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October 18 - 22, 2017 18Th Imaginenative Film + Media Arts Festival Film Indigenous Screen Culture October 18 - 22, 2017 18th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Film. Video. Audio. Digital Media. #iN18 imagineNATIVE.org Proud to be a Sponsor of the 18th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival aptn.ca Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Réseau de télévision des peuples autochtones Proud to support the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival. We are working together with imagineNATIVE to make a difference in our communities. About Us ® The TDSB Aboriginal Education Centre The TD logo and other trade-marks are the property of The Toronto-Dominion Bank. M05236 (0314) oers a wide variety of services for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students and their families. We are committed to ensuring Aboriginal students throughout the TDSB Proud Supporters of are well supported in their education and Imaginative Film and Music Festival and in their personal lives. the launch of Bullseye Music Contest We strive to create more inclusive learning environments that enrich the education of all students by promoting the infusion of Aboriginal perspectives and by providing support and guidance to sta who work with Aboriginal students. TDSB Aboriginal Education Centre 16 Phin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4J 3T2. 416-393-9600 www.tdsb.on.ca/AboriginalEducation2 3 Slaight Imaginatve Ad 2017.indd 1 9/8/17 10:25 AM 18th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Declaration October 18 - 22, 2017 of Indigenous Cinema Sponsors 6 Opening Day WE, THE INDIGENOUS SCREEN STORYTELLERS, About imagineNATIVE 8 Welcome Gathering + Party 45 UNITED IN THIS NORTHERN CORNER OF OUR MOTHER THE EARTH Festival Venues 10 Opening Night Gala 46 IN A GREAT ASSEMBLY OF WISDOM DECLARE TO ALL NATIONS Festival Village Map 11 Film + Video Accessibility 13 Thursday 48 Access Info 14 Friday 55 WE GLORY IN OUR PAST, • when our earth was nurturing our oral traditions Box Office 15 Saturday 67 • when night sky evoked the visions of our dreams Schedule at a Glance 16 Sunday 84 • when Sun and the Moon were our parents in stories told • when storytelling made us all brothers and sisters Festival Greetings 18 The Beat 81 • when our stories brought forth great chiefs and leaders Greetings from Officials 20 Awards Presentation 92 • when justice was upheld in the stories told. Commissioned Works 23 Awards Jury 94 WE WILL: A Wall Is A Screen 24 Augie Award 95 • Hold and manage Indigenous cultural and intellectual property. Art Crawl 25 Delegate Bag 96 • Ensure our continued recognition as primary guardians and interpreters of our culture. • Respect Indigenous individuals and communities. Exhibitions Closing Night Gala 97 • Faithfully preserve our traditional knowledge with sound and image. 2167 26 Industry Series • Use our skills to communicate with nature and all living things. • Heal our wounds through screen storytelling. Mourning and Mayhem 28 Thursday 98 • Preserve and pass on our stories to those not yet born. For This Land 31 Friday 100 We will manage our own destiny and maintain our humanity and pride as Indigenous raise a flag 31 Saturday 101 peoples through screen storytelling. Channel 51: Igloolik 32 Industry Labs 102 Guovdageaidnu, Sápmi, October 2011 Territ-Aur(i)al Imprints 33 Indices Raven Chacon: Report 33 Print Source 104 Written by Åsa Simma (Sámi), with support from Darlene Johnson (Dunghutti), and accepted and recognized by the participants of the Indigenous Film Conference in Kautokeino, Sápmi, Skawennati: for the ages 34 Artist Index 106 October 2011. Transmissions 35 Thank You 108 Thanks to the International Sámi Film Institute (Åsa Simma and Anne Lajla Utsi) for sharing Digital Media Art+Cade 37 this document in our Catalogue. For more information on the Institute, visit www.isf.as. Digital Media Works 38 Web Series 41 Audio Works 42 4 5 Sponsors Sponsors Presenting: Community Partners: Gold: Silver: Mentorship Partners: HEX 333092 PANTONE 182-2U PANTONE VIOLET UNCOATED PAPER COATED PAPER Bronze: Festival Hotel: Hospitality Partners: MUST BE 1.5” MIN HEIGHT Tag line font: Pill-Gothic/600mg-black/ Foundations: Media Partners: R & M LANG FOUNDATION Public Funders: Individual Donors: Adina Serbanescu, Andrew Johnson, Anne Gehman, Anonymous, Brenda Darling & Ian Gilmour, Brian Gotro, Carol Moore, Christie Pearson, Cole Alvis in memory of René Highway, Elizabeth Miller, Ellen Flanders, Gail Vanstone, Gary Kibbins, Hope Buset, Jean Gagnon, Jeff Reinhart, Jenn Goodwin, Joe & Sally Martin, John Greyson, John Ricco, Josh and Vicky Moufawad-Paul, Kerry An agency of the Government of Ontario Un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario Swanson, Louanne Chan, Michael Zryd, Mimi Fullerton, Nathan Bylok, Nelson Henricks, Reena Schellenberg, Rona Kosansky in memory of Harry and Bernice Kosansky, Tantoo Cardinal, Terri Rodak in memory of Barbara Kentner, Vera Frenkel in memory of Pauline Oliveros, Wendy Pearson, Zan Chandler, Alexandra Lazarowich, Kent Monkman, Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak, Richard Fung, Philip Hoffman. An extra special thank you to Salah Bachir and Jacob Yerex for their immense generosity and philanthropic efforts. 6 7 About imagineNATIVE About imagineNATIVE imagineNATIVE.org #iN18 @imagineNATIVE 401 RICHMOND STREET WEST, TEL: +1 416 585 2333 facebook.com/imagineNATIVE SUITE 446, TORONTO, ON [email protected] twitter.com/imagineNATIVE M5V 3A8 CANADA youtube.com/imagineNATIVE Since our first Festival in 2000, the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival has programmed film, video, audio and imagineNATIVE is committed to paying industry-standard digital works made by Indigenous media artists in key artists fees for all our initiatives. For more information on creative roles as producers, directors and/or writers. In imagineNATIVE, please visit our website. programming these works over the years, imagineNATIVE has embraced works from Indigenous creators, from Canada Statement on Programming and around the world, that push artistic boundaries to represent a diversity of ideas, themes and genres in our imagineNATIVE supports the work of Indigenous media programming, seeking representations of subjects that would artists, including those who give their time, insight and not necessarily be made available through mainstream forms talent as Board members, staff, contractors and volunteers of media. of the organization. In keeping with our artistic policy, the Festival prioritizes The Indigenous media arts community is a small one and Left to Right: Audrey Rochette, Lindsey Thomsen, Amee Lê, Claudia Skunk, Soufian Jalili, Gina Rim, Saskia Rinkoff, Ariel Smith, Daniel Northway-Frank & his works that balance and present: unique and new perspectives we value Indigenous artistic representation within our evil twin, Jason Ryle, Victoria Kucher, Dhanela Sivaparan, Jesse Steckley, Judith Schuyler expressed within the content of the work; cultural, community organization. We believe we cannot disadvantage and social relevance; a creative approach to form Indigenous artists who give their time to imagineNATIVE by Board of Directors characterized by innovative expression; distinctive style; excluding them from artistic presentation opportunities or Marcia Nickerson (Chair) • Andre Morriseau (Vice-Chair) personal vision; and a practice of crossing aesthetic borders prizes, both of which are determined without their input or Paula Devonshire (Treasurer) • Eileen Arandiga in terms of genre, medium and emerging content platforms. influence. Shane Belcourt • Adam Garnet Jones • Kona Goulet Melanie Hadley • Jason Edward Lewis • Anne Pick imagineNATIVE is a Festival that supports the diverse artistic These artists are eligible to submit their work to the visions and perspectives of Indigenous artists working in the Festival; however, they do not influence programming Advisors media arts; works selected for programming do not need to decisions. In cases where their work is being considered, Julie Ouellon-Wente • Pauline Shirt • Jesse Wente have overt Indigenous content or themes. As identified in our they are not present for programming discussions and mission statement, imagineNATIVE is a charity committed to decisions about their work, nor do they have input into the Patrons dispelling stereotypical notions of Indigenous peoples scheduling of it. Roberta Jamieson • Rhonda Kite • Frank Meawasige through diverse media presentations from within our Laura Michalchyshyn • Alanis Obomsawin communities, thereby contributing to a greater understanding These artists are also eligible for annual prizes. The Bill Roberts • Carla Robinson • N. Bird Runningwater by all audiences of Indigenous artistic expression. Festival’s competition is adjudicated by independent juries Left to Right: Marcia Nickerson, Andre Morriseau, Paula Devonshire, Eileen Arandiga, Lisa Steele • Kim Tomczak • Patrick Watson Shane Belcourt, Adam Garnet Jones, Kona Goulet, Melanis Hadley, Jason Edward Lewis and at arm’s length from the organization. Margaret Zeidler Anne Pick Founded by Cynthia Lickers-Sage and Vtape with the help of other community partners, imagineNATIVE is now the largest Please contact us if you have any questions. Programming Team (Selection Committee) Staff festival of its kind and an international hub for creative Pauline Clague Executive Director: Ariel Smith excellence and innovation in the media arts. imagineNATIVE is a Registered Charity Heather Haynes Artistic Director: Jason Ryle #898938717 RR0001 Jason Ryle Industry Director: Daniel Northway-Frank In addition to the Festival, the Centre for Aboriginal Media Programming Coordinator: Judith Schuyler (imagineNATIVE’s
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