Believe it or not, it’s been calm this week in the GDP headquarters. Colleagues Nathalie (production coordinator), Hélène (director-coordinator), editor Claude and myself are the only people left after 4 of our esteemed colleagues have left the ship.
GDP logo - Image & copyright: NFB
The National Film Board’s 1-year project is coming to an end at mid-September. Technically, the project’s done: We’re no more in daily production mode. But practically, the 4 of us are still working on small improvements to the site, communicating with the more than 40 communities that were actively involved in the project so far and even more importantly, tying all the bits and pieces together in a surprise that we’ll release at the very end of the project.
Now, calm is good. After a year in a bustling office, we’re appreciative of the time to think and reflect on the stories this extraordinary webdocumentary has told, life stories and reality checks that will stay with us all. We’re also in a position to pass the flame, to make place for what’s shaping up to be a busy season at the NFB interactive.You will continue to be able to discover and revisit the GDP Project. We’re staying online. But lights will be turned on the NFB’s upcoming interactive documentaries.
Three important pieces of news have caught our eye today, on day one of GDP’s last month.
First, our friends at Prison Valley have won the second ever FRANCE 24-RFI Web Documentary Award. Within the framework of Perpignan’s international photojournalism festival Visa pour l’Image, photographer Philippe Brault and journalist David Dufresne walked away with a much merited statue. Congratulations for your masterpiece.
Second, at the opposite, bad news on the economy continues to flow our way. GDP numbers but also opinion pieces like this one by economist Jim Stanford seem to indicate that something’s missing in the economic equation.
Last but not least, we’re saluting the good people behind a brand new initiative calle WEBDOCU.fr. Previously know as LINTERVIEW.fr, the new enhanced website is one of the main meeting points for those of us who want to learn, share and discover new facets to the genre of web documentaries. Be warned though, it’s en français only.
In case you missed it, we released a brand new Flash animation last week. To see it, click here http://gdp.nfb.ca
Frédéric Dubois, Web coordinator
©2009 Le blogue PIB / The GDP blog
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