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Katja De Bock
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National Film Board of Canada publicist.
Interested in documentary and animation, news and the environment.
Based in Vancouver, B.C.
FlemishCat on Letterboxd & Peliplat.
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Katja De Bock @katjadebock.bsky.social · Mar 19
🎬 7,000+ films, 86 years, 11 Oscar®-winning films, and counting.
The National Film Board of Canada has been dedicated to promoting, preserving, and reflecting the Canadian sense of self through stories. #StreamCanadian for free on NFB.ca and NFB Films app. 🍿
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cartoonbrew.bsky.social
Today's Oscar-qualified short is 'Hairy Legs' by Andrea Dorfman, a vibrant, heartfelt film about a teen’s small act of rebellion that sparks a lifelong journey of self-expression and acceptance.
www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/hairy...
2026 Oscars Contenders: ‘Hairy Legs’ Director Andrea Dorfman
Canadian filmmaker Andrea Dorfman’s 'Hairy Legs' turns a teen’s choice not to shave into a bold, artful, and very funny story of identity and self-acceptance.
www.cartoonbrew.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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📣 ICYMI - The winner of the Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award is Sinakson Trevor Solway for Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man! #DGCAwards 🎉 #NFB
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Today, Government Film Commissioner and #NFB Chairperson Suzanne Guèvremont participated in Minister @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social's announcement of our government's #Budget2025 investments in culture; a strong vote of confidence in our mandate.

🔗 Canadian Heritage News Release → bit.ly/49FCjaA
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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🍿 Happy #LetterboxdFriday!

Two "OK" movies, two good docs among my #LastFourWatched.

I recommend watching THE NEST on a big screen. The NFB documentary about the matriarchal history of a Winnipeg mansion is chock-full amazing props that are hard to spot on a small screen. #LetterboxdFriday
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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🍿 Critic's Picks: NECHAKO, screening at Victoria's
Cinecenta cinema tonight!

www.timescolonist.com/entertainmen...
via @timescolonist.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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HEYYYYYYY!!! The short film Inkwo is fully up on the National Film Board. This is one my favourite short films of recent memory! Go check it out!!! This short RULES!!!
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
This visionary stop-motion animated adaptation of Tłı̨chǫ Dene storyteller Richard Van Camp’s original short story is brought to life by Michif/Métis director Amanda Strong and Spotted Fawn Production...
www.nfb.ca
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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redeyeradio.bsky.social
NFB is teaming up with UBC and DOC NorthWest to present an evening with Julietta Singh Wed, Nov 5 at the Chan. “Beyond Siloed Stories” with a screening of The Nest, and a talk with Julietta Singh. Free! reserve tickets: chancentre.com @katjadebock.bsky.social
Our interview -> tiny.cc/qiku001
Chase Joynt and Julietta Singh in front of a camera.
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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✏️ “IN THE ROOM is a brilliant and touching film — an emotional rollercoaster that I will remember for many years to come.”—Heidi Kwok, The Peak (SFU)

📍Nov 9, Vancouver Asian Film Festival (Be Heard program)

the-peak.ca/2025/10/bris...
Brishkay Ahmed’s “In the Room” spotlights Afghan women
By: Heidi Kwok, Staff Writer On October 7 and 10, Canadian Afghan filmmaker and SFU communication alum Brishkay Ahmed’s new feature documentary, In the Room, had its world premiere at the 44th Vanc…
the-peak.ca
November 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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julespenner.bsky.social
I was honoured to play violin on the soundtrack for NFB documentary, The Nest, made by one of my oldest friends - the brilliant Julietta Singh. #Winnipeg
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Saturday | 11:25 PT Co-directors Juliette Singh and Chase Joynt on The Nest, their new documentary that re-embodies lost feminist histories centred on Singh’s childhood home in Winnipeg.
@katjadebock.bsky.social @julespenner.bsky.social‬ @povmagazine.bsky.social
Picture of a large Victorian style house in Winnipeg, the subject of this film.
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Saturday | 11:25 PT Co-directors Juliette Singh and Chase Joynt on The Nest, their new documentary that re-embodies lost feminist histories centred on Singh’s childhood home in Winnipeg.
@katjadebock.bsky.social @julespenner.bsky.social‬ @povmagazine.bsky.social
Picture of a large Victorian style house in Winnipeg, the subject of this film.
October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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I currently have a trial apple tv account, so no new films added to the #LastFourWatched list.
I binged Seth Rogen's THE STUDIO, it's fantastic. Couldn't find it on Letterboxd to log it.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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🌲 40 years ago today, the Haida Nation made a stand to protect their land.

Drawn from more than a hundred hours of archives, without present-day interviews, Christopher Auchter's documentary reveals a hidden true story of peaceful Indigenous resistance.

Watch now: www.nfb.ca/film/the-sta...
The Stand
In the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people stood on a muddy logging road on Lyell Island—and refused to move. What followed was a landmark …
www.nfb.ca
October 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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😀 Lots of love to all my publicist colleagues out there who make our artists shine bright, day and night, rain or shine, all day, every day! 📣 #NationalPublicistDay
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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✏️ @uvic.ca double alumna Lyana Patrick helps decolonize education through work on issues of Indigenous health and justice. The SFU professor is also a filmmaker, whose NFB / @lanternfilms.bsky.social documentary, NECHAKO, tells a story of Indigenous community resilience.
www.uvic.ca/alumni/read-...
The art of health - Alumni - University of Victoria
UVic double alumna Lyana Patrick helps decolonize education through work on issues of Indigenous health and justice.
www.uvic.ca
October 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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🎙️ Richard Van Camp and Tantoo Cardinal were invited to CBC Radio Active with host @jessicacbc.bsky.social!
They spoke about their collaboration with director Amanda Strong on the animated short INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN, newly released for streaming on NFB.ca. 🐸
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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thatshelf.com
Lyana Patrick’s Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again captures the First Nations’ decades-long battle to revive BC’s river and protect their way of life.
thatshelf.com/nechako-it-w...
Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again Review: WIFF 2025
Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again weaves personal stories, environmental justice, and cultural resilience into a compelling portrait of a river and the communities fighting to save it.
thatshelf.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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cabinradio.ca
Inkwo for When the Starving Return, an adaptation of a short story by Tłı̨chǫ author Richard Van Camp, can now be streamed on the National Film Board's website.
NFB releases short film based on Richard Van Camp story
Inkwo for When the Starving Return, an adaptation of a short story by Tłı̨chǫ author Richard Van Camp, can now be streamed on the National Film Board's website.
cabinradio.ca
October 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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😱 Amanda Strong’s INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN is hauntingly good!
Stream now for free (in Canada) → bit.ly/InkwoNFB
#StreamCanadian #IndigenousCinema #NFB 🐸
Inkwo for When the Starving Return
This visionary stop-motion animated adaptation of Tłı̨chǫ Dene storyteller Richard Van Camp’s original short story is brought to life by Michif/Métis director Amanda Strong and Spotted Fawn Production...
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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#RWMFEST Opening Weekend is Underway!

We're back with screenings of 'Love, Harold' by director Alan Zweig and 'Writing Hawa' by Najiba Noori, Rasul Noori

Tickets at tinyurl.com/getrwmtix
Rendezvous With Madness Schedule - Workman Arts
Browse the Rendezvous With Madness schedule by date, genre, type or topic.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Saturday | 11:20 PT A second chance to hear our interview with filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper talking about Incandescence, their new NFB documentary about wildfire. @velcrow.bsky.social @katjadebock.bsky.social
Firefighter from rear, facing a burning forest with orange fire engulfing trees and underbrush. Firefighter has a helmet with visor, and is carrying a backpack pack with firefighting tools. Photo credit: NFB Photo credit: NFB
October 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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povmagazine.bsky.social
"I don’t want to put too fine a point on it, but there is grief expressed in the film, and sometimes when somebody expresses grief, I feel like the audience needs a moment."

Alan Zweig discusses his new film LOVE, HAROLD and his foray into the podcasting world.
povmagazine.com/alan-zweig-h...
Alan Zweig Has a Job for the First Time in 50 Years - POV Magazine
A conversation with Alan Zweig about his documentary Love, Harold and furthering the art of the interview with his foray into podcasting.
povmagazine.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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I haven't seen his new doc yet, but this interview with Alan Zweig (is he on Bsky?) is so good. #giftlink

cw: suicide
Alan Zweig explores the nature of grief with his new film about suicide, Love, Harold
Movie delves into devastating aftereffects of suicide on friends and family
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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I agree 💯% with Christopher Campbell's first two paragraphs in this week's Nonfics newsletter:

📣 We need more critics specializing in documentaries.

Even for me, a documentary fan and publicist, the amount of nonfiction releases is overwhelming. And most film critics prefer fiction "movies." 🍿
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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💦 NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN plays twice on Thursday, Nov 6 at the Cinecenta in Victoria BC.

🎤 The 7 pm screening is followed by a Q&A with director Lyana Patrick.

CC @lanternfilms.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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winnipegfreepress.com
One frozen evening when he was still in his late 20s, Cordell Barker started drawing housecats on the wall with a grease pencil.
Famed animator celebrates past, looks to troubling future
One frozen evening when he was still in his late 20s, Cordell Barker started drawing housecats on the wall with a grease pencil.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM