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Not every transition can be made without bumps. The webdoc is also an indicator of the institutional ruptures and changes which mark the re-orientation of documentary production towards the dissemination channels of the Web (along with other portable or immersive viewing systems). The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), which is central to the history of documentary cinema, offers a privileged place for observing these changes and their repercussions on the documentary point of view and aesthetic.
— Martin Bonnard and Viva Paci