Montreal duo’s haunting stop-motion fable goes global on NFB.ca<\/i><\/p>\n
MONTREAL<\/span>, March 19, 2026<\/span> \/CNW\/ – The National Film Board of Canada<\/b><\/a> (NFB) is bringing Chris Lavis <\/b>and Maciek Szczerbowski<\/b><\/a>‘s Oscar-winning stop-motion fable <\/b>The Girl Who Cried Pearls<\/i><\/b><\/a> to viewers around the world<\/b>.<\/p>\n Named Best Animated Short Film<\/b> at the 98th Academy Awards<\/b><\/a>, the English-language version<\/b> of this haunting Montreal-set and produced short<\/b>\u2014narrated by Colm Feore<\/b>\u2014is now streaming for free<\/b> on NFB.ca<\/b><\/a> and all NFB apps<\/b><\/a>, available worldwide<\/b> (*excluding\u00a0France and its overseas territories, Germany, Spain and Andorra).<\/p>\n Quick facts<\/b><\/p>\n The Girl Who Cried Pearls <\/i><\/b>by Chris Lavis<\/b> and Maciek Szczerbowski<\/b> (17 min 37 s) NFB and the Oscars Stay Connected<\/b><\/p>\n Online Screening Room: nfb.ca<\/a> About the NFB<\/b><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/p>\n Montreal duo’s haunting stop-motion fable goes global on NFB.ca<\/i><\/p>\n MONTREAL<\/span>, March 19, 2026<\/span> \/CNW\/ – The National Film Board of Canada<\/b><\/a> (NFB) is bringing Chris Lavis <\/b>and Maciek Szczerbowski<\/b><\/a>‘s Oscar-winning stop-motion fable <\/b>The Girl Who Cried Pearls<\/i><\/b><\/a> to viewers around the world<\/b>.<\/p>\n Named Best Animated Short Film<\/b> at the 98th Academy Awards<\/b><\/a>, the English-language version<\/b> of this haunting Montreal-set and produced short<\/b>\u2014narrated by Colm Feore<\/b>\u2014is now streaming for free<\/b> on NFB.ca<\/b><\/a> and all NFB apps<\/b><\/a>, available worldwide<\/b> (*excluding\u00a0France and its overseas territories, Germany, Spain and Andorra).<\/p>\n Quick facts<\/b><\/p>\n The Girl Who Cried Pearls <\/i><\/b>by Chris Lavis<\/b> and Maciek Szczerbowski<\/b> (17 min 37 s) NFB and the Oscars Stay Connected<\/b><\/p>\n Online Screening Room: nfb.ca<\/a>
Produced by Julie Roy, Marc Bertrand and Christine No\u00ebl
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca\/epk\/the-girl-who-cried-pearls<\/a><\/p>\n\n
<\/b>Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca\/oscars<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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Produced by Julie Roy, Marc Bertrand and Christine No\u00ebl
Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca\/epk\/the-girl-who-cried-pearls<\/a><\/p>\n\n
<\/b>Press kit: mediaspace.nfb.ca\/oscars<\/a><\/p>\n\n
NFB Facebook<\/a> | NFB X<\/a> | NFB Instagram<\/a> | NFB Blog<\/a> | NFB YouTube<\/a> | NFB Vimeo<\/a>
Curator’s perspective<\/a> | Director’s notes<\/a><\/p>\n