People told me this was an unadaptable book, so the only logical thing to do was to try to adapt it, says writer, producer and filmmaker Ava DuVernay of her work taking the award-winning title "Caste" from page to screen. In conversation...

Chris Milk uses cutting edge technology to produce astonishing films that delight and enchant. But for Milk, the human story is the driving force behind everything he does. In this short, charming talk, he shows some of his...

Society has a set of stories it tells itself about who refugees are and what they look like, says documentarian and TED Fellow Feras Fayyad. With his films, he's on a mission to separate the facts about refugees from fiction, as a form...

Underwater filmmaker Mike deGruy has spent decades looking intimately at the ocean. A consummate storyteller, he takes the stage at Mission Blue to share his awe and excitement -- and his fears -- about the blue heart of our planet.

At TED2012, filmmaker Karen Bass shares some of the astonishing nature footage she's shot for the BBC and National Geographic -- including brand-new, previously unseen footage of the tube-lipped nectar bat, who feeds in a rather unusual...

In this thoughtful talk, David Puttnam asks a big question about the media: Does it have a moral imperative to create informed citizens, to support democracy? His solution for ensuring media responsibility is bold, and you might not...

As filmmakers flocked to 2010's SXSW festival, Howcast was there in the thick of it all. Heather Menicucci, managing producer of the Emerging Filmmakers Program, chatted with attendees to learn about their creative processes, what they...

Izzy surprises Shane by announcing that she would rather be a film maker than a chef. Will Shane get over his disappointment? And what will Izzy’s film turn out like?

The third art piece is a multimedia performance, aims to tell the story of the over a million African porters and carriers who served British, French, and German forces during the first world war. Also, learn the importance of each of...

Sanaz Fotouhi was born in Iran soon after the revolution, during the Iran-Iraq war. Her father’s job as a banker took her and her family to many countries before she landed in Australia.She holds a PhD in Literature from the University...

Let's learn about Georges Méliès who had alwaus shown interest in the arts and was a pioneer in the early days of cinema.

The first art piece is a musical that remembers the African soldiers aboard the SS Mendi. The second piece is an art installation that focuses on the very complicated role African soldiers played in the war. Africa And War, Part 1

Let’s take a look at the works of Merian C. Cooper and Ishirō Honda. Both are known for their work on giant monster movies, especially the Kaiju genre.

Deborah Koons Garcia's exceptional, new film, Symphony of the Soil, pays loving homage to the beauty and the wondrous mystery of soil, celebrating not just the incredible soil diversity found on four of the world's continents, it also...

Part 2: Independent Filmmaker, Deborah Koons Garcia talks about her latest film Symphony of the Soil, and some of the ways that she brings together animation, watercolor images, and original music, to provide a better understanding about...

Is there other life out there in the universe? Do aliens really exist? If so, then where are they all?! In this most epic of episodes, Dom has his favourite film (Aliens) interrupted by an extraterrestrial visitor - how very...

This video provides a brief overview of Max Fleischer, a notable re-thinker in the field of animation and filmmaking. It highlights his background as a cartoonist, animator, inventor, and filmmaker. It also mentions some of his popular...

This video provides an introduction to the animation technique of rotoscoping, explaining how it is used to create realistic action and special effects in movies and animated shows. It discusses the history of rotoscoping, from its...

Filmmakers and film lovers are in Cumberland County this weekend for an event featuring works from across Atlantic Canada.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow presented filmmaker Guillermo del Toro with a symbolic key to the city at a ceremony on Thursday. CBC's Clara Pasieka has the reaction from del Toro.

John Singleton, who died Monday just two weeks after suffering a sudden stroke at 51, is being honored by mourners for his impact as a trailblazing filmmaker.

John Singleton, who died Monday just two weeks after suffering a sudden stroke at 51, is being honored by mourners for his impact as a trailblazing filmmaker.

David Cronenberg arrived at the Venice International Film Festival on Thursday to receive a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.



The honour was bestowed upon the Canadian director "in recognition above all of...

The National met up with a filmmaker who's seen the caribou's decline first hand for a look at the problems they face.