Annette Clarke announces retirement from the NFB
Annette Clarke announces retirement from the NFB
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has announced that Annette Clarke is stepping down as Executive Producer of the NFB’S Quebec and Atlantic Studio. A veteran Newfoundland producer, Annette will remain with the studio to complete her ongoing projects before retiring from the NFB at the end of March, 2022. John Christou, Director of Production & Operations for the NFB English Program, has been named Interim Executive Producer, effective September 24, 2021. “It was with great emotion that we learned of Annette Clarke’s plans to retire. For 27 years, Annette has devoted herself with passion, generosity and great humanity to her various roles at the NFB. Throughout her career, whether as a Marketing Manager, Producer or Executive Producer, she has admirably embodied the values of the NFB and has been much appreciated by her team and collaborators. I’m delighted that Annette will continue to work as a producer until March 31, so we’ll have the pleasure of having her with us for a few more months!” said Julie Roy, Director General of Creation and Innovation at the NFB. Annette first joined the NFB in 1987 in St. John’s, and in 1989 moved to Montreal to work with Studio D, where she also began her producing
National Film Board of Canada acquires global distribution rights for Reel Injun
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Rezolution Pictures International have announced that the NFB has acquired international distribution rights for their acclaimed 2009 co-produced feature documentary, the Gemini and Peabody Award-winning directed by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond and Catherine Bainbridge. Today’s announcement also marks the return of to the NFB’S CAMPUS online streaming platform, where it has been the second-mostviewed title, as well as to its educational sales catalogue for both Canada and the United States. This return coincides with a groundbreaking exhibition at the brand new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
appears in the core exhibition Stories of Cinema, in a gallery centred on the creation of Story. The content in the gallery focuses on the early stages of a