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

DREAMSPEAKERS FILM FESTIVAL
Edmonton, AB, Canada
dreamspeakers.org

mispon: A CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS FILMMAKING
Regina, SK, Canada
misponfestival.wordpress.com

PRÉSENCE AUTOCHTONE MONTRÉAL FIRST PEOPLES FESTIVAL
Montréal, QC
nativelynx.qc.ca

WINNIPEG ABORIGINAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
waff.ca

TWO SPIRIT FESTIVAL
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
outsaskatoon.ca

ALIANAIT ARTS FESTIVAL
Iqaluit, NU, Canada
alianait.ca

WEENGUSHK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Little Current, ON, Canada
weengushkfilmfestival.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

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 
Washington, DC, USA
mothertongue.si.edu

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 FILMFEST
Palm Springs, CA, USA
accmuseum.org/Film-Festival

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

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

DERHUMALC | FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE DE DERECHOS HUMANOS/INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Buenos Aires, Argentina
imd.org.ar/festival

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

EUROPE

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

SKÁBMAGOVAT: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ FILM AND TV PRODUCTION FESTIVAL
Inari, Finland
skabmagovat.fi

AUSTRALIA + AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND

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

WAIROA MAORI FILM FESTIVAL
Wairoa, Aotearoa New Zealand
kiaora.tv

WINDA FILM FESTIVAL
Sydney, Australia
windafilmfest.com

ASIA + SOUTH PACIFIC

NUKU’ALOFA FILM FESTIVAL
Tonga, Polynesia
nukualofafilmfestival.com

YAKUTSK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Yakutsk, Sakha, Russia
facebook.com/pages/Yakutsk-International-Film-Festival/737564432927187