American Indian Film Festival
| Location | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Festival date | November |
| Website | http://www.aifisf.com/ |
The American Indian Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival in San Francisco, California, United States. It is the world's oldest venue dedicated solely to Native American/First Nations films and prepared the way for the 1979 formation of the American Indian Film Institute.
According to the Institute,[1] the Festival was first presented in Seattle, Washington in 1975 and moved in 1977 to San Francisco, where it remains today. In 1979, the Festival was incorporated.
Over 3,100 films have been screened from Native American/First Nations communities in the U.S. and Canada, and the festival includes events such as film screenings, panel discussions, an awards ceremony and networking events.[2]
This festival is not to be confused by the Native American Film and Video Festival, which was founded in 1979.
Winners
[edit]Best Film
[edit]Best Director
[edit]| Year | Director | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Randy Redroad | The Doe Boy | |
| 2002 | Zacharias Kunuk | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | |
| 2003 | Norma Bailey | Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story | |
| 2004 | Chris Eyre | Edge of America | |
| 2005 | Aaron James Sorensen | Hank Williams First Nation | |
| 2006 | Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn | The Journals of Knud Rasmussen | |
| 2007 | Sterlin Harjo | Four Sheets to the Wind | |
| 2008 | Georgina Lightning | Older Than America | |
| 2009 | Kevin Wilmott | The Only Good Indian | |
| 2010 | Jeremy Torrie | A Flesh Offering | [3] |
| 2011 | Andrew Okpeaha MacLean | On the Ice | |
| 2012 | Jeremy Torrie | Path of Souls | |
| 2013 | Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith | Winter in the Blood | |
| 2014 | Jeff Barnaby | Rhymes for Young Ghouls | |
| 2015 | Chloe Zhao | Songs My Brothers Taught Me | |
| 2016 | Nathan Frankowski | Te Ata | |
| 2017 | Marie Clements | The Road Forward | |
| 2018 | Zoe Leigh Hopkins | Kayak to Klemtu | |
| 2019 | Marie Clements | Red Snow | |
| 2020 | Loretta Todd | Monkey Beach | [4] |
| 2021 | Trevor Mack | Portraits from a Fire | [5] |
| 2022 | Jason Brennan | The Inhuman | [6] |
Best Actor
[edit]| Year | Actor | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | James Duval | The Doe Boy | |
| 2002 | Natar Ungalaaq | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | |
| 2003 | August Schellenberg' | Dreamkeeper | |
| 2004 | George Leach | Distant Drumming | |
| 2005 | Adam Beach | Johnny Tootall | |
| 2006 | Robert A. Guthrie | Expiration Date | |
| 2007 | Cody Lightning | Four Sheets to the Wind | |
| 2008 | Trevor Duplessis | In a World Created by a Drunken God | |
| 2009 | Wes Studi | The Only Good Indian | |
| 2010 | John Cook | Of Mice and Men | [3] |
| 2011 | Chaske Spencer | Shouting Secrets | |
| 2012 | Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon | Mesnak | |
| 2013 | Chaske Spencer | Winter in the Blood | |
| 2014 | Glen Gould | Rhymes for Young Ghouls | |
| 2015 | Rod Rondeaux | Mekko | |
| 2016 | Gil Birmingham | Te Ata | |
| 2017 | Graham Greene | Wind River | |
| 2018 | Lorne Cardinal | Kayak to Klemtu | |
| 2019 | Tyler York | Edge of the Knife | |
| 2020 | Adam Beach | Monkey Beach | [4] |
| 2021 | Stormee Kipp | Sooyii | [5] |
| 2022 | Samian | The Inhuman | [6] |
Best Actress
[edit]| Year | Actress | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jeri Arredondo | The Doe Boy | |
| 2002 | Lucy Tulugarjuk | Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner | |
| 2003 | Alex Rice | Coyote Waits | |
| 2004 | Tina Keeper | Distant Drumming | |
| 2005 | Stacy Da Silva | Hank Williams First Nation | |
| 2006 | Andrea Menard | The Velvet Devil | |
| 2007 | Tonantzin Carmelo | Imprint | |
| 2008 | Candy Fox | Moccasin Flats: Redemption | |
| 2009 | Casey Camp-Horinek | Barking Water | |
| 2010 | Andrea Menard | A Windigo Tale | [3] |
| 2011 | Michelle St. John | Every Emotion Costs | |
| 2012 | Ève Ringuette | Mesnak | |
| 2013 | Roseanne Supernault | Maïna | |
| 2014 | Cara Gee | Empire of Dirt | |
| 2015 | Ève Ringuette | Le Dep | |
| 2016 | Imajyn Cardinal | The Saver | |
| 2017 | Devery Jacobs | The Sun at Midnight | |
| 2018 | Julia Jones | Angelique's Isle | |
| 2019 | Lake Delisle | Rustic Oracle | |
| 2020 | Grace Dove | Monkey Beach | [4] |
| 2021 | Dakota Ray Hebert | Run Woman Run | [5] |
| 2022 | Sera-Lys McArthur | Broken Angel | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "American Indian Film Institute Overview and History webpage". Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "What We Do". American Indian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ a b c d "35th ANNUAL AMERICAN INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL CLOSES NOVEMBER 13 WITH AMERICAN INDIAN MOTION PICTURE AWARDS SHOW". Isuma TV, November 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Kelly Townsend, "Monkey Beach, Come True rake in festival awards". Playback, November 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Vincent Schilling, "American Indian Film Festival: 126 films, 30 nominees, 6 winners". Indian Country Today, November 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "BROKEN ANGEL and POWERLANDS Win Top Awards at 2022 American Indian Film Festival". Vimooz, November 16, 2022.
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