Four years ago, Jen Walden was sitting at her kitchen table drafting a script for a short film about a young boy who encounters a mythical creature while camping with his family. Next month that film, now extended to feature-length, will open the Yellowknife International Film Festival.
What does it take to build infrastructure in the most challenging environments on earth? That’s the question posed by the History Channel’s new show Project Impossible.
With tourists pouring across the NWT border in search of the midnight sun and other spectacular NWT attractions, the South Slave is often the first stop. What better place to showcase some of the amazing art created by registered NWT Artists?
From workshops and a street festival, to musical evenings and a beach party, Hay River is the place to be during the annual Hay Days Festival. Locals and tourists alike can still enjoy this year’s festivities, which wrap up after a full schedule on Saturday, July 7.
The 2018 48 Hour Music Video Competition wrapped up with an awards gala on June 5th. Presented by Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP), the competition requires producers to draw from a list of participating bands and then work with the band for 48 hours to create a music video for judging.
A budding NWT filmmaker who first found success at a Yellowknife festival is heading to the national stage. Yellowknife-based filmmaker Keith Robertson’s debut short film Bait! is representing the North on this year’s edition of CBC Short Film Face-Off — a competition where nine films selected from hundreds of submissions from across Canada battle it out for a chance to be licensed for broadcast by the CBC.
When it comes to economic development, the Beaufort Delta has never shied from innovation. And thanks to a new training initiative merging arts and crafts with technology and manufacturing; the NWT’s northern-most region is once again breaking new trail – this time for the knowledge economy.
As they gear up to meet campers for the 2018 season, ITI has also refreshed the artwork on display in the gatehouses at Fred Henne, Prelude Lake and Reid Lake campgrounds.
Economic Diversification may be one of the most prevalent themes of the 18th Legislative Assembly. It’s foundational to the government’s mandate and discussions about how we can improve the quality of life in the Northwest Territories (NWT). That can mean high demands for the position of Director of Economic Diversification at the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI). But new recruit Joel Holder isn’t shying away from the task.
The Department of Industry, Tourism & Investment (ITI) was a gold sponsor of the recent Thebacha Trade Show in Fort Smith. ITI sponsored 4 booths to help promote NWT Arts and artists registered with the program. John Rombough, Levi MacDonald and Cindy Daniels took advantage of the opportunity to display and highlight their work while Melissa Johns, Regional Business Programs Officer, let people know more about the NWT Arts Program.
