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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Music Programming

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Music ProgrammingFeaturing DJ Shub, Indigo, Nimkish,Buffy Sainte-Marie, Divide and Dissolve, Ya Tseen, and more The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is proud to announce music programming for the 22nd Festival from October 19-24, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, including The Beat concert showcase and the Reverberate music video …

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces iNdigital Space

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival AnnouncesiNdigital SpaceDigital and Interactive Works byThirza Cuthand, Raven Two Feathers, Barry Bilinsk, Wendi Sierra imagineNATIVE is proud to announce programming for the iNdigital Space, their home for interactive and digital media. The iNdigital Space returns October 19-24, 2021 to spotlight contemporary Indigenous digital and interactive media artists with a …

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces 2021 Festival Book

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces2021 Festival Book FeaturingDr. Duke Redbird, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Jesse Wente and morePLUS Visual Art, Music, and Digital Programming The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is proud to announce their 2021 Festival Book, in addition to the programming for the popular Art Crawl, The Beat music showcase, and the …

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Presents the Annual Art Crawl

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts FestivalPresentsThe Annual Art CrawlFeaturing Five Visual Art Exhibitions +Special Exhibition: Still Indian? The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is proud to announce the visual art exhibitions as part of the 22nd Annual Festival from October 19-24, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario. imagineNATIVE’s annual Art Crawl will take place online on …

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Seven Directions Shorts Program

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September 21, 2021 – Shorts Program Live + Drive-In Press Release September 22, 2021 – Please include in your news items and editorial plans imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts FestivalAnnouncesSeven Directions Shorts ProgramPLUS In Person Screenings Across Canada The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is proud to announce exciting live in-person and virtual events …

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Programming for 22nd Annual Festival

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September 13, 2021 – Press Launch Release September 13, 2021 – Please include in your news items and editorial plans imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Programming for 22nd Annual FestivalOctober 19-24, 2021Presenting Partner: Canada Media Fund 145 Works Representing 51 Indigenous NationsOpening Gala: Night Raiders by Danis GouletClosing Gala: Iwianch, el Diablo Venado …

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imagineNATIVE at the DriveInTO Featuring Darlene Naponse’s Falls Around Her

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imagineNATIVE at the DriveInTO Featuring Darlene Naponse’s Falls Around Her For the second year in a row, imagineNATIVE is proud to partner with the City of Toronto for DriveInTO to bring a night of FREE film programming at Ontario Place! On Tuesday, July 27, at 9:30 PM, imagineNATIVE will screen Darlene Naponse’s Falls Around Her, …

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The 22nd Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Expanded Digital Presentation

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The 22nd Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Expanded Digital Presentation imagineNATIVE wishes to announce their 22nd Annual Film + Media Arts Festival will once again take place online from October 19 – 24, 2021. Building off the success of last year’s virtual Festival, imagineNATIVE will offer six days of online programming including …

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Names Jessica Lea Fleming As New Associate Director

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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Names Jessica Lea Fleming As New Associate Director imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous-made screen content, is happy to announce the appointment of Jessica Lea Fleming (Métis/Scottish) as Associate Director effective immediately. Working closely with the Executive and Artistic Directors, Naomi Johnson and …

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imagineNATIVE Statement: Indigenous Identity and Cultural Claim

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imagineNATIVE acknowledges recent important issues raised regarding Indigenous identity and cultural claim in the Indigenous film and arts community. We echo and support the statement released on Friday, December 18, 2020, by the Indigenous Screen Office. imagineNATIVE is an Indigenous-led organization, one that has been afforded funds to create opportunities and showcase, promote, and celebrate …

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We at imagineNATIVE acknowledge that this land located on present-day Tkaronto (Toronto) is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit.

We acknowledge the Dish With One Spoon covenant, a treaty whose spirit is one based in collective stewardship and reciprocity. We take the spirit of this covenant to the core of our operations as we bring artists and audiences from many nations across the globe together through our various initiatives and activities.

Please take a moment to think of the land you currently reside upon, wherever you may be, and  acknowledge those who went before and those yet to come.

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