Submissions are NOW OPEN for the 2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival! Don’t miss this chance to showcase your work at the world’s largest Indigenous film and media arts festival! Accepting submissions of Film + Video, Digital + Interactive, and Audio works. imagineNATIVE.org/submissions

Two Nights of Drag Bingo with @chelazonleroux.bsky.social! Bingo, prizes, food & a deadly drag show. Proceeds support Indigenous artists! 📅 Oct 10 + Oct 24 🕒 7:00 PM 📍 The Well, Toronto View event details and secure your ticket at: imagineNATIVE.org/year-round/events/drag-bingo

Congratulations to Zacharias Kunuk for his prestigious wins at #TIFF50 of the Best Canadian Feature Film Award and the TIFF Special Tribute Award! His legacy continues to inspire generations of artists and we were elated to see his many achievements honoured at @tiffnet.bsky.social.

Miigwetch to everyone who joined us at the imagineNATIVE Indigenous Lounge during TIFF! The space is now closed. Thank you for stopping by!

Tickets are still available for The TIFF Story in 50 Films, screening June through August and featuring in-person Q&As with the likes of James and Roger Deakins, Atom Egoyan and Arsinée Khanjian, Bruce McDonald, Sarah Polley, and more. tiff.net/tiffstoryin5...

Ahead of #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay, learn about WhereWeStand, a project co-led by Indigenous filmmaker Nicole Lee & @cercmigration.bsky.social Chair @triandafyllidou.bsky.social that explores land, identity & connection. Shown at @imaginenative.org: tinyurl.com/nf8sp5ns

🏆 🏆 Congratulations Amanda Strong, recipient of the Sun Jury and Animated Short awards at @imaginenative.org ! Her stop-motion animated short INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN is an #NFB / Spotted Fawn Productions co-production. 🐸

The Closing Night Screening is ON! No rain delays here! 🕒 June 8, 2025 | Pre-Show: 7:00 PM, Screening: 9:00 PM 📍 Fort York National Historic Site

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Sinakson Trevor Solway's SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN screens June 7 imagineNATIVE in #Toronto! W/ #NFB, via @calgaryguardian.bsky.social. ✏️ calgaryguardian.com/calgary-arti...

OPEN CALL: Submit Scripts for Nicholl Fellowship Recommendation The Sámi Film Institute invites emerging Sámi and Indigenous writers to apply for a recommendation to the Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. isfi.no/article/open-call-submit-scripts-for-nicholl-fellowship-recommendation/

🎨 Art Crawl Update! The Art Crawl kicks off at 5:00 PM! Your ticket and email confirmation might say a different time, but arrive at 5:00 PM to make sure you don’t miss out. For more info visit: imagineNATIVE.org/events/artcrawl

Study up on imagineNATIVE's 25th anniversary! The 2025 Festival Catalogue is available now on Issuu. Print copies will be available on-site at the in-person Festival in Toronto from June 3-8, 2025 with pay-what-you-can pricing. 📖 issuu.com/imagineNATIVE/docs/2025_imagineNATIVE_catalogue

Officially unveiling the Artist Spotlight Directory! Celebrating 25 years of Indigenous creativity, this living archive features 25 trailblazing artists who’ve shaped imagineNATIVE’s story. Years in the making — now live! 🔗 imagineNATIVE.org/artist-spotlight-directory

With the Festival only TWO weeks away, book your tickets now before it’s all sold out! Individual tickets to screenings and special events are on sale NOW. 🔗 Individual Tickets: imagineNATIVE.org/schedule 🔗 Ticket Packages, Festival Passes, Online Festival Passes: imagineNATIVE.org/box-office

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. We are committed to including everyone to experience Indigenous-made film and media works. Miigwetch, nia:wen, thank you to Katarina Ziervogel for collaborating with us to create this video celebrating our accessibility offerings.

Everyone is welcome at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, in Toronto from June 3-8, 2025, and online from June 9-15, 2025. 🍓 Event Schedule: imagineNATIVE.org/festival/schedule 🍓 Box Office: imagineNATIVE.org/box-office 🍓 2025 Festival: imagineNATIVE.org/festival

Today in recognition of Red Dress Day, we honour the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People and their loved ones. We urge everyone to read the National Inquiry’s Final Report and advocate for change. MMIWG-ffada.ca/final-report

Are you an Indigenous storyteller with a bold, original idea for a short film? Want to take your skills to the next level and showcase your work at the 2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival? Apply by May 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET Applications available at: Linktr.ee/imagineNATIVE

Early Bird tickets are on sale now for the 25th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival! Catch screenings in-person, attend Industry events, or tune in online—at our lowest rates (now through May 7, 2025). 🐥🪱 🎟️ To secure your Festival access visit: imagineNATIVE.org/box-office

Early Bird discounted ticket packages and online passes are on sale NOW for the 25th anniversary imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, taking place June 3-8, 2025 (Toronto) and June 9-15, 2025 (online)! To secure your tickets, visit: imagineNATIVE.org/festival/box-office

🌿🏆 We are proud to announce Oneida actor, writer, and producer Graham Greene as this year’s winner of the August Schellenberg Award of Excellence (the “Augie”). Congratulations to Graham Greene! To read the full announcement visit: imagineNATIVE.org/2025-augie-award-press-release

For Transgender Day of Visibility we’re teaming up with imagineNATIVE to spotlight Indigenous artists. Explore, support, and share their work to uplift these powerful voices! Share your favourite Indigequeer films in the comments. 🌈 #TDOV #TransgenderDayOfVisibility #IndigenousFilmmakers

March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility! We’re partnering with @transmediaportl.bsky.social to spotlight Indigenous artists from the Transgender Media Portal. 🏳️‍⚧️ Discover and support trans, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming creators. Learn more at: TransgenderMediaPortal.org

🙌 Celebrate imagineNATIVE’s 25th at @hotdocs.bsky.social with Falls Around Her! Tantoo Cardinal stars as an Anishinaabe singer retreating to the wilderness—only to find the past isn’t easily left behind. 📅 March 29, with virtual Q&A from Darlene Naponse! hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/falls-around-her

Congratulations to Kent Monkman on receiving the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts! Thank you to Canada Council for the Arts for administering this award, recognizing artists for their merit and contributions. Congrats to all recipients! 🔗 Full list of the winners visit GGArts.ca

Join us as we celebrate 25 years of imagineNATIVE in June 2025! Enjoy exclusive membership perks like ticket packages, early bird access, industry events, an online pass & more. ✨ 🚨 Memberships redeemed after April 15 apply to 2026 Festival. 🔗 Learn more: imagineNATIVE.org/membership

Join us for a co-presentation with @hotdocs.bsky.social! Real Injun screening + Q&A with Hot Docs' Director of Programming Heather Haynes, and imagineNATIVE’s Artistic Director, Lindsay Monture. Saturday, February 22 | 7:30 PM ET Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema HotDocs.ca/whats-on/films/reel-injun

Toitū te Tiriti! (Honour the Treaty!) We have made a submission to strongly oppose the Principles of The Treaty of Waitangi Bill that is going through Parliament in Aotearoa. We stand with our Māori whanaunga (relatives) as they fight for removal of this bill. #ToitūTeTiriti #Māori

We’re excited to share that Kin Theory has found a new home with imagineNATIVE! Created by Nia Tero, Kin Theory is an Indigenous media maker database connecting actors, writers, directors, and more to industry opportunities. Join the community at kintheory.org

Submissions NOW OPEN for the 2025 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival! Are you an Indigenous filmmaker or media artist? Show your work at the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content! Accepting Film + Video, Digital + Interactive, and Audio works. imagineNATIVE.org/submissions

Save the date for the next imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival: June 3-8, 2025 (Toronto) and June 9-15, 2025 (online)! 🍓 Learn more at imagineNATIVE.org/faq