January 16, 2009

2008 imagineNATIVE awards

The 9th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Ends Another Successful Year and Hands Out A Host of AwardsAwards were presented to the following:

Best Dramatic Feature

BEFORE TOMORROW
directed by Marie Hélène-Cousineau and Madelaine Piujuq Ivalu.

Best Canadian Short Drama

A SMALL THING, directed by Adam Garnet Jones

Best Short Drama

SIKUMI (ON THE ICE), directed by Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

Best Short Documentary

Le rêve d'une mere, directed by Cherilyn Papatie.

The Alanis Obomsawin Best Documentary Award

MARCH POINT, a collaboration by Cody Cayou, Nick Clark, Tracy Rector, Annie Silverstein and Travis Tom.

Honourable Mention

CLUB NATIVE directed by Tracey Deer.

Best Experimental

TSU HEIDEI SHUGAXTUTAAN PART 1, directed by Nicholas Galanin.

Honourable Mention

GUNPLAY 2 directed by Dana Claxton

Best Arts & Entertainment Radio

Doug Bedard's THE PLEX SHOW.

Best Documentary, Current Affairs and Talk Radio

Kim Ziervogel's REVISION QUEST episode on ALCOHOL.

Best New Media

RABBIT AND BEARPAWS by Chad Solomon.

Honourable Mention

DANE WAJICH, DANE-ZAA STORIES AND SONGS: DREAMERS AND THE LAND by Gary Oker.

The Cynthia-Lickers Sage Award for Emerging Talent

Janelle Wookey director of MEMERE METISSE.

Honourable Mention

Tom E. Lewis director of ONE RIVER, ALL RIVERS.

Best Indigenous Language Production Award

L'AMENDMENT (THE AMENDMENT) directed by Kevin Papatie.

Best Music Video

WARRK WARRK (BLACK CROW), directors Tom E. Lewis and Julia Morris.

Honourable Mention

TANGAROA (GOD OF THE SEA), directed by Carey Carter.
Comment:  For more on the subject, see The Best Indian Movies.

Below:  A scene from Rabbit and Bear Paws.

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