NFB to lay off 55 as it eyes $5M in savings

By Connie Thiessen The National Film Board (NFB) has announced it’s undertaking a major modernization initiative that will see 55 employees depart the Crown agency and another 23 new positions created. NFB says the move is expected to translate into roughly $5 million in savings that can be allocated directly to the production of animated films and documentaries. “By reorganizing its resources and improving its practices and management tools, the NFB has begun a process that will move it into the future while keeping it aligned with the realities of today’s production and work methods,” the public producer and distributor...