Arctic Indigenous Film Fund

From the panel to day at @marchedufilm , Arctic Storytelling and the New World Order. The panel highlighted Indigenous storytelling with a particular focus on the current geopolitical situation in the arctic, and how this different fundingssystems are supporting Indigenous films across boarders. The panels was recorded and is available in Cinando with a MDF industry access. Speakers: Emile Hertling Péronard, producer Ánoräk Film (Greenland), Jason Ryle, CEO, Arctic Indigenous Film Fund (AIFF) Kerry Swanson, CEO, Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), Anne Lajla Utsi, Managing director, International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI). Moderated by Melanie Nepinak Hadley, VP, Indigenous Screen Office.

Join us at Cannes and @marchedufilm for impACT | Arctic Storytelling and the New World Order | A Panel Presented by International Sámi Film Institute & Indigenous Screen Office. What happens when Arctic nations collaborate directly across borders, languages, and colonial histories to build a shared screen ecosystem? Which new narratives emerge when the Arctic is not a backdrop, but a point of view? And, how can Indigenous cinema support larger political movements? Through the lens of Indigenous cinema, these representatives and institutions will highlight how Indigenous organisations are • Reframing the Arctic from object to author • Building circumpolar creative alliances • Asserting narrative sovereignty alongside political sovereignty • Positioning the North as a global force in storytelling, not a niche 🗓 May 14, 11:30–12:30 📍 Palais Stage (Palais -1) & Online A conversation with Anne Lajla Utsi (ISFI), Kerry Swanson (ISO), Jason Ryle (AIFF), Emile Hertling Péronard (Ánorâk Film). Moderated by Melanie Nepinak Hadley (ISO). Come and listen and connect with us at Marché du Film! 💫 #mdf26 #marchedufilm #indigenouscinema #arctic #cannes2026

Arctic Indigenous stories take the screen at @imagineNATIVE 2026! ❄️✨ Join us in celebrating the incredible work of Inuit, Sámi, Gwich’in, Dene, and Sakha filmmakers throughout the festival. Save this post for your screening schedule: 🗓️ WED JUN 3 📍 10:30 AM | WHAT’S TO COME (TIFF 2) • Isunngannguaq – Saima Romito-Kalluk • We Get Better When We Tan Moose Hides – Brittany Woods-Orrison • She Who Leads the Herd – Eila Marie Engkvist Muotka 📍 1:30 PM | ON THE LAND (TIFF 2) • Say It Slowly – Ashley Qilavaq-Savard • We Are All Connected – Arina Kleist 🗓️ THU JUN 4 📍 3:15 PM | BOCA VIEJA (TIFF 3) • Adaptation – Aslak Paltto 📍 4:00 PM | REVITALIZED LEGENDS (TIFF 1) • The Gnawer of Rocks – Louise Flaherty 📍 6:15 PM | WALLS – AKINNI INUK (TIFF 3) • Walls – Sofie Rørdam & Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg 📍 8:30 PM | CRACK-UPS (TIFF 2) • Borderline – Johannes Vang 🗓️ FRI JUN 5 📍 10:30 AM | FAMILIES BY THE FIRE (TIFF 2) • Tankha – Markel Martynov & Alexander Moruo 📍 3:30 PM | SURVIVANCE (TIFF 1) • Two Old Women – Princess Daazhraii Johnson 🗓️ SUN JUN 7 📍 11:00 AM | IN DEFIANCE (TIFF 1) • Brothers of Faith – Per-Josef Idivuoma 📍 7:00 PM | CLOSING NIGHT (TIFF 1) • Wrong Husband – Zacharias Kunuk Huge congratulations to all the filmmakers! 🎞️🙌 📢 Filmmakers: Did we miss your film? Please let us know in the comments with your screening time and venue so we can help spread the word! ⬇️ #ArcticIndigenousCinema

Join us at Cannes and @marchedufilm for: impACT | Arctic Storytelling and the New World Order  | A Panel Presented by International Sámi Film Institute & Indigenous Screen Office   🗓 May 14, 11:30–12:30 📍 Palais Stage (Palais -1) & Online   A conversation with Anne Lajla Utsi (ISFI), Kerry Swanson (ISO), Jason Ryle (AIFF), Emile Hertling Péronard (Ánorâk Film). Moderated by Melanie Nepinak Hadley (ISO).    Come and listen and connect with us at Marché du Film! 💫 Photo from the ÁRRAN 360° project Ovias, by Ann Aurebekk. #mdf26 #marchedufilm #indigenouscinema #arctic #cannes2026

We're back with another spotlight on our ICA Producer Delegation for @cannes.docs in May! Meet our second producer, @inukjorgensen 🌸 Inuk (he/him) is an award-winning Inuit filmmaker from Greenland, based in Sweden. He has a background in short films and documentary content and also works as a consultant. He is an @efm_europeanfilmmarket Toolbox alumni, a graduate of the European AudioVisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) producers workshop, and has been on the board of the Greenlandic Filmmakers’ association, @film.greenland , for several years. Through his work there Inuk has been involved in laying the foundation of the newly formed Film Institute of Greenland. Inuk grew up making short animations and videos in Greenland and even as an adult he is still committed to exploring his Inuit background, his culture, and language in his productions. He has a Master’s in film and language from the University of Aarhus (Denmark) where his thesis film won him and his production team several awards like Best Film at the annual awards show of the Information and Media Institute. Together with the team behind the controversial WHITE GOLD OF GREENLAND (2025) Inuk is developing a feature length documentary about "the Greenlandic Titanic”, the M/S Hans Hedtoft, which allegedly hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sank without a trace in 1959. The ship itself was built as a symbol of Danish neo-colonialism and a western power’s ability to conquer the Arctic. A tragedy of the event left an impact on both Danish and Greenlandic societies and, in the case of Greenland, these are still felt to this day. Inuk is also directing his first feature length documentary called THE SHIP THAT WASN'T THERE, which will release in late 2027. 🔍Learn more about Inuk at inuks.dk --- #MDF26 #MarcheDuFilm #ICAatMDF26 #IndigenousCinema #IndigenousStorytelling #NarrativeSovereignty #IndigenousFilmmakers #CannesDocs #CannesDocs26 #CoProSocialClub

International premiere for my second short documentary Sukkaillutit Uqaruk-Say It Slowly at @maorilandfilm 🎊🎞️❤️ Posting a day late 🫣 always an honour to be included and I hope to one day make it Maoriland in person! Producer @sarabeateeira @screamingfoxproductions Editor @fussingi Impact Producer @dancingsun Mentors @darlenenaponse & @thetigermister Program Coordinator @ameecado Congratulations to my wonderful cohort & talented directors @alaskan_on_the_globe @arinakleist_media @aslakantti Qujannamiiraaluk @aiff.no @liisasol Produced with the Assistance of @aiff.no @indigenousscreen @uarcticcommunity Curating Indigenous Circumpolar Cultural Sovereignty Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada @yorkuniversity @_liftfilm @telefilm_canada

ANNOUNCING 🏆 BEST LIVING WORLD FILM Red-Shaded Green This award can go to any film that explores a societal, cultural, conservationist or environmental theme. Historically it has gone to longer form projects, but this year the winner is under 5 minutes. But it makes the point. Drones soaring past wind turbines, peaceful protest and a haunting dialogue combine powerfully and poetically to expose how green energy has come at the expense of Sámi traditional life and culture. Director @johannesvang skilfully challenges the logic of combating climate change by replacing one form of destruction with another. 👆Watch at home with a Household Pass or see it on the big screen at one of our Community Events - Gavinton Village Hall, Duns, 7pm March 20th. #windturbines #northnorway #londonmountainfilmfestival

Teaser of Tamatta Ataqatigiippugut - We are all connected This short film is created as part of @aiff.no ’s and @indigenousscreen ’s Arctic Indigenous Voices: Witness Program III - focusing on the four directors’ community, culture and climate change. With the best support by: Liisa Holmberg @liisasol and Amee Kim-Cuong Le @ameecado and mentored by: Jason Ryle and Darlene Naponse. Tamatta Ataqatigiippugut (2026): 5 min. Written & directed by: Arina Kleist @arinakleist_media Produced by: Arina Kleist, Snow Falcon Media and Princess Daazhraii Johnson @daazhraii from @deenaadaiproductions SFX & Colorist: Marc Fussing Rosbach @furosimage Music by: Saqqaarsik & Silamiut World premiere: @tamperefilmfestival Danish Premiere: @cphdox Southern Hemisphere premiere: @maorilandfilm

The world premiere of Witness III at @tamperefilmfestival took place before a sold-out theater and an incredibly engaged audience. 🎬✨ These films don’t just witness the front lines of climate change – they are a call to action. They showcase the resilience of Arctic Indigenous communities and the vital importance of taking care of each other, our nature, and our future, together. ❄️🌍 @aiff.no and @indigenousscreen PRESENT TAMATTA ATAQATIGIIPPUGUT Director: Arina Kleist Producer: Princess Daazhraii Johnson SUKKAILLUTIT UQARUK Director: Ashley Qilavaq-Savard Producer: Sara Beate Eira VUOGÁIDUVVAN Director: Aslak Paltto Producer: Sadetło Scott & Marc Fussing Rosbach DENEEGE LEŁ GHU KK’OTS’EEDENEEYH TE HEŁ HOOZOONH TS’E DENOTS’EDENEEYH Director: Brittany Woods-Orrison Producer: Sadetło Scott Photo credit: @laurajetten #WitnessIII #ArcticIndigenousVoices #IndigenousCinema #ClimateAction #ArcticNarratives

🪶 🪶 🪶 Congratulations to Brittany Woods-Orrison and to Arina Kleist on the premiere of their short films "Deneege Leł Ghu Kk’ots’eedeneeyh Te Heł Hoozoonh Ts’e Denots’edeneeyh" (We Get Better When We Tan Moose Hides) and Tamatta Ataqaptigiippugut (We Are All Connected) @tamperefilmfestival in Finland! "This film was made out of the love that pours over when working on hides with my mentor Kathleen. Our communities are struggling as the world is struggling, yet I remain hopeful for the world as I spend more time with the spirit of the animals - they remain with the hide until the final smoke." ~Director Brittany Woods-Orrison Both of these Indigenous women approach their work with so much love and care and pure poetry! We look forward to seeing many more stories from them and their communities. We are so incredibly grateful to be a part of the Witness Program community run by the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund and program producers and mentors, Liisa Holmberg, Jason Ryle, Darlene Naponse, and Amee Kim-Cuoung Lê. It's Women's History Month and we want to uplift all the Indigenous media makers out there who are telling these stories (often using our own languages) that help us share out our truths, our unique perspectives, our hearts, and the values of our rich cultures! #IndigenousWomen #Filmmakers #Arctic #ClimateStories #ImpactProducing

Trailer for The shortfilm vuogáiduvvan / Adaptation, premiere on Friday at The Tampere filmfestival

Quviana! I’m so happy to share that my latest short documentary Sukkaillutit Uqaruk - Say It Slowly will have its world premiere next week @tamperefilmfestival in Tampere, Finland 🇫🇮 🎥🎞️ What an honour it has been to work with our super talented team ✨ Producer @sarabeateeira @screamingfoxproductions Editor @fussingi Impact Producer @dancingsun Mentors @darlenenaponse & @thetigermister Program Coordinator @ameecado Qujannamiiraaluk @aiff.no @liisasol Anna Hudson @imaginenative @kaitlynntomaselli @bgailmaurice @emileperonard @trevorthecreator Priscilla Galvez Sofia Powell Robin Riad @albatross32 Esteban Powell Suárez Vincent Förster Jing Haase Produced with the Assistance of @aiff.no @indigenousscreen @uarcticcommunity Curating Indigenous Circumpolar Cultural Sovereignty Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada @yorkuniversity @_liftfilm @telefilm_canada