Academic at Canadian genre festival issues call for support.
A clarion call has rung out to support genre films by Indigenous peoples in North America and beyond and back filmmakers to tell their own stories on the big screen at an artist talk at the 25th edition of Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival.
In an eye-opening presentation entitled ‘Haunting The National Consciousness: The Rise Of Indigenous Horror’, assistant professor at the Portland State University department of Indigenous nations studies Kali Simmons, who is of Oglala Lakota descent, called for Indigenous filmmakers to be allowed to change centuries of prejudice,...
A clarion call has rung out to support genre films by Indigenous peoples in North America and beyond and back filmmakers to tell their own stories on the big screen at an artist talk at the 25th edition of Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival.
In an eye-opening presentation entitled ‘Haunting The National Consciousness: The Rise Of Indigenous Horror’, assistant professor at the Portland State University department of Indigenous nations studies Kali Simmons, who is of Oglala Lakota descent, called for Indigenous filmmakers to be allowed to change centuries of prejudice,...
- 8/16/2021
- by Stuart Kemp
- ScreenDaily
‘Falls Around Her.’
In curating the program for the inaugural Birrarangga Film Festival, Tony Briggs was spoiled for choice.
“I wasn’t surprised to discover there is so much extraordinary work being produced by Indigenous communities around the world,” the actor, writer and director tells If.
“I attended the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto last October and it was an eye-opening experience, a confirmation of that talent. A lot of the stories were parallel to my own culture.
“Opportunities are far and few between to get content on screens, particularly from Indigenous filmmakers, so it is exciting to show these works at the festival, aligned with the theme ‘humanity through family and culture.'”
Briggs has selected 13 features and assorted Vr works and short films for the festival which will run from April 26-29 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, with support from major sponsors Creative...
In curating the program for the inaugural Birrarangga Film Festival, Tony Briggs was spoiled for choice.
“I wasn’t surprised to discover there is so much extraordinary work being produced by Indigenous communities around the world,” the actor, writer and director tells If.
“I attended the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto last October and it was an eye-opening experience, a confirmation of that talent. A lot of the stories were parallel to my own culture.
“Opportunities are far and few between to get content on screens, particularly from Indigenous filmmakers, so it is exciting to show these works at the festival, aligned with the theme ‘humanity through family and culture.'”
Briggs has selected 13 features and assorted Vr works and short films for the festival which will run from April 26-29 at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, with support from major sponsors Creative...
- 3/27/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife)
The inaugural Birrarangga Film Festival, a celebration of Indigenous filmmakers from around the world, will be staged at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image from April 26 – 29.
Curated by writer/actor Tony Briggs, the event will focus on films that explore the curatorial themes of ‘humanity through family and culture’ as well as honouring the history of the First Peoples’ cultural practices.
The program will feature more than 40 new features and short films, opening with the Australian premiere of the Canadian film Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife), the first film made by the Haida Gwaii community in their own language.
Co-directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown, it recounts the story of the Gagiixiid or wildman set in the mid-nineteenth century, shot with community actors and many of the crew drawn from local communities.
Respected elder Aunty Zeta Briggs Thomson has...
The inaugural Birrarangga Film Festival, a celebration of Indigenous filmmakers from around the world, will be staged at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image from April 26 – 29.
Curated by writer/actor Tony Briggs, the event will focus on films that explore the curatorial themes of ‘humanity through family and culture’ as well as honouring the history of the First Peoples’ cultural practices.
The program will feature more than 40 new features and short films, opening with the Australian premiere of the Canadian film Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife), the first film made by the Haida Gwaii community in their own language.
Co-directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen Haig-Brown, it recounts the story of the Gagiixiid or wildman set in the mid-nineteenth century, shot with community actors and many of the crew drawn from local communities.
Respected elder Aunty Zeta Briggs Thomson has...
- 3/12/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The Toronto Film Festival has revealed its annual list of top ten Canadian films. Compiled by Tiff’s team of programmers in collaboration with Canadian critics, the ‘Canada’s Top Ten’ list includes Tiff titles Freaks, which scored a significant deal with Well Go, and Giant Little Ones. Scroll down for the full list.
The feature list was curated by Cameron Bailey, Kerri Craddock, Steve Gravestock, Danis Goulet, Ming-Jenn Lim, and Kathleen Drumm, in collaboration with the Vancouver Film Critics Circle and the Association Québécoise des Critiques de Cinéma.
“Tiff is thrilled to present its uniquely Canadian list that offers a richness of voices, perspectives, and insights into adolescent identity,” said Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head of Tiff. “These films expertly examine heritage, family, the fragility of friendships, and the importance of challenging the current state of our world, and are testament to the fact that our Canadian filmmakers...
The feature list was curated by Cameron Bailey, Kerri Craddock, Steve Gravestock, Danis Goulet, Ming-Jenn Lim, and Kathleen Drumm, in collaboration with the Vancouver Film Critics Circle and the Association Québécoise des Critiques de Cinéma.
“Tiff is thrilled to present its uniquely Canadian list that offers a richness of voices, perspectives, and insights into adolescent identity,” said Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head of Tiff. “These films expertly examine heritage, family, the fragility of friendships, and the importance of challenging the current state of our world, and are testament to the fact that our Canadian filmmakers...
- 12/5/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Vancouver International Film Festival on Friday night unveiled its top audience awards, with Hirokazu Kore-eda's Cannes winner Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku) picking up the most popular international feature award.
The story of a dysfunctional family of petty criminals, Shoplifters earlier earned the top Palme d'Or trophy at Cannes.
Dava Whisenant's Bathtubs Over Broadway, which received the new documentary director award at Tribeca, took home Vancouver's most popular international documentary prize, while Kat Jayme's documentary Finding Big Country, which debuted at Viff, picked up the People's Choice award.
Another local film, Edge of the Knife, by Gwaai Edenshaw and ...
The story of a dysfunctional family of petty criminals, Shoplifters earlier earned the top Palme d'Or trophy at Cannes.
Dava Whisenant's Bathtubs Over Broadway, which received the new documentary director award at Tribeca, took home Vancouver's most popular international documentary prize, while Kat Jayme's documentary Finding Big Country, which debuted at Viff, picked up the People's Choice award.
Another local film, Edge of the Knife, by Gwaai Edenshaw and ...
- 10/13/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Vancouver International Film Festival on Friday night unveiled its top audience awards, with Hirokazu Kore-eda's Cannes winner Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku) picking up the most popular international feature award.
The story of a dysfunctional family of petty criminals, Shoplifters earlier earned the top Palme d'Or trophy at Cannes.
Dava Whisenant's Bathtubs Over Broadway, which received the new documentary director award at Tribeca, took home Vancouver's most popular international documentary prize, while Kat Jayme's documentary Finding Big Country, which debuted at Viff, picked up the People's Choice award.
Another local film, Edge of the Knife, by Gwaai Edenshaw and ...
The story of a dysfunctional family of petty criminals, Shoplifters earlier earned the top Palme d'Or trophy at Cannes.
Dava Whisenant's Bathtubs Over Broadway, which received the new documentary director award at Tribeca, took home Vancouver's most popular international documentary prize, while Kat Jayme's documentary Finding Big Country, which debuted at Viff, picked up the People's Choice award.
Another local film, Edge of the Knife, by Gwaai Edenshaw and ...
- 10/13/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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