Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival
Appearance
The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival is an annual film festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, which programs a lineup of films related to First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other international indigenous peoples.[1] Launched in 2002, the festival is staged annually at the city's Dramatic Arts Centre.[2]
The event is a partner in the Adam Beach Film Institute, actor Adam Beach's Winnipeg-based film and media school for indigenous media arts students.[3]
The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary in 2022. WAFF will host the 2nd annual National Indigenous Screen Awards in November 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ Jon Hendricks, "Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival screens flicks from around the globe". CTV Winnipeg, November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival puts focus on Indigenous languages, stories". CBC News Manitoba, March 30, 2019.
- ^ Randall King, "Planting roots". Winnipeg Free Press, November 20, 2014.