Chehala Leonard

Producer with the National Film Board @thenfb | She/her

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

Ever heard the words "man up"? 💭
Sinakson Trevor Solway quietly dissects and prods at the ideals of manhood in SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN → https://t.co/jZd6xapN5F

🪶 Stream this award-winning must-watch this National Indigenous History Month. #IndigenousCinema #NFB

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

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 → https://t.co/ssYYglB7bp
@TheAcademy #StreamCanadian #Oscars2026

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

What was your introduction to the National Film Board of Canada? 🎥🍁
For THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS co-director Chris Lavis, WHEN THE DAY BREAKS by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby was their introduction to modern #NFB animation. 🍋 🛁 #StreamCanadian on https://t.co/K4rLrtWOKR

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS is headed to the 98th #Oscars! ⚪✨
Thanks to @TheAcademy for this Best Animated Short nomination. Congrats to the directors & the incredible talent behind this beautiful film.
Stream now → https://t.co/cdyxrUO1a8

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

🔴DEADLINE APPROACHING!🔴
The #NFB and @TIFF_NET are seeking storytellers under 30 to {re}define Canada through their lens → https://t.co/4XRO3o5YS9
📆 Submit your project by Sept. 30!

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

🔴 Calling all Canadian filmmakers 30 and under!
The #NFB and @TIFF_NET are seeking storytellers to {re}define Canada through their lens. Five selected short films will be produced by the NFB to premiere at TIFF 2026!

Submit your proposal → https://t.co/xWV6cGKQiz ✔️

[Office national du film du Canada @onf]

🔴 Appel aux cinéastes canadien·nes de 30 ans et moins!
L'#ONF et le @TIFF_NET cherchent à {re}définir le Canada à travers votre objectif. Cinq courts métrages seront produits par l'ONF puis présentés en première au TIFF 2026!

Soumettez votre projet → https://t.co/lrBw5WfpLA ✔️

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

💗 Director @janine_windolph shares how filmmaking has brought her family closer together, providing a powerful catalyst for transmitting knowledge and community engagement in this edition of Director's Notes → https://t.co/2OwxdOE8DY #NFB #IndigenousCinema #Blog

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

🌿 Get immersed in a story of heritage, healing, and hope. Join @janine_windolph and her family as they cultivate sacred connections with their familial ties in the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi in OUR MATERNAL HOME, now free to stream→ https://t.co/FlYEa0kQvg #IndigenousCinema

[POV Magazine @POVmagazine]

Now streaming from @thenfb, MALARTIC and OUR MATERNAL HOME offer distinct stories about our relationship to the landscape and community https://t.co/t3v03e35CG

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

From the creator of STORIES ARE IN OUR BONES comes a new chapter of heart-centred resistance and healing: OUR MATERNAL HOME. 💗
Starting June 10, join filmmaker @janine_windolph and her family as they trace their origins & make space for what comes next→ https://t.co/FlYEa0lokO

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

🤩 We're excited to have no less than 10 incredible and inspiring films, including OUR MATERNAL HOME on June 8 with filmmaker Janine Windolph in attendance, screening at the inaugural Ācimowin Film Festival!
If you're in #Saskatoon, don't miss this event → https://t.co/FD31KQdsZT

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

🥰 Out hearts are full! A warm thank you to the nearly 400 Moose Javians came to the world premiere of Weiye Su's A PASSAGE BEYOND FORTUNE!
More about the event from @DiscoverMJ → https://t.co/xjAYBH03tp

📸Photo credit: Everett Sokol

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

🎉 BOOM! Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby's THE FLYING SAILOR is heading to the 2023 #Oscars® as a Best Animated Short Film nominee!
Congratulations to the whole team, and thank you to @TheAcademy! 🤩
⚓ Stream it for free→ https://t.co/RiGmtSxSdb #OscarNoms #NFB #TheFlyingSailor

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

🎉 Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby’s THE FLYING SAILOR is among the 15 titles shortlisted by @TheAcademy for the 2023 #Oscars® in the category of Best Animated Short → https://t.co/UPS82fSSrd
Congrats to the creators! #FYC #NFB

[NFB North West Studio @NFB_NWS]

Great news from filmmaker @janine_windolph: Narration recorded and sound design now wrapped for her new short #OurMaternalHome! Here she is w/ producer Chehala Leonard and sound designer Dmitri Bandet. Watch out for this film in 2023!❤️😊🙌

[Halifax Cinema @HalifaxCinema]

🍿 SPECIAL: @NishaPahuja's documentary TO KILL A TIGER follows an Indian family's fight for justice after a heinous crime. Winner of the Amplify Voices Award for Best Canadian Feature at @TIFF_NET, it screens Tuesday night @ Park Lane for @thefilmfest: https://t.co/XJ0lw6nXj8

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Acoustic waves travelling through stars are affected by the different parts of a star’s interior https://t.co/cPRbqo8vTz

[NFB North West Studio @NFB_NWS]

Dispatch from the first Indigenous Screen Summit, hosted by ISO at the Banff World Media Festival: Director Loretta Todd pitches at #BANFF2022.
📸: @chehalarose

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

🥳Congratulations to our @yorktonfilm Fest award winners:
🎞️NALUJUK NIGHT - Jennie Williams (3x 🏆)
🎞️MENEATH: THE HIDDEN ISLAND OF ETHICS - Terril Calder (2x 🏆)
🎞️INTO LIGHT - @SheonaMcDonald (2x 🏆)
Full list here → https://t.co/o02jZo994H