In the Northwest Territories, the worlds of tourism and film often intersect, and yesterday was no exception.On the final day of the NWT Tourism Conference, delegates were treated to a special showing of the film Aurora Love.
Carmen Braden trudges onto Yellowknife’s Back Bay pulling a sled laden with her shovel, ice auger and a piece of muskox fur picked up at a local garage sale.The temperature has plummeted, but a cold day works best for recording. When she nears Mosher Island she augers a hole, but rather than a fishing line, she lowers her microphone down the icy column...
After a busy circuit that saw NWT-linked films showcased at festivals in Vancouver; London, England; Edmonton; Reykjavik; and Toronto, NWT films will be celebrated at home this week. The 13th Annual Yellowknife International Film Festival runs November 5-10.
As the Canadian film festival circuit continues, the NWT’s presence on the national stage is also on the rise. The latest stop: ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival - the world’s largest presenter of Indigenous screen content.
The world got its first glimpse of the anticipated Red Snow film during a sold out premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) earlier this month. Audiences must have been impressed by what they saw because the film went on to take home VIFF’s Most Popular Canadian Feature Award.
A suite of films created around the NWT’s annual Dead North Film festival have made waves on the international stage even further north.
Time is running out to apply for 20k to bring your short film idea to life.
The non-profit Yellowknife Artist-Run-Centreless-Centre’s (YK ARCC) new mobile art gallery made its debut this summer in Yellowknife.
The Egg Farmers of Canada Conference is currently underway in Yellowknife this week with a jam packed schedule of experiences. With boat tours, golf, art walks, aurora viewing and fish fries there are many opportunities for the delegates to get a taste of the North.
For the last two months, the Departments of Education, Culture and Employment, and Industry, Tourism and Investment have trekked across the territory asking for your help to put the new NWT Arts Strategy into action.
