Early Bird Ticket Packages and Festival Passes on sale now

Get our lowest rates on Ticket Packages and Festival Passes for our 2025 Festival from now until May 7

Early Bird Festival Discounts

As we approach the exciting 25th anniversary of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, held for the very first time in beautiful June, we invite you to become an imagineNATIVE Member and enjoy membership benefits for the 2025 Festival. Benefits include ticket packages, early bird tickets for screenings, access to special industry events, an online pass, a discount on Festival merch, and so much more! Sign up to become an imagineNATIVE Member by April 15, 2025 to take advantage of Festival benefits at our 2025 Festival.

Please note, memberships processed after April 15 will only be eligible for Festival benefits at the 2026 Festival, due to the intensive preparations required of our team during the Festival period. This policy helps us ensure that we can provide the highest quality experience to all our Members and attendees.

The upcoming 25th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place in-person at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto from June 3-8, 2025, and move to our online streaming and iNdigital platforms from June 9-15, 2025.

We are offering discounted Early Bird rates on our Ticket Packages, Festival Passes (Industry Access), and Online Festival Passes for the 2025 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, which takes place June 3-8, 2025 (Toronto) and June 9-15, 2025 (online)!

When you purchase any Early Bird Ticket Package you will receive extra tickets for free. Our Early Bird Festival Pass (Industry Access) provides screen industry professionals with access to our professional development programming, Industry Days, at 25% off the regular price. Our Early Bird Online Festival Pass grants you access to our online Festival platform at a 50% discount. Take advantage of these offers at our Box Office from now until May 7, 2025!

Become a Member by April 15

As we approach the exciting 25th anniversary of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, held for the very first time in beautiful June, we invite you to become an imagineNATIVE Member and enjoy membership benefits for the 2025 Festival. Benefits include ticket packages, early bird tickets for screenings, access to special industry events, an online pass, a discount on Festival merch, and so much more! Sign up to become an imagineNATIVE Member by April 15, 2025 to take advantage of Festival benefits at our 2025 Festival.

Please note, memberships processed after April 15 will only be eligible for Festival benefits at the 2026 Festival, due to the intensive preparations required of our team during the Festival period. This policy helps us ensure that we can provide the highest quality experience to all our Members and attendees.

The upcoming 25th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place in-person at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto from June 3-8, 2025, and move to our online streaming and iNdigital platforms from June 9-15, 2025.

As we approach the exciting 25th anniversary of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, held for the very first time in beautiful June, we invite you to become an imagineNATIVE Member and enjoy membership benefits for the 2025 Festival. Benefits include ticket packages, early bird tickets for screenings, access to special industry events, an online pass, a discount on Festival merch, and so much more! Sign up to become an imagineNATIVE Member by April 15, 2025 to take advantage of Festival benefits at our 2025 Festival.

Please note, memberships processed after April 15 will only be eligible for Festival benefits at the 2026 Festival, due to the intensive preparations required of our team during the Festival period. This policy helps us ensure that we can provide the highest quality experience to all our Members and attendees.

We are announcing a change of dates for the next imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival!

The 25th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place June 3-8, 2025 (Toronto) and June 9-15, 2025 (online).

Visit our FAQ page to learn more about this change, submissions for our 2025 Festival, and find the answers to other questions. To keep up-to-date on our year-round screenings, events, professional development opportunities, and more, subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media!

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place from October 17-29th, 2023

Submissions to the 24th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, running from October 17-29, 2023, are now closed.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration! Submissions will open for our 25th Festival in spring 2024.

About the Festival

As the largest presenter of Indigenous screen content, we invite audiences everywhere to join us at our annual Festival, where we feature artistic and industry programming. We are proud to showcase Film + Video, Digital + Interactive, and Audio works created by Indigenous artists (including directors, producers, writers, and designers) at all levels of experience, from all over the world.
 

2023 Award Winners

 
The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival juries selected winners across film, video, audio and digital media works, many of which were presented at the 2023 Awards Presentation alongside August Schellenberg Award of Excellence recipient, Jennifer Podemski. 

The 2023 Festival presents artists with $66,000 in cash prizes in recognition of their outstanding work, innovation and excellence.
 

Festival Date Change

The 25th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will take place June 3-8, 2025 (Toronto) and June 9-15, 2025 (online).
 
Celebrating its milestone 25th anniversary, the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is permanently moving its fall festival to June just in time for Indigenous Peoples’ Month.

Submissions

Stay tuned for our Call for Submissions for the 2024 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival!

Submissions will reopen in spring 2024. For more information, please contact:
submissions@imagineNATIVE.org.

Institute

The Institute is a department within imagineNATIVE that houses year-round professional development programs, events, talks, and Indigenous-led professional development opportunities to address gaps within the industry and build capacity for Indigenous creatives. The Institute also presents Industry Days a multi-day professional conference at the annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival featuring panels, masterclasses, and networking events.

iNdigital

At its core, imagineNATIVE’s mandate is to respect story in every form: the integrity, intention and perspective of artists as channeled through screen-based storytelling. Over the past two decades, imagineNATIVE has played a crucial role in promoting Indigenous-made media by developing platforms for artists to assert their voice, express their perspectives and share their cultures.

Following these successes for film, our next step is creating an ecosystem where new media practitioners can experiment and thrive. This means creating opportunities for maximum inclusion across the spectrum of media, building capacity within interactive programming and cultivating talent through professional and creative development initiatives.

imagineNATIVE is a registered charity committed to inspiring and connecting communities through original Indigenous film, video, audio, and digital media. Our Festival, Tour, Institute, and year-round initiatives showcase, promote, and celebrate Indigenous filmmakers and media artists from Canada and around the world. We are committed to creating a greater understanding of Indigenous peoples and cultures through the presentation of contemporary Indigenous-made artistic expressions.

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