We Are Still Here and Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat took the top awards at the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
ImagineNative (imagineNATIVE) Film + Media Arts Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: ImagineNative (imagineNATIVE) Film + Media Arts Festival
SINCE: 1998
WHERE: Toronto, Ontario
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
imagineNATIVE is the world's largest presenter of Indigenous screen content. Since its inception in 1998, imagineNATIVE (known also as the Centre for Aboriginal Media, imagineNATIVE's legal entity) continues to evolve to reflect the needs of its constituencies. Founded by Cynthia Lickers-Sage with the help of Vtape and other community partners, imagineNATIVE is now regarded as one of the most important Indigenous film and media arts festivals in the world.
Gary Farmer to be Honored at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Actor and musician Gary Farmer will receive the 2022 August Schellenberg Award of Excellence at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
Toronto’s imagineNATIVE Film Festival 2022 Goes Hybrid in October
The 23rd imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival welcomes artists and audiences back to Toronto/Tkaronto for in-person screenings and events.
‘Bootlegger’ and ‘Warrior Spirit’ Win Top Awards at 2021 imagineNATIVE Film Festival
Caroline Monnet won the Dramatic Feature Award for Bootlegger at the 2021 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
imagineNATIVE Film Festival 2021 to Showcase Over 145 Indigenous Works. Opens with Danis Goulet’s ‘Night Raiders’
Night Raiders, a science fiction apocalyptic film starring Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers will open imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
“The Legend of Baron To’a” and “Compañía” Win Top Awards at 2020 imagineNATIVE Film Festival
Kiel McNaughton’s The Legend of Baron To’a received the top award for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2020 imagineNATIVE Film Festival.
Canadian Premiere of “Compañía,” Tantoo Cardinal among imagineNATIVE Film Festival 2020 Lineup
The 21st imagineNATIVE Film Festival will take place online, and close with the Canadian premiere of Compañía by Bolivian director Miguel Hilari.
imagineNATIVE Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup – Inconvenient Indian, Monkey Beach, Love and Fury, and more
The 21st imagineNATIVE Film Festival will present highly anticipated films including Inconvenient Indian, winner of People’s Choice Documentary Award at TIFF 2020
imagineNATIVE Film Festival 2020 to Open with Short Films Program, Closes with Miguel Hilari’s “Compañía”
For the first time ever, this year’s 21st imagineNATIVE Film Festival set to take place online, will open with a shorts film program.
nîpawistamâsowin Wins Audience Award at imagineNATIVE Film Festival
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up directed by Dr. Tasha Hubbard won the The Audience Choice Award – Feature Film, at the 20th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
20th imagineNATIVE Film Festival Announces Award Winners
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open won the award for Best Dramatic Feature at the 20th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
2019 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Lineup of Indigenous Films
The 20th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival announced the lineup of independent films and works by Indigenous creators, closing with the film The Sun Above Me Never Sets by Lyubov Borisova.