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Quebec and the digital age when the message has at 5:21;) 3 _ ~ .. ~ most recentlyVancouver? become so fragmented and the mediums ~ \W‘t ‘ He said digital media has been a game are so varied. Tom Perlmutter. the head of 39‘ ‘ 5‘ “ changer in reaching their audience and has the NFB. said the Canadian cultural institu- 5. . ",4, It ‘1 made the NFB a leader in that type of con- tion has answered some of those challenges , a: , » 'f g i tent both in the industry and worldwide. by embracing the potential of the new tech- i “ ‘ g 3 , “The world is knocking on our door and nology and opening up its archives and i I ' a asking, ‘How are you doing this?” Perlmut- allowing people to watch hundreds of films . . ter said. “This is where the future is headed online or even on their smartphone. . _ not just as a platform but to tie into the new He's also wrapping up a cross-Canada , . .5 , art forms and entertainment forms of the visit to hear the stories that remain untold ‘ If ' future. And film is one of the places that and rte-establish the links between the peo- - " ' really explore this." ple and one of this country's national story- That's a sentiment that should play well tellers. The last stop of the tour is Oct. 28 is; ‘ with the local high~tech community and the when Perlmutter visits the new digital Hub $3.}. work that is being done in the new digital in the Tannery District in Kitchener from 5 f“ '1'. _ hub he is visiting, but it's also about building pm. to 7 pm. to build on those ties. .2; a . connections with the artists and storytellers “I think institutions are revitalized when -23; , 3, L335; ‘1 g . who create the content. they stay closely connected and keep their . 5“: f?" . “All of these things mean we have the ear to the ground.” said Perlmutter. who has ' a“: ;: x. '5 “ connections. the access is there, now it’s been head of the NFB since 2007. “You have 1: 5'), ~ ’ . a ’ time to dig a little and connect in a personal to have an exchange with the people who ‘ > . ' area." said Perlmutter. matter and those are the citizens of this _.\ 3.3;; “That's what we're trying to do â€" feel country” ‘1 ,;7 ,- ' connected on that level with local commu- lt's the first cross-Canada checkup that .4.» ’ 5;- ? ;..-, nitios' the NFB has done. 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