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Adam Sandler facing #NotYourHollywoodIndian backlash
APTN National News Adam Sandler, one of America’s highest paid comedians, is now the centre of social media outrage after his Native American cast walked off the set this week. It sparked thousands of...
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First class graduates from Adam Beach film school
APTN National News The first-ever group of students from the Adam Beach Film Institute graduated Friday. A vision to “kick start” the Indigenous film industry that was three years in the making is now...
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Quebec filmmaker under fire for ‘racist’ documentary says piece merely a ‘remix’
APTN National News A documentary that has images of Inuit vomiting, driving snow machines drunk and other graphic portrayals has incurred the wrath of viewers. The non-Inuk director defends the work...
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Metis filmmakers follow wish of Louis Riel’s great-niece
APTN National News It started with a final wish from the great-niece of Louis Riel. Now two Metis filmmakers are trying to heed her call. APTN’s Cara McKenna has this story. The post Metis filmmakers...
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Film sheds light on restrictive ‘pass system’
APTN National News A documentary that shows how First Nation people were forced to use travel passes was screened in Edmonton. For much of the 20th Century First Nation people had to get permission to...
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Indigenous artist carves 7 foot totem to reignite his heritage
Danielle Rochette APTN National News Luke Parnell is a passionate sculptor. Originally from the Haida and Nisga’a cultures, he was invited to be an Artist in Residence at the Stewart Hill Art Gallery...
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Movie about B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton garners mixed reactions from...
Tina House APTN National News A new TV movie that tells the story of women who were murdered by serial killer Robert Pickton is causing quite a stir with family members. Follow @inthehouse7 The post...
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Indigenous filmmakers prepare for red TIFF carpet
Delaney Windigo APTN National News Hollywood’s elite are hitting the red carpet as the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival kicks off. This year’s festival features a film from a renowned...
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New film looks at the lives of Indigenous youth living in Thunder Bay
Willow Fiddler APTN National News A new film is looking at the realities of Indigenous youth living in Thunder Bay. “Coming together to talk” was produced by four Indigenous women and shares the...
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New film “Iqaluit” takes viewers on journey to Nunavut’s capital
Danielle Rochette APTN National News A film titled “Iqaluit” was released in Montréal this week. Director Benoit Pilon takes viewers on an excursion to the capital of Nunavut. Pilon’s film offers a...
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Alanis Obomsawin joins InFocus to discuss 50 years of making documentaries
InFocus Alanis Obomsawin has been making groundbreaking documentaries for the National Film Board for the past 50 years. But looking back to when she was first started Obomsawin says she had two...
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APTN Investigates: Cowboys and Pretendians
Is the film industry changing with the times? John Murray APTN Investigates Sitting in his Montreal apartment surrounded by movie memorabilia, Jeff Barnaby, a Mi’gmaw filmmaker from Listiguj, QC, is...
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Annual Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival kicks off tonight
Ashley Bernard APTN News The weekend long Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival kicks off tonight. The festival celebrates the best Indigenous cinema from Canada and around the world. abrandson@aptn.ca...
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‘We need more’: Report finds Indigenous women given less opportunity in...
Lindsay Richardson APTN National News A new report finds Indigenous women are “significantly” under-employed in the television and film industry. Women in View, a non-profit organization, released...
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Two Indigenous women honoured at TV and film awards show in Vancouver
APTN News It was a night of celebration in Vancouver as 15 women in film and television were recognized for their outstanding careers. That included the late award-winning filmmaker Barb Cranmer. As...
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Danielle Rochette APTN National News A film titled “Iqaluit” was released in Montréal this week. Director Benoit Pilon takes viewers on an excursion to the capital of Nunavut. Pilon’s film offers a...
View ArticleAnnual Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival kicks off tonight
Ashley BernardAPTN NewsThe weekend long Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival kicks off tonight.The festival celebrates the best Indigenous cinema from Canada and around the world. The post Annual...
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