imagineNATIVE will celebrate its 10th anniversary in downtown Toronto from October 14 – 18, 2009! Celebrate this milestone year with us, as we present a number of exciting and innovative programming initiatives including: an interactive lecture on the history of Indigenous-produced dramatic film and video by artist and scholar Dana Claxton; a program of commissioned works by the EMBARGO Collective, a group of Canadian and international artists who have imposed strict creative limitations on each other to push their filmmaking to new levels; and an international spotlight on Nepal. The festival will also feature a line-up of new media programming tracing the roots of Indigenous online art.

imagineNATIVE will continue supporting artists and their professional development this year through its workshops panels, installations, curated programs and pitch training sessions. On October 18, 2009 over $12,000 in awards will be handed out to fifteen outstanding artists who have been selected by a jury consisting of industry and community leaders. National and International broadcasters will also attend the festival.

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