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

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…

Light the way to spring.🔥🌼 Today marks Chaharshanbe Suri, #Iran’s annual fire festival. Explore these 4 Iranian-Canadian animated stories (and more perspectives from the Persian world) for free on our platforms → bit.ly/PersianPerspec… #StreamCanadian

Oscars: Canadian Animators Win Big With 'KPop Demon Hunters,' 'Girl Who Cried Pearls' hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-n…

'The fantastic city of Montreal' gets an Oscar moment as The Girl Who Cried Pearls wins for animated short montrealgazette.com/entertainment_…

A proud moment for #Canadianstorytelling. 🇨🇦 Congratulations to the directors and entire team behind The Girl Who Cried Pearls for bringing home the #Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Canadian creativity matters and moments like this show why it’s worth supporting. #NFB

💔 Step on a crack, break your... In THE SOUNDS OF THINGS ABLAZE, artist Hayat Najm transforms a story about human atrocities into a poignant and poetic tribute to resilience. 🔥 Stream it for free → bit.ly/SoundsOfThings #StreamCanadian

Congratulations to Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS for winning the Best Animated Short Film #Oscar. The film was named the Best Canadian Short Film of #TIFF50 and one of Canada’s Top Ten films of 2025.

Best Animated Short* 🤭

'The fantastic city of Montreal' gets an Oscar moment as The Girl Who Cried Pearls wins for animated short montrealgazette.com/entertainment_…

@puppet_master06 We care. 🫶🏼 Thank you!

I think I’m the only person who cares but I’m so fucking happy The Girl who Cried Pearls won best animated short