National Film Board of Canada

Tonight, we cry tears of joy. 🥹 Congratulations to Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, and to everyone behind THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, for bringing home the #Oscar for Best Animated Short! 🏆🇨🇦✨ Stream it for free → bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB @TheAcademy #StreamCanadian #Oscars2026

🧰🧩 @VoxelMatters takes a dive into how Oscar-winning animation THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS used 3D printing → bit.ly/4uPZ7Nb Stream the short for free here → bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB #StreamCanadian

Huge congratulations to the teams behind our 8️⃣ (!) films nominated for this year's #CdnScreenAwards! 🍁🤩 #StreamCanadian #NFB

The world of #stopmotion is full of magic tricks! 🪄 NFB Technical Director Eric Pouliot takes you behind the scenes of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's Oscar-winning short film, THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS. 📽️ Stream it for free → bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB #StreamCanadian

"We went to our local cafe and pub to visit friends with the Oscar in hand," said Montreal filmmaker Chris Lavis who won an Oscar for his animated short 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls'. A win he says still feels surreal a week later. Lola Kalder reports. montreal.citynews.ca/2026/03/23/mon…

A photograph can never capture the whole truth... A @nobletelevision and #NFB co-production, Kim Nguyen's SAIGON STORY: TWO SHOOTINGS IN THE FOREST KINGDOM will have its world premiere at @HotDocs!

Have you ever sung a similar refrain? 😅 Stream Sheldon Cohen's children's classic I WANT A DOG for free → bit.ly/IWantADogNFB #StreamCanadian

"Where water flows, equality grows" — 2026 UN World Water Day 💧 Watch two Indigenous Nations go up against industry and government in a precedent-setting legal battle to restore a river and a way of life in NECHAKO. Stream now for free → bit.ly/NechakoNFB #StreamCanadian

Imagine the Canadian Rockies without their ethereally blue glacier lakes? ⛰️ Learn more by streaming LOSING BLUE → bit.ly/LosingBlueNFB #StreamCanadian

🌎 Good news for international audiences! Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski's Oscar-winning short, THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, is now available to stream in even more countries! It's free on NFB.ca and the NFB Films app. #StreamCanadian #Oscars

The #NFB Streams Oscar-Winning #TheGirlWhoCriedPearls: With an #AcademyAward in hand, the National Film Board of Canada has released Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s #stopmotion short for free global viewing. bit.ly/4bzzVl0 #Animation #AnimationWorld

“[@thenfb] is such a unique institution and so important and has such an incredible history. We would not have made this film without it, and Canada would not have had this moment culturally," said The Girl Who Cried Pearls co-creator Chris Lavis: thewirereport.ca/2026/03/19/its…

🌱🦋 A film for the deep feelers. Martine Frossard wordlessly expresses the beauty of this underappreciated strength in HYPERSENSITIVE → bit.ly/Hypersensitive… #StreamCanadian

DCH is partnering with @thenfb for a screening of Love, Harold 🎬 – a moving documentary on grief and resilience after suicide loss. 📍 The Westdale 🗓️ Mon, Mar 30 @ 7 PM Our volunteers will be there to connect and offer support. 💛 🎟️ thewestdale.ca/event/love-har…

Join us in celebrating this achievement! 🎉 Stream THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS for free on our website and app → bit.ly/CriedPearlsNFB No ads or subscriptions required! 🌍Now available in more regions. #StreamCanadian

Canadian animation shone brightly at the 98th Academy Awards. ✨ Watch Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s heartfelt acceptance speech for THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS, winner of the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film & the 12th #NFB production to bring home the coveted statuette.

No gatekeeping here!🙅 We're proud to offer limitless access to award-winning animation for free without subscription, ads or strings attached... except on a few of the puppets in our films. 🙆🎬What are you watching on NFB.ca? #StreamCanadian

A moment they’ll remember forever. Congrats to Best Animated Short winner THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS! #Oscars

We interviewed Oscar-winning Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski directors of The Girl Who Cried Pearls from @thenfb animationforadults.com/2025/12/the-af…

“If NFB funding were to ever end, it would be a goddamn shame”: Why Canadian animators consistently top the #Oscars nominations, and how this year is no exception. theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-a…

Canadian talent took home multiple #Oscars last night, including Maggie Kang (KPOP DEMON HUNTERS), Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS), and Jordan Samuel, Cilona Furey, Tamara Deverell, and Shane Vieau (FRANKENSTEIN). ctvnews.ca/montreal/artic…