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, please contact us at info@imagineNATIVE.org.
This list was made using information provided by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian’s Native Networks initiative.
CANADA
imagineNATIVE FILM + MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
Toronto, ON, Canada
imagineNATIVE.org
ĀCIMOWIN FILM FESTIVAL
Saskatoon, SK, Canda
acimowinfilmfestival.com
ALIANAIT ARTS FESTIVAL
Iqaluit, NU, Canada
alianait.ca
ASINABKA FILM & MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
Ottawa, ON, Canada
asinabkafestival.org
DREAMSPEAKERS INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL
Edmonton, AB, Canada
dreamspeakers.org
PRÉSENCE AUTOCHTONE MONTRÉAL FIRST PEOPLES FESTIVAL
Montréal, QC, Canada
presenceautochtone.ca
REGARD: INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES
Saguenay, QC, Canada
festivalregard.com
WEENGUSHK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Little Current, ON, Canada
weengushkfilmfestival.ca
WINNIPEG ABORIGINAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
facebook.com/aboriginalfilmfest
USA
BIG SKY DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Missoula, MT, USA
bigskyfilmfest.org
CINE LAS AMERICAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Austin, TX, USA
cinelasamericas.org
HAWAI’I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Honolulu, HI, USA
hiff.org
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDIGENOUS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: INDIGENOUS FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL
Denver, CO, USA
iiirm.org
LA SKINS FILM FESTIVAL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
laskinsfest.com
MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL
New York, NY, USA
amnh.org/mead
MOTHER TONGUE FILM FESTIVAL
Washington, DC, USA
mothertongue.si.edu
NATIVE CINEMA SHOWCASE
Santa Fe, NM, USA
nmhistorymuseum.org
POCAHONTAS REFRAMED FILM FESTIVAL
Richmond, VA, USA
pocahontasreframed.com
RED NATION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Los Angeles, CA, USA
rednationff.com
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Park City, UT, USA
sundance.org
MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, + SOUTH AMERICA
ARICA NATIVA INTERNATIONAL RURAL + INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL
Arica, Chile
aricanativa.cl
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y VIDEO DE LOS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS/INTERNATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (CLACPI)
Biennial in rotating Latin American countries. Organized by Coordinadora Latinoamericano de Cine y Comunicación de los Pueblos Indígenas (CLACPI)
clacpi.org
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE DERECHOS HUMANOS/INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL (FICDH)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
imd.org.ar/festival
FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE MORELIA
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
moreliafilmfest.com
EUROPE
FESTIVAL CINÉ ALTER’NATIF
Nanterre, France
delaplumealecran.org
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D’AMIENS
Amiens, France
filmfestamiens.org
INDIGEN: DAS NORDAMERIKA FILMFESTIVAL
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
SKÁBMAGOVAT FILM FESTIVAL
Inari, Finland
skabmagovat.fi
AUSTRALIA + AOTEAROA (NEW ZEALAND)
MĀORILAND FILM FESTIVAL
Ōtaki, Aotearoa (New Zealand)
maorilandfilm.co.nz
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Melbourne, Australia
miff.com.au
ROTORUA INDIGENOUS FILM FESTIVAL
Rotorua, Aotearoa (New Zealand)
riffnz.com
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Sydney, Australia
sff.org.au
WAIROA MĀORI FILM FESTIVAL
Wairoa, Aotearoa (New Zealand)
maorimovies.com
WINDA FILM FESTIVAL
Sydney, Australia
windafilmfest.com