imagineNATIVE to Welcome Joseph Boyden as Part of 'Storyteller Screenings', 10/25

This morning, the complete 15th Anniversary imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival programme was announced at the TIFF Bell Lightbox by Executive Director Jason Ryle, and guests including TIFF's Cameron Bailey and actor Glen Gould.

The 15th Annual imagineNATIVE returns October 22-26, 2014 with the most compelling and distinctive Indigenous works from around the globe featuring: 130 films and videos; nine Radio Works; seven multi-platform New Media works; four art exhibitions featuring 19 media artists; 11 industry panels and public workshops; and 17 commissions. imagineNATIVE will feature 175 artists representing over 70 distinct Indigenous nations from 12 countries. Tickets on sale now at www.imaginenative.org.

imagineNATIVE is proud to announce the premiere of Storyteller Screenings, a cinema-meets-storytelling experience, on Saturday, October 2 5at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Storyteller Screenings combines a new screen-based video work and a live reading. This year Joseph Boyden, one of Canada's true literary stars, will present a new work with master of animation Terril Calder. Following next, legendary author, artist and activist Maria Campbell will share a new short story created in collaboration with Shane Belcourt, a leading filmmaker in Canadian Indigenous cinema. Together these artists-each from a Métis or mixed culture-combine craft, transcend media and explore new territory to tell a story unlike any other.

As imagineNATIVE celebrates 15 years, they will also honour the 10th anniversary of Wapikoni with a special program curated by Caroline Monnet, presented entirely in French on Thursday, October 23. Wapikoni is the world's largest producer of short films made by francophone Indigenous artists, many of whom are youth. imagineNATIVE has a long history with Wapikoni who has contributed a vital and significant body of work to international Indigenous cinema.

In celebration of today's announcement, imagineNATIVE will hold a free Festival Preview screening of Wayne Blair's hit film The Sapphires on Wednesday, October 1 at 7pm. Inspired by a true story, The Sapphires follows four vivacious, young and talented Australian Aboriginal singers and their makeshift manager, played by Chris O'Dowd, as they learn about love, friendship and war in 1968.

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is the world's largest Indigenous festival showcasing innovation in film, video, radio and new media. The Festival presents the most compelling and distinctive works from Canada and around the globe, reflecting the diversity of the world's Indigenous nations and illustrating the vitality and excellence of Native art and culture in contemporary media.

Download the 2014 imagineNATIVE brochure for complete listings: www.imaginenative.org/home/sites/default/files/catalogs/2014_catalog_pages.pdf.

imagineNATIVE Festival Preview Screening
The Sapphires
FREE
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
7pm
TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 3
350 King Street West

The 14th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
October 22 - 26, 2014
Single Tickets and Festival Packages On Sale Now
Tickets can be purchased by phone or in person at the TIFF Bell Lightbox
In-person: 10am to 10pm daily • 350 King Street West
By Phone: 10am - 7pm daily • 416.599.TIFF (8433)
Online: www.imagineNATIVE.org

For more information, call 416.585.2333 or visit www.imagineNATIVE.org, facebook/imagineNATIVE or follow on Twitter @imagineNATIVE / #iN15th.

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