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Toronto, Canada
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Submissions are NOW OPEN for the 2027 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival!
Don’t miss this chance to showcase your work at the world’s largest Indigenous film and media arts festival!
Learn more by visiting imagineNATIVE.org/submission….
We’re reopening applications for imagineNATIVE Originals! Bring your original short film to life with mentorship, resources, and hands-on support from imagineNATIVE and our partners.
🔗 Learn more and apply today at imagineNATIVE.org/mentorship.
Are you an Indigenous storyteller with a bold, original idea for a short film? Want to take your skills to the next level and showcase your work at the 2027 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto?
🔗 Learn more and apply today at imagineNATIVE.org/mentorship.
🎬 Applications are now open for the 2026 imagineNATIVE Institute's Screenwriting Features Lab!
Learn more about this professional development opportunity by visiting imagineNATIVE.org/institute/….
Stream Indigenous cinema from wherever you are!
Whether you can't make it in-person, or simply want to rewatch your Festival favourites, you can support Indigenous cinema by tuning in to our online Festival, taking place June 8-14, 2026.
imagineNATIVE.org/schedule
It's almost time. ⌛️👀 Are you ready?!
Get tickets while you still can for the world's largest presentation of Indigenous-made media, happening in Toronto June 2-7, 2026 and online June 8-14, 2026!
🎟 imagineNATIVE.org/festival/s…
The Most Powerful Women in Canadian Entertainment, 2026, @THR
By Etan Vlessing
✨ Congratulations to our Executive Director Naomi Johnson on making the list!
🔗 Excerpt from article, read the full publication at HollywoodReporter.com/busine…
The imagineNATIVE Programming team has curated a series of recommendations to help you navigate what to watch at this year’s Festival. We have something for everyone!
🎥 View the full Festival Guide at imagineNATIVE.org/festival
Tickets, ticket packages, and Festival Passes are on sale NOW for the 26th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, taking place June 2-7, 2026 (Toronto) and June 8-14, 2026 (online)!
🎟️ Get your Festival access at imagineNATIVE.org/box-office.
We are excited to welcome you to the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto from June 2-7, 2026 and online June 8-14, 2026, with a lineup of feature films, curated short film programs, live performances, exhibitions, and so much more!
🔗 imagineNATIVE.org/schedule
imagineNATIVE presents a co-presentation of Mārama, directed by Taratoa Stappard.
📅 May 9, 2026 | 7:00 PM
📍 TIFF Lightbox, Cinema 2 | 350 King St W, Toronto
🎟️ Use code 26IMAGIMARAMA for 25% off adult tickets ($12.75), limit 2 per account.
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Early Bird ticketing is on SALE for the 2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, taking place June 2-7, 2026 (Toronto) and June 8-14, 2026 (online)!
Get your Festival access at our lowest rates with Early Bird ticketing, now until May 6, 2026!
imagineNATIVE.org/box-office
Early Bird ticketing is on sale NOW for the 2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, taking place June 2-7, 2026 (Toronto) and June 8-14, 2026 (online)!
Get your Festival access at our lowest rates with Early Bird ticketing, now until May 6, 2026!
imagineNATIVE.org/box-office
🎟️ 🐣 Early Bird tickets launch April 8, 2026! Secure your Festival access at our lowest available rates!
📌 Save the date for the 26th annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, taking place June 2-7, 2026 (Toronto) and June 8-14, 2026 (online)!
Congratulations to Pete and Seth Scriver whose film, Endless Cookie received the @TFCA Rogers Best Canadian Documentary award at this year’s TFCA Awards Gala!
Endless Cookie was our Opening Night Screening feature at the 2025 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
Join the Indigenous Screen Summit Pitch Forum at BANFF, a unique industry-access program dedicated to Indigenous creatives and producers working in TV, film, and digital media!
Apply by January 26, 2026 at iss.PlaybackOnline.ca.
We invite you to support imagineNATIVE’s Festival and year-round programs this Giving Tuesday with a donation.
Make an impact and secure your year-end tax receipt. Every gift today helps us support and showcase Indigenous artists: imagineNATIVE.org/donate
Join us and the @TorontoLibrary at the Palmerston Branch for a presentation of Damien Eagle Bear’s #skoden.
📅 November 27, 2025 | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
📍 Toronto Public Library, Palmerston Branch | 560 Palmerston Ave, Toronto, ON
Stay tuned for more TPL screenings to come! 📚
Center your filmmaking practice @blackstarfest’s annual Greaves Seminar! Taking place in March 2026, artists of color will gather at Stanford University for 3 days of workshops, panels, and deep discussion.
🗓️ Early registration closes Jan 4: blackstarfest.org/seminar





























