Library & Archives Canada

MOVIES

NEW! CANADIANFILM.CA FILMS Discover the ‘lost’ years of Canadian cinema.… Due to popular demand, I am working to share films from the 1920s–1950s, on Canadianfilm.ca, to highlight the deep cultural history…

February 7, 2026

History·People·Pioneers

Crawley College

by James A. Forrester F. R. “Budge” Crawley (1911-1987) was a notable Canadian pioneer film producer who co-founded Crawley Films in Ottawa with his wife Judith (Sparks) Crawley (1914 -1986),…

February 20, 2025

History·People·Pioneers·Research·Technology

Beyond the Printed Word: Interview with Rosemary Bergeron

"All too often people dealing with history, studying history, think only of what's in a book, what's in the printed word. So, we wanted to tell people that really, there's…

January 3, 2025

History·People·Pioneers

Rosemary Bergeron – Canadian Film History Pioneer

It is with a very sad and heavy heart to announce the passing of a much loved, and respected friend of the Canadian Film Archival community; Rosemary Bergeron, January 9th,…

January 10, 2023

People

Lt. Pierre-Malcolm “Trapper” Stevens

September 1, 1934 – March 11, 2020 TRAPPER STEVENS Recollections of a eulogy by Anthony Hyde (used with permission) I say “recollections” because I was making things up as I…

March 13, 2022

History·NFB·Resources

National Film Board of Canada fonds, ca. 1900-1992

The creation of the National Film Board had its beginnings in 1938...…

January 17, 2022

Resources