October 3, 2018
(Photos by Angela Gzowski)
There was a celebratory mood surrounding the 12th Annual Yellowknife International Film Festival, hosted September 26 - 30, 2018. Below is a recap and photos of the Film Gala festivities.
From left: ITI Minister Wally Schumann; NWT Film Commissioner Camilla MacEachern; ITI Director of Economic Diversification, Joel Holder; and ITI Assistant Deputy Minister of Economic Development Tracy St. Denis join the festivities at the 2018 Film Gala.
ITI Minister Schumann shares the news of new support through the NWT Film Apprenticeship Program, which was met with hoots, whistles and applause from the crowd.
From left: NWTPMA President Jen Walden, ITI Minister Schumann, Les Munday, Heather Heinrichs and NWTPMA Vice President Scott Clouthier.
This year’s film gala also featured the first ever NWT Professional Media Association’s (NWTPMA) Film and Media Awards.
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Winners included:
- Best Narrative Short – She Keeps Me Warm
Directed by Scott Clouthier, Produced by Scott Clouthier & Heather Heinrichs
- Best Documentary Short – I Hold the Dehcho in My Heart / Sedze Tah Dehcho E’toh
Directed by Lesley Johnson, Produced by Lesley Johnson & Amos Scott
- Best Commercial Piece (Government) – Opening of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway
Commissioned by Department of Infrastructure, GNWT
Directed by David Stewart, Produced by Peter Clarkson
- Best Commercial Piece (Non-Government) – Canadian Brilliance – Showcasing the 20th anniversary of the Ekati Diamond mine
Commissioned by Dominion Diamond Corporation
Directed by Jay Bulckaert and Pablo Saravanja, Co-produced by Artless Collective and Kellett Communications
- Impact in Industry Award – Terry Woolf, Owner of Lone Woolf Film and Television Production Services
From left: Pablo Saravanja of Artless Collective and NWTPMA President Jen Walden
From left: Les Munday, Heather Heinrichs and Scott Clouthier
From left: Dez Loreen, Manager, Inuvialuit Communications Society; ITI Minister Schumann; David Stewart, Producer/Director, Inuvialuit Communications Society.