Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival
2 Daly St. K1N 6E2 Ottawa, ON, Canada

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! ! Create an original song with Shawnee Kish (CBC Searchlight Artist 2020) and per...form/record it in Ottawa with Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. We are calling all aspiring First Nation, Inuit and Metis youth - singers, dancers, drummers, writers, storytellers, creative spirits, Two Spirit youth, traditional and contemporary - to creatively tell your story, your inspiration and your journey. To apply, create a short 1-minute video and send it to us directly at [email protected] : February 5, 2021. Honorarium provided and expenses paid if selected. Due to Covid-19, preference will be given to residents of Ontario/Outaouais area. --- Créez une chanson originale avec Shawnee Kish (artiste CBC Searchlight 2020) et interprétez-la à Ottawa avec l’Orchestre du Centre national des Arts. L’appel est lancé à tous les jeunes Inuits, Métis et membres des Premières Nations qui aiment chanter, danser, jouer du tambour, écrire, raconter et créer. Que vous ayez une approche bispirituelle, traditionnelle ou contemporaine, nous vous invitons à raconter votre histoire, votre inspiration et votre parcours de façon créative. Pour soumettre votre candidature, créez une courte vidéo d’une minute dans laquelle vous présentez votre talent et faites-nous la parvenir à l’adresse suivante : [email protected] pour soumettre votre candidature est le 5 février 2021. Si vous êtes retenus, vous recevrez un cachet et une indemnité de voyage. En raison de la Covid-19, la préférence sera accordée aux résidents de l’Ontario et de l’Outaouais. . . . Native Women's Association of Canada Indspire Legacy of Hope Foundation Canadian Roots Exchange - Échanges Racines Canadiennes Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Native Canadian Centre of Toronto The Art For Aid Project First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada Downie Wenjack Fund The Odawa Native Friendship Centre The Odawa Native Friendship Centre Algonquin Student Services CUIndigenous Cégep Heritage College Centre pour étudiants autochtones - Collège La Cité Mashkawazìwogamig: Indigenous Resource -Centre- Ressources Autochtones Alexander Shelley

Attention Indigenous Youth ages 13 - 30 Get up to $1,000 to start a project in your community! Learn more at wemattercampaign.org/SupportFund. Deadline Jan 31st!

https://www.cbc.ca//indigenous-futurisms-changing-the-narr

Are you as excited as we are about the #TBFF21 official poster?? We can't wait to unveil the whole program very soon! #TBFF21 runs February 10 - 21, 2021 ONLIN...E! Grab your All Access Pass Today: www.TorontoBlackFilm.com Presented by TD in collaboration with Global Toronto Created by Fondation Fabienne Colas Foundation Poster by Leoart

WAFF...5 days until opening night film! IT'S LIKE A Native Netflix watch the 40 films at home when you want over the 6 days! All movies are VOD so you can binge watch if you want! Waff.ca for film info/tickets and passes.

The Netflix-BANFF #DiversityofVoices Initiative is now accepting applications from Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour creators and producers for the 2021 program. Apply now for industry training and access: https://dov.banffmediafestival.playbackonline.ca/

Apply / Share: Paid experimental work in progress >>> take the big studio risks >>> everybody wants to see it! https://harbourcollective.ca

On January 28, see why Edmonton-born filmmaker Trevor Anderson's work made Roger Ebert proclaim, "The director of this film knows exactly what he's doing." Ande...rson will also be interviewed by fellow filmmaker Matthew Rankin after this online program, to discuss his films and career so far. For more information visit: https://www.cfi-icf.ca/cafe-ex-2021 See more

https://canadianart.ca/special_issues/sovereignty/

Looking forward to IFWTO happening November 26-29, 2020!

The National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Cinema Showcase has 60 free screenings (most available to watch here in canada too), streaming online November 18-27!

It’s been an amazing week watching Indigenous films and arts all week at imagineNATIVE Festival online. We don’t have a red carpet but we do have a red couch in our office! #Miigwech #iNredcarpet @imaginenative #iN2020 #Asinabka #Indigenous #Film

Congrats Alanis!

Hey Ottawa area filmmakers, checkout this great opportunity from the Doc Institute!

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival lineup has been announced, anyone else excited to attend!?

Anyone else looking forward to seeing this show!?

Thanks to the The Fulcrum for doing this great re-cap piece on our online festival earlier this month! <3

The 21st Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival invites you to join us for a sneak peek of #iNFestival2020, presented online October 20 - 25, 2020. We’re looking forward to attending virtually this year!

Miigwech to The Charlatan for this great article about our online festival last week!

On the eve of the 21st anniversary of the Marshall decision, Sipekne’katik First Nation launched their fishing boats from the dock in Lower Saulnierville only t...o be met with violence by non-Indigenous fishermen. Learn more about the Marshall decision, treaty fishing rights and the clash between Mi'kmaq fishermen of Esgenoôpetitj (Burnt Church), New Brunswick, and federal fisheries in 2000 with Alanis Obomsawin's documentary ?. Watch now bit.ly/31ox6xc

UDA Silent bits. Shooting scheduled for Wednesday September 30th in Montreal. If you are interested, send your photos or videos to the following address: [email protected] Migwech!

A free online Indigenous Tourism Entrepreneurship Training session for the Southeastern Ontario region is starting September 29th. Please share, email [email protected] with your ideas and questions, and apply now at StoryToTell.ca

Sokinaa' Passkaan Aassisstoi (Healing Bells) - Portraits Program streaming now for 24 hours. Info & tickets: https://bit.ly/3kxmq9y This film is inspired by true events. Through an emotional approach, we discover resiliency through dance. #powwow #dance #tradition #healing

Livestream now with Brian Wallin and Infinite X

Brian Wallin will livestream free today on Asinabka FB, website & Vimeo around 7 pm https://bit.ly/35WbY7o Drummer for jangle rock group "How Far To Mexico" & guitarist/songwriter for "Ethnotechnique", Brian is Anishinabe from Kitigan Zibi First Nation. https://brianwallin.bandcamp.com/