are now available for viewing through Footage.net. NFB Archives is the licensing division of the National Film Board, Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB has long been recognized as a world leader in documentary, animation and web-based interactive storytelling.

In addition to licensing excerpts from over 13,000 complete works, NFB Archives has an online offering of more than 52,000 clips from around the world, dating from the beginning of cinema to today. Although best known for film-backed historical footage transferred in-house to any resolution, NFB Archives' collection of recently-shot HD and 4K material is growing all the time. Subject matter reaches far outside Canada and is rich in establishing shots of US and world cities, recent documentary footage of China and Afghanistan, and a multitude of UK subjects including Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in color. The collection’s centerpieces are its extensive content from both world wars (which includes color footage of D-Day), and its Arctic footage, which dates from the early 20th Century to today, and illustrates the impacts of climate change on one of the planet`s most fragile ecosystems.

 “We are delighted to make the NFB Archives searchable through Footage.net,” said Lea Nakonechny, Sales Manager of NFB Archives. “We feel our collection is truly of global stature and this is the perfect opportunity to make it more accessible worldwide. We’re regularly updating and adding to our archive so it is important to check with us if there are clips a customer can’t easily find. We are proud to offer service in French and Spanish as well as English.”

“We’re thrilled to welcome NFB Archives to the Footage.net platform,” said David Seevers, Footage.net Chief Marketing Officer. “NFB Archives offers a unique collection of world-class historical and contemporary documentary footage covering an enormous range of subject matter from around the world, all of which will be of great interest to our global user base.”

Footage.net works with a wide variety of stock footage companies to enhance their visibility across the global production community. NFB Archives clips will be available for screening through Footage.net alongside motion content from other leading footage companies.

About NFB Archives

NFB ARCHIVES is the licensing unit of the National Film Board of Canada—widely recognized as a world leader in documentary and animation. Drawing from more than 13,000 productions, outtakes, newsreels and acquired footage dating from the beginnings of cinema to today, they have an online offering of over 52,000 clips and are adding to that all the time.  NFB Archives is known for both quality and content. Their 14,000 film reels are kept in pristine condition and can be transferred to any resolution using their state-of-the-art facilities.  Born-digital material from recent productions is carefully selected and made available. A more extensive visual record of the Arctic cannot be found, and clients from all countries choose their impeccable footage from both World Wars. They cover a huge variety of other subjects, both historical and recent, from Canada and around the globe.