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Calling All Filmmakers: Enter Your Inspiring Films in the Sundar Prize Film Festival
SURREY, BC, May 24, 2023 – The Sundar Prize Film Festival is proud to announce its inaugural competition for filmmakers who use their art to create meaningful social impact. The festival seeks to recognize beautiful films that uplift our world through impactful and informative storytelling about social causes and issues. With over $10,000 CAD in […]
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New series tells story of Sixties Scoop survivor learning about her past – CBC
May 25, 2023 Little Bird depicts Canadian government’s removal of children WARNING: This story contains distressing details The co-creator and showrunner for a series premiering this week hopes that her personal connection to the subject matter will shine through. “I just hope people feel the love that was put into this, and I hope that non-Indigenous […]
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The Indigenous Screen Office Hosts The First-Ever International Indigenous Co-Production Forum In Cannes On May 18
Cannes, France, May 17, 2023 – The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) is set to host the first-ever International Indigenous Co-Production Forum at Cannes on May 18 at the Canadian Pavilion. Running from 11am – 7pm, the ISO will host 18 providers from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Greenland and Northern Europe for panel sessions, round tables […]
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Telefilm Canada announces funding for 25 medium to large-scale film festivals
10 May 2023 First decisions of the brand new program Telefilm Canada is supporting 25 film festivals, under the new Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program (first round of decisions), for a funding total of $1.7 million. These funding decisions were made as part of the promotion program modernization, which began in 2021 in collaboration with […]
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In partnership with the Indigenous Screen Office. Claudia Skunk and Neegan Siouï Trudel selected to take part in new mentorship program for interactive/immersive producers at the NFB.
From: National Film Board May 4, 2023 The National Film Board of Canada and the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Immersive/Interactive Producer Fellowship at the NFB. They are Claudia Skunk, who’ll be working in English at the Animation & Interactive Studio in Vancouver, and Neegan Siouï Trudel, […]
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Amazon Canada and The Walrus Unveil Shortlist for the 47th Annual First Novel Award
Toronto, ON—May 4, 2023—Today, Amazon Canada and The Walrus announced the nominees for the 47th annual Amazon Canada First Novel Award (amazon.ca/firstnovelaward), which honours the achievements of Canadian authors and their debut novels. The finalists for the 2023 Amazon Canada First Novel Award, listed alphabetically by each author’s last name, are: A Minor Chorus, Billy-Ray […]
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Vernon Indigenous Showcase to feature human trafficking survivor, Highway of Tears documentary. – Castanet
May 1, 2023 A woman who lived through a traumatic childhood and narrowly escaped the dark world of human trafficking will share her message of hope in Vernon on Tuesday. Auroara Leigh will sing and speak at the Indigenous Showcase at Vernon’s Towne Theatre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the show starting at 6 […]
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Auroara Leigh & Adaawk – Indigenous Showcase (19+) – The Towne
It’s the final Indigenous Showcase event of this series! Experience storytelling, live music, and film—and the healing that can come from it—at this impactful evening. “Join us for Auroara Leigh’s powerful debut musical performance as she takes the stage to share her incredible healing journey through music. At age 14, Auroara experienced being targeted by […]
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Blue Metropolis showcases Indigenous programming – MSN
April 20, 2023 The Blue Metropolis Literary Festival will be unveiling a number of Indigenous-themed literary events over the next 10 days with an eye on exposing a wider non-Native audience to Indigenous literature and creativity. The annual Montreal literary festival will present several events in coming weeks with Indigenous ties, including an April 30 […]
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Film about forced displacement of Inuit will have world premiere at Toronto festival – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 20, 2023 ‘Hebron Relocation’ gets two showings at Hot Docs Holly Andersen hopes her film Hebron Relocation will be seen extensively. So the filmmaker, who lives in the town of Makkovik in Nunatsiavut, an autonomous area claimed by Inuit in Newfoundland and Labrador, is excited the documentary will have its world premiere at the Canadian […]
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