Name the event before choosing the licence
A teacher showing a film to one class and a community group advertising a screening are describing different uses. The NFB’s Every Child page provides separate licence categories for precisely these kinds of distinctions. Record the audience, country, venue and whether the event charges admission before requesting an option. The film’s availability to stream is not a substitute for that description.
Read the scope attached to the actual work
The example film page describes personal and single-classroom use, with the classroom allowance located in Canada, and excludes broader public or multi-class events from that category. Read the actual selected work’s current information rather than applying one film’s page to the entire catalogue. This article explains the publisher’s categories; it does not grant permission or determine the rights for your event.
A file and a streaming-server permission are separate
The same page states that purchased downloads cannot be hosted on a streaming server without prior authorisation. That matters when a school or organisation wants to upload the file for many viewers. Downloading for an allowed viewing context and distributing that file from an institutional system are two different proposed actions. Include the hosting plan when asking about rights.
Prepare a request that can be answered
Identify the film and provide a short factual event description through the NFB’s official screening route. If plans change from one class to a campus event, revisit the scope rather than assuming the original description still applies. Keep the written terms and any response with the event plan. A clear request saves a later disagreement about whether the audience or distribution method had been disclosed.
Questions, answered
Does purchasing a download automatically permit a public event?
Do not assume that. Read the work’s licence category and request the appropriate scope.
Can an institution upload a purchased file to its server?
The cited film page requires prior authorisation for streaming-server hosting.