Other Indigenous Festivals
The following is a list of Indigenous film and/or media arts festivals and other festivals that have shown strong, consistent support of Indigenous cinema. Please visit each festival directly for details on their dates, eligibility, and policies. If you know of an Indigenous media arts festival that is not on this list — or you have updated information — we'd love to know. Please contact us at info@imagineNATIVE.org.
This list was initiated by information provided by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian's Native Networks initiative.
CANADA
ASINABKA FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
Ottawa, ON
asinabkafestival.org
DREAMSPEAKERS FILM FESTIVAL
Edmonton, AB
dreamspeakers.org
imagineNATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
Toronto, ON
imagineNATIVE.org
mispon: A CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS FILMMAKING
Regina, SK
misponfestival.wordpress.com
PRÉSENCE AUTOCHTONE MONTRÉAL FIRST PEOPLES FESTIVAL
Montréal, QC
nativelynx.qc.ca
VANCOUVER INDIGENOUS MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
Vancouver, BC
vimaf.com
WINNIPEG ABORIGINAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winnipeg, MB
waff.ca
TWO SPIRIT FESTIVAL
Saskatoon, SK
outsaskatoon.ca
ALIANAIT ARTS FESTIVAL
Iqaluit, Nunavut
alianait.ca
USA
AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
San Francisco, CA, USA
aifisf.com
AUGSBURG COLLEGE NATIVE AMERICAN FILM SERIES
Minneapolis, MN, USA
augsburg.edu/filmseries
BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Missoula, MT, USA
bigskyfilmfest.org
CALIFORNIA'S AMERICAN INDIAN & INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL (formerly SAN DIEGO AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL)
San Marcos, CA, USA
caiiff.com
CINE LAS AMERICAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Austin, TX, USA
cinelasamericas.org
ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL
Washington, D.C., USA
dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
FIRST NATIONS | FIRST FEATURES: A SHOWCASE OF WORLD INDIGENOUS FILM AND MEDIA
New York and Washington, D.C., USA
moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2005/fnff
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Honolulu, HI, USA
hiff.org
INDIGENOUS FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL
Denver, CO, USA
iiirm.org
INDIGENOUS WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
Anchorage, AK, USA
alaskanative.net/en/main-nav/events/indigenous-world-film-festival
LA SKINS FILM FESTIVAL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
laskinsfest.com
MARGARET MEAD FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
New York, NY, USA
amnh.org/mead
MOTHER TONGUE FILM FESTIVAL (Recovering Voices)
Washington, DC
recoveringvoices.si.edu/MTFF.html
NATIVE AMERICAN FILM + VIDEO FESTIVAL (on hiatus)
New York, NY, USA
nmai.si.edu/explore/film-media/festival
NATIVE CINEMA SHOWCASE
Santa Fe, NM, USA
Information: fvc@si.edu
NATIVE CROSSROADS FILM FESTIVAL AND SYMPOSIUM
Norman, OK, USA
cas.ou.edu/native-crossroads
NATIVE EYES FILM SHOWCASE
Tucson, AZ, USA
statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/native_eyes
NATIVE FILMFEST
Palm Springs, CA, USA
accmuseum.org/Film-Festival
NMAI'S AT THE MOVIES SERIES/NEW YORK
New York, NY, USA
nmai.si.edu/explore/film-video/programs
NMAI'S DINNER & A MOVIE SERIES/WASHINGTON, D.C.
Washington, D.C., USA
nmai.si.edu/explore/film-video/programs
RED FORK NATIVE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Tulsa, OK, USA
facebook.com/redforknaff
SAPATQ’AYN CINEMA: NATIVE AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Moscow, ID, USA
webpages.uidaho.edu/sapaatkayncinema
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Park City, UT, USA
sundance.org
RED NATION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
www.rednationff.com
MEXICO, CENTRAL + SOUTH AMERICA
ARICA NATIVA INTERNATIONAL RURAL + INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL
Arica, Chile
aricanativa.cl
CLACPI FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y VIDEO DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS/ INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Biennial in rotating Latin American countries. Organized by CLACPI – Coordinadora Latinoamericano de Cine y Comunicación de los Pueblos Indígenas
clacpi.org
CUMBRE CONTINENTAL DE COMUNICACIÓN INDÍGENA DEL ABYA YALA/ABYA YALA SUMMIT MEETING ON INDIGENOUS COMMUNICATION
Biennial in different countries of Latin America
www.comunicacionesabyayala.org
DERHUMALC | FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE DERECHOS HUMANOS/INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Buenos Aires, Argentina
imd.org.ar/festival
ENCUENTRO HISPANOAMERICANO DE CINE Y VIDEO DOCUMENTAL INDEPENDIENTE: CONTRA EL SILENCIO TODAS LAS VOCES
Tlalpan, D.F., Mexico
encuentroviii.contraelsilencio.org
FESTIVAL DE CINE DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS
Chaco, Argentina
festivaldecineindigenaenchaco.blogspot.com/2010/01/indigenous-peoples-film-festival.html
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE MORELIA
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
moreliafilmfest.com
MICIV | INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM SHOWCASE OF VENEZUELA
Maracaibo, Venezuela
miciv.blogspot.ca/2014/02/miciv-international-indigenous-film.html
PREMIO ANACONDA
Biennial in rotating Latin American countries. Organized by CLACPI – Coordinadora Latinoamericano de Cine y Comunicación de los Pueblos Indígenas
clacpi.org
EUROPE
BERLINALE/BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Berlin, Germany
berlinale.de/en/das_festival/sektionen_sonderveranstaltungen/native/index.html
DELLIE MAA | SAPMI INDIGENOUS FILM & ART FESTIVAL
Tärnaby & Umeå, Sweden
delliemaa.com
FESTIVAL CINE ALTER’NATIF
Nanterre, France
delaplumealecran.org
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D’AMIENS
Amiens, France
filmfestamiens.org
INDIANER INUIT: NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE FILM FESTIVAL
Stuttgart, Germany
nordamerika-filmfestival.com
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
Rotterdam, Netherlands
filmfestivalrotterdam.com
INTERNATIONALE KURZFILMTAGE OBERHAUSEN
Oberhausen, Germany
kurzfilmtage.de
INTERNATIONALE KURZFILMTAGE WINTERTHUR
Winterthur, Switzerland
kurzfilmtage.ch
NATIVE SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL
London, UK
nativespiritfoundation.org
ORIGINS: FESTIVAL OF FIRST NATIONS
Enfield, UK
originsfestival.bordercrossings.org.uk
RED ROCKS ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL - FILM SHOWCASE
Zagreb, Croatia
cas.hr/red-rocks-arts-crafts-festival-2014
SKÁBMAGOVAT: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ FILM AND TV PRODUCTION FESTIVAL
Inari, Finland
skabmagovat.fi
AUSTRALIA + AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
BOOMERANG FESTIVAL
Tyagarah, Australia
boomerangfestival.com.au
CORROBOREE SYDNEY FESTIVAL
Walsh Bay, Australia
corroboreesydney.com.au
HOMEGROUND FESTIVAL
Sydney, Australia
sydneyoperahouse.com/about/homeground.aspx
MĀORILAND FILM FESTIVAL
Otaki, Aotearoa New Zealand
maorilandfilm.co.nz
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Melbourne, Australia
miff.com.au
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Sydney, Australia
sff.org.au
SOLID SCREEN FESTIVAL
Queensland, Australia
solidscreen.com.au
WAIROA MAORI FILM FESTIVAL
Wairoa, Aotearoa New Zealand
kiaora.tv
WINDA FILM FESTIVAL
Sydney, Australia
windafilmfest.com
ASIA + SOUTH PACIFIC
FIFO | OCEANIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Tahiti, French Polynesia
en.fifo-tahiti.com
NEPAL INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL
Kathmandu, Nepal
ifanepal.org.np
NUKU'ALOFA FILM FESTIVAL
Tonga, Polynesia
nukualofafilmfestival.com
TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM FESTIVAL
Nanking, Taipei, Taiwan
tieff.sinica.edu.tw
YAKUTSK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Yakutsk, Sakha, Russia
facebook.com/pages/Yakutsk-International-Film-Festival/737564432927187