Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival is an international film festival in Toronto.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- October 2015: The film Fire Song had its world premiere at this festival. The festival's introduction stated that the film confronted pressing questions facing First Nation communities.[2]
- September 2019: The 2019 festival featured five Canadian films created by Indigenous filmmakers. A 2015 poll by the festival named Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner as the greatest Canadian film ever made. The festival hosted the North American premiere of One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk at the Winter Garden Theatre.[3]
- September 2019: The 2019 festival featured five Canadian feature films created by Indigenous filmmakers. The festival hosted the world premiere of Blood Quantum at the Ryerson Theatre on September 5, 2019. Screenings for the event were held at various locations including the TIFF Bell Lightbox.[4]
- September 2019: The 2019 festival featured five feature movies created by Indigenous filmmakers from Canada. The documentary Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger was screened multiple times during the event in September 2019.[5]
- August 2020: The 2020 festival featured the premieres of both Trickster and the documentary Inconvenient Indian.[6]
- September 2020: The festival hosted the world premiere of the documentary The Water Walker on September 14, 2020. The event is considered a significant platform for launching films to a global audience.[7]
- October 2020: The 2020 festival awarded the People’s Choice Documentary Award to the film Inconvenient Indian.[8]
- November 2020: The festival hosted the presentation of the Canada Goose 2020 Amplify Voices Award in September 2020.[9]
- November 2020: The festival hosted the screening of Inconvenient Indian in September 2020. The films Flood and Biidaaban were also presented at the festival in 2020.[10]
- September 2022: The 2022 festival ran from September 8 to September 18. The festival hosted the world premiere of the documentary Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On.[11]
- July 2023: The festival presented Alanis Obomsawin with the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media in 2021. A career retrospective titled Celebrating Alanis was featured at the festival.[12]
- September 2023: The festival hosted the world premiere of the film STELLAR in 2022.[13]
- August 2024: The documentary series The Knowing will have its world premiere at this event on September 12, 2024.[14]
- May 2025: Jesse Wente held a professional role with this organization prior to joining Toronto Metropolitan University in 2025.[15]
- September 2025: The festival hosted the world premiere of Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising on September 10, 2025. Organizers at the event are coordinating future screenings of the documentary, including a planned showing in Kenora.[16]
- September 2025: The 50th edition of the festival took place from September 4 to September 14, 2025. The festival hosted the world premieres of films by Darlene Naponse, including AKI, Falls Around Her, and Stellar.[17]
- October 2025: The 50th edition of this event ran from September 4-14, 2025. The festival hosted the premiere of the documentary Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising.[18]
- September 2026: The festival hosted the world premiere of the film Smudge The Blades on September 12, 2026.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Film about First Nations hockey team has world premiere at TIFF", Anishinabek News, 15 September 2026 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Fire Song: A Great Film – but an opportunity missed", Anishinabek News, 21 October 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Kunuk’s latest film debuts at TIFF", Anishinabek News, 9 September 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Zombie film by Mi’kmaq director includes colonialism message", Anishinabek News, 10 September 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Film on Jordan’s Principle debuts at Toronto International Film Festival", Anishinabek News, 11 September 2019 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous filmmaker CBC series Trickster to premiere at TIFF", Anishinabek News, 31 August 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Autumn Peltier’s advocacy featured in documentary premiering at Toronto International Film Festival", Anishinabek News, 4 September 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Full programming announced for 2020 online imagineNATIVE festival", Anishinabek News, 20 October 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous series developer seeking advice ends up with grant", Anishinabek News, 10 November 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Ziibiwan among grant recipients splitting prize money awarded to Inconvenient Indian film", Anishinabek News, 12 November 2020 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Indigenous gathering resumes with in-person programming", Anishinabek News, 8 September 2022 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Distinguished filmmaker sees brighter future", Anishinabek News, 3 July 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Film from Atikameksheng Anishnawbek member to screen nationally in theatres", Anishinabek News, 21 September 2023 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Tanya Talaga’s The Knowing coming to shelves, screens, and communities across Canada this fall", Anishinabek News, 20 August 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Wente hired as storyteller-in-residence by Toronto Metropolitan University", Anishinabek News, 29 May 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Talaga’s latest film has world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival", Anishinabek News, 16 September 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "First Nations visual documentary has world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival", Anishinabek News, 18 September 2025 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "JUNO Award-winning musician and award-winning Anishinaabe storyteller co-write new single", Anishinabek News, 17 October 2025 (archived copy; original article).