The National Film Board of Canada is introducing high-definition films online and adding a bonus feature of recent experiments in online 3-D. A year ago the NFB gave Canadians free access to 70 years of domestic production with the launch of its online screening room, NFB.ca. Three months ago the screening room went mobile with the introduction of a popular iPhone app.

The NFB is sharing the fruit of its 3D experiments online with the acclaimed NFB animated shorts 'Drux Flux' by Theodore Ushev and the award-winning 'Falling in Love Again' by Munro Ferguson, as well as excerpts from 'Facing Champlain', a stereoscopic production created for the 400th anniversary celebrations in Quebec City, directed by Jean-François Pouliot and produced in collaboration with the Musée de la civilisation du Québec.

These films will be available in 3D on the Screening Room as well as iPhones. Users will be able to order 3D glasses online, with free shipping in Canada.

The 30+ films available in high definition and the few 3D titles join over 1,400 NFB productions online at NFB.ca, in English and French, with new titles added weekly.

Story filed 03.02.10