Award-winning novel set in Sapmi to get Netflix treatment
A novel by Swedish writer Ann-Helen Laestadius about a woman’s struggle to defend her Indigenous heritage in Sapmi will be
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New studio and TV show with unprecedented budget for Arctic Canada in the works
Hollywood North North? Holly-uit perhaps? A new studio in Iqaluit and the most expensive TV production ever in Nunavut are in the works
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Inuit short film makes the Oscars short list
The adaptation of a traditional Inuit tale into an animated short film entitled Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice has been selected
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Winnipeg Art Gallery in Canada plans huge outdoor art projection in run up to Inuit art space opening
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) in the Canadian province of Manitoba is planning huge outdoor projection of Inuit art starting
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A film shows how Canadian Indigenous paddled over 500 km in a handmade mooseskin boat
Lawrence Nayally had never been in a mooseskin boat himself, but he grew up hearing about his grandfather’s adventures in
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‘Into the Wild’ bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum
An infamous bus appears to be headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry
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Blog – Documentary will show climate change through eyes of pioneering scientist
British filmmaker Cal Murphy Barton is producing a documentary about a scientist who has witnessed five decades of Arctic sea
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Inuit-produced, Haida-language Indigenous film gets recognized by Toronto International Film Festival
An internationally acclaimed producer from Igloolik, Nunavut, can add another accolade to his resumé — a Haida film that he
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Sámi-themed Finnish short film makes Sundance lineup
The Finnish short dance film Eatnanvuloš lottit (“Birds in the Earth”, 2018) by Sámi artist and director Marja Helander has
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Interview – How a new wave of Indigenous cinema is changing the narrative of Canada
It’s being called the “new wave” of Indigenous cinema. Indigenous filmmakers got a boost in 2018 with the creation of
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Can Arctic Finland lure Hollywood producers?
It’s becoming a more common sight: Hollywood location scouts travelling to Lapland to see if what they see and hear
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Canadian Heritage minute spotlights Inuit artist
Canadians will soon know more about the late Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak and how her work influenced art coming from the
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Three taken into custody at nuclear protest in Pyhäjoki, Finland
A Swedish national and two others were detained Monday morning for involvement in a protest against the construction of a
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Alaska documentary chronicles one family’s remote cabin adventure
FAIRBANKS — Jean Aspen and her husband, Tom Irons, who divide their time between Homer and the Brooks Range, created
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Thousands visit festival in Arctic Finland
The 29th Midnight Sun Film Festival held in Sodankylä, Lapland, wrapped up Sunday. Last minute cancellations of several high-profile filmmaker
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