Mi’gmaw director says film industry making slow, reluctant steps towards supporting Indigenous filmmakers
‘The kind of attention we get as Native filmmakers should be reflected in the budgets that we get’
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Annual Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival kicks off tonight
Ashley BernardAPTN NewsThe weekend long Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival kicks off tonight.The festival celebrates the…
Directors pushing to put LGBTQ actors and issues onto the marquee
As more Indigenous stories are making it to the big screen, there are still…
APTN Investigates: Cowboys and Pretendians
Sitting in his Montreal apartment surrounded by movie memorabilia, Jeff Barnaby, a Mi’gmaw filmmaker from Listiguj, QC, is quite clear about what he expects from his cast and crew in the film industry.
From black wigs with braids to Elk Dog in the movie, The Revenant
Discussion of how far has the movie industry come since non-Indigenous actors spoke in stunted English attempting to portray Indigenous people
Meet the man who taught Leonardo DiCaprio to speak the Arikara language in The Revenant
(Craig Falcon worked on the set of The Revenant with star Leonardo DiCaprio. Photo courtesy…
New feature film shot in Nunavut features local actors
APTN National News While Iqaluit is the hub of Nunavut, it is also the gateway…
The Hollywood Indian InFocus
APTN InFocus with Francine Compton The Hollywood Indian is once again making headlines after some…
Adam Beach talks Aboriginal actors and the future of movies and television
APTN National News Adam Beach needs no introduction. The well known actor and producer from…