imagineNATIVE Originals features the World Premieres of works commissioned through the Festival by new and rising Indigenous storytellers. These works are the result of imagineNATIVE partnerships with Charles Street Video (Toronto), Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) in Toronto, Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF) and Telus Storyhive in Calgary, and New Brunswick Filmmakers Cooperative (NBFC) in Fredericton, the iN Bullseye contest and the APTN/imagineNATIVE Web Series Open Call + Pitch Competition.
Mentorship Commissions
Through this program, imagineNATIVE and artist-run centres across the nation partner to provide in-kind training and production services, along with a commission fee, to selected recipients to develop their filmmaking skills, culminating in the creation of a new short work, up to ten minutes in length, that premieres at the Festival.
With support from Institute Lead Partner, Netflix and new partnerships with Telus Storyhive and Toronto Animated Images Society (TAIS), the imagineNATIVE Originals: Mentorship Commissions program's production and mentorship fiscal support has increased from $2,000 to now support ranging from $7,000 to over $13,000 per program!
The new imagineNATIVE/TAIS Indigenous Artist-in-Residence Program is an exciting direction that harnesses the rich history of cutting-edge animated films programmed by imagineNATIVE by actively developing new talent and skills in the form. See complete details below.
Questions for programs may be directed to Adriana Chartrand, achartrand@imaginenative.org .
imagineNATIVE/LIFT Mentorship
Now in its 16th cycle, provides production support and services to an emerging artist with their first 16mm film project.
Application Deadline: January 20, 2020
Apply here.
imagineNATIVE/CSV Residency
The seventh iteration of the annual Residency that provides a mid-career artist support and skills development with new video-making technology.
Application Deadline: January 20, 2020
Apply here.
imagineNATIVE/CSIF/Telus Storyhive Mentorship
Now in its seventh iteration, this mentorship trains and supports emerging, Alberta-based Indigenous artists in the creation of a new work.
Application Deadline: January 20, 2020
Apply here.
imagineNATIVE/NBFC Incubator
The fifth annual partnership with the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative, training emerging artists from the region in the creation of a new film.
Application Deadline: January 20, 2020
Apply here.
NEW! imagineNATIVE + TAIS: INDIGENOUS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
This new professional development opportunity encourages new and experienced animators to discover and create a new animated work with mentorship and in-kind support from TAIS and artistic fees and presentation at the imagineNATIVE Festival.
Application deadline: January 29th, 2020
Apply here.
iN BullsEye
iN Bullseye is an Indigenous music talent search contest that seeks to nurture Canada’s newest music talent with unprecedented opportunities, including a $10,000 cash award, to turn their talent into a career and to work with and Indigenous director for their first music video. It is free to enter this contest. For full details visit: http://www.imaginenative.org/inbullseye-music-contest
Past Recipients:
Liv Wade, Mixed Blood (2018)
APTN/imagineNATIVE Web Series Open Call
Indigenous Canadian creatives to learn how to develop and pitch web series projects professionally to industry decision makers for over $60,000 in production funding and in-kind services.
Past Winners:
Madison Thomas + Darcy Waite, Colour of Scar Tissue (C.O.S.T.) (2018) WATCH IT ONLINE NOW: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5KYtFGXEqR3ROcGSBwy2SSbC9mDnl1ww
For more information, visit 2018’s call: http://www.imaginenative.org/aptn-in-web-series-open-call
2019 Open Call: TBC
Success Stories
The impact of this program is clear with the first recipient of the LIFT/imagineNATIVE Mentorship Program in 2007, Michelle Latimer, who realized through this opportunity that she wanted to pursue filmmaking, and not become a doctor. She most recently directed VICE's RISE series and is in post-production of the film adaptation of Thomas King’s An Inconvenient Indian.
