Publications
ON-SCREEN PROTOCOLS + PATHWAYS: A Media Production Guide to Working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories
The Media Production Guide is commissioned by imagineNATIVE and prepared by Marcia Nickerson with support from Communications MDR. This highly-anticipated guide provides filmmakers, production companies and funders with cultural principles, key findings from a national consultation process and best practices for both depicting Indigenous content on screen and showing how communities can be collaborative partners.
This guide was made possible through the support of the Canada Media Fund, the National Film Board of Canada, Ontario Creates, Telefilm Canada, Creative BC and the Inspirit Foundation. The hard copy includes English and French in 180 glossy pages, 9.5” x 7.5”.

PATHWAYS TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET FOR INDIGENOUS SCREEN CONTENT: Success Stories, Lessons Learned from Selected Jurisdictions and a Strategy for Growth
This study examines the current state of Indigenous feature film production in Canada and demonstrates the potential for growth in this burgeoning sector of the nation’s film industry. Indigenous Feature Film Production in Canada: A National and International Perspective focuses primarily on dramatic feature film production during the five-year period leading up to 2012.
This report documents the rise of Indigenous cinema worldwide and examines Canada’s public funding landscape, identifying barriers and significant opportunities for Indigenous content creators in Canada.
Commissioned by the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, this report was researched and written by consultants Danis Goulet and Kerry Swanson. Funding was provided by the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s (OMDC) Research Grant Program and Telefilm Canada.

INDIGENOUS FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION IN CANADA: A National and International Perspective
This study examines the current state of Indigenous feature film production in Canada and demonstrates the potential for growth in this burgeoning sector of the nation’s film industry. Indigenous Feature Film Production in Canada: A National and International Perspective focuses primarily on dramatic feature film production during the five-year period leading up to 2012.
This report documents the rise of Indigenous cinema worldwide and examines Canada’s public funding landscape, identifying barriers and significant opportunities for Indigenous content creators in Canada.
Commissioned by the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, this report was researched and written by consultants Danis Goulet and Kerry Swanson. Funding was provided by the Ontario Media Development Corporation’s (OMDC) Research Grant Program and Telefilm Canada.