The best and brightest walked the red carpet at last week's NWT Film Gala, including Mikey McBryan, Kirstin Carthew, Jen Walden, Leela Gilday, and PJ Marcellino, to name a few. As the lights dimmed and footage flashed across the big screen, gala guests got the first glimpse of the new NWT Film brand. For NWT Film Intern, Alinar Dapilos, it was a bittersweet moment. He was across the Atlantic Ocean when the logo he had spent months helping to finess, made its public debut.

Exciting news is coming for the NWT Film Commission!

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The majestic landscape of the Sahtu Region is making its film reel debut. The photos and film footage were shot by NWT Film Commissioner, Camilla MacEachern, and Film Intern, Alinar Dapilos, during a location scouting visit to the region in late August.

The first NWT Arts Pop Up Gallery has wrapped up! View the full story to see snapshots  from the six-day event, which featured 20 artists from across the NWT. Live demonstrations included carving, beadwork, painting, traditional crafts, jewelry making, photography, literature and performance arts.  

NWT Arts Week kicks off today and there is no shortage of celebratory activities across the Northwest Territories (NWT).

A temporary art gallery will be “popping” up in Yellowknife’s Centre Square Mall to celebrate NWT Arts Week September 25-30. Pop by the event and watch artwork created before your eyes, meet artists from across the NWT, listen to live performances, and tour the curated art collection.

NWT Arts Week begins September 25 and there is a lot to celebrate across the territory. Here is a list of some of the fun, free events taking place. Be sure to visit NWT Arts for up to date listings of events for Arts Week and throughout the year.

WHEN THEY AWAKE, a powerful documentary celebrating Indigenous Canadian musicians, has been selected for the Opening Night Gala at the Calgary International Film Festival, on September 20, 2017. The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment’s Film Commission was proud to support the project with its NWT Film Rebate Program.

The first of this season’s cruise ships is set to arrive in the Northwest Territories (NWT) next week and the territory’s coastal communities are ready to make the most of the economic opportunities.

Jerri Thrasher’s film career reached a milestone this year with her directorial debut in The Last Walk — a collaborative project featuring five short films on a single theme funded in part by ITI’s Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) program and the International Sami Film Institute. Thrasher directed one of the shorts, drawing all the cast and crew from the Northwest Territories.