Hothouse

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National Film Board of Canada
Animation Studio (P-16)
Attn: Hothouse
3155 Côte-de-Liesse Road
Montreal, Quebec, H4N 2N4
Canada

Phone: 514-496-5466
Fax: 514-283-3211
Email: hothouse@nfb.ca

ON THE BLOG

Bears, Bears, Bears | 5 NFB Films About Bears

Bears, like the rest of us, are slowly coming out of hibernation. Greet their return to the world of the roaring with these 5 films about all things bear.

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Watch 6 Short Films from the 8th Edition of Hothouse

Every year, come early spring, 6 hand-picked animators descend upon the NFB to participate in Hothouse, the NFB’s program for emerging Canadian filmmakers. Though the “12-week paid apprenticeship in full-on professional animation filmmaking” can be the opportunity of a lifetime, creating an animated short from scratch in 3 [...]

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Animator Jesse Gouchey on SANDDE and Stereoscopic Spray Painting

This is a guest post by Jesse Gouchey, one of 6 animators participating in this year’s Hothouse program, the NFB’s 12-week paid apprenticeship for emerging filmmakers. Where is it saved? ZED! Fine-tuning dopesheets using Geppetto to polypose Sheeps Dreams over the weekend anyone? Yes please! SANDDE is the [...]

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Animator Rosa Aiello on Sand and Surrender

This is a guest post by Rosa Aiello, one of 6 animators participating in this year’s Hothouse program, the NFB’s 12-week paid apprenticeship for emerging filmmakers. Notes for a blog post (surrender to materials): Objects have a life of their own Flight, the feeling that something is behind [...]

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Animator David Barlow-Krelina on Getting 3D Particle Effects To Do What You Want Them To

This is a guest post by David Barlow-Krelina, one of 6 animators participating in this year’s Hothouse program, the NFB’s 12-week paid apprenticeship for emerging filmmakers. It’s been an intense few weeks here at Hothouse. We just reached picture lock this weekend, and in the few weeks prior [...]

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Watch and own Hothouse Films

Editions

  • Hothouse 7
  • Hothouse 6
  • Hothouse 5
  • Hothouse 4
  • Hothouse 3
  • Hothouse 2
  • Hothouse 1

Previous Hothouse editions are also available on DVD.
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