How Colonial Funding Institutions Can Better Serve Indigenous Filmmakers

Presented by Telefilm Canada, this panel of Indigenous producers and industry advocates will discuss the challenges and barriers that Indigenous filmmakers face when accessing film funding through colonial institutions, and how policies and requirements could change to better serve the needs of Indigenous filmmakers working in territories around the world.
Speakers

Christa Dickenson (she/her)
Executive Director & CEO
Telefilm Canada, Canada

Sardana Savvina
Producer / Head
Sakhafilm Company, Russia

Pipaluk Kreutzmann Jørgensen (she/her)
Director/Producer, Owner UnoFilm / Co-Owner
Polarama Greenland, Greenland

Emile Hertling Péronard (he/him)
Producer, Co-owner / Industry Director / Steering Group Member
Ánorâk Film and Polarama Greenland / Nuuk International Film Festival / ARTEF - Anti-Racism Taskforce for European Film, Denmark

Anne Lajla Utsi (she/her)
Managing Director
International Sámi Film Institute, Sápmi, Norway

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (she/her)
Producer
Red Marrow Media, Canada
Moderator

Adriana Chartrand (she/her)
Lead, Indigenous Initiatives & Content Analyst
Telefilm Canada, Canada