Montreal First Peoples Festival Turns 25, Plans Epic Celebration

ICTMN Staff
7/26/15
It’s outdoor-festival time in Montreal, and that means more, much more, than the Just for Laughs comedy fest or the Montreal International Jazz Festival...

So You Want to Be in Film? Chris Eyre and Daughter Discuss Their Starts

Christina Rose
10/2/14
Over the last 20 years, there has been a dramatic shift for Natives in the film industry...

Residential School Survival Drama ‘Healing Winds’ Takes Grand Prize at Montreal First Peoples Festival

Theresa Braine
8/6/14
From struggles against giant oil companies, to a children’s tale, to residential school survival, the films that swept the awards of the Montreal First Peoples Festival 2014 each o...

Video: Environmental Themes Dominate Film at Montreal First Peoples Festival

ICTMN Staff
8/3/14
Of the 47 films premiering or screening at the Montreal First Peoples Festival this year, the intersection of environmental destruction with indigenous rights played a major role...

'Joyful Anger,' Youthful Exuberance, Overflow at Montreal First Peoples Festival

Theresa Braine
8/2/14
“Joyful anger” is the theme of this year’s Montreal First People’s Festival, and that refers to the energy of exuberant spirit that is bursting forth from indigenous youth here in ...

Algonquin Rap, Indie Films Will Reign at Montreal First Peoples Festival

Gale Courey Toensing
7/11/14
Place des Festival, an open space in downtown Montreal dedicated to special cultural events, will soon be filled with people celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ art, history, cultures ...

Three Essential Native Films Go Digital

ICTMN Staff
11/24/12
In terms of variety and excellence, you'd be hard-pressed to pick a trio of films about the Native American experience any better than the drama Barking Water (2009, dir...