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Northern coming-of-age film seeks Inuit actor for lead role – Nunatsiaq News
Nov 15, 2024 Co-directed, co-written by Jaap van Heusden and Vinnie Karetak, movie will be shot in Nunavut and B.C. The life of a 17-year-old boy from a small Alaskan village changes overnight as he becomes a wanted terrorist for shooting a hole into the trans-Alaska pipeline before escaping into the wild. Fleeing an FBI […]
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Tlicho rapper heads to Iqaluit in search of inspiration – NNSL
November 7, 2024 17-year-old ShaedyDain, whose real name is Shaeden Letts, has spent the last two years living in Ottawa, and is hoping his trip to the Nunavut capital will inspire his songwriting. Yellowknife-born Tlicho rapper ShaedyDain is headed to Iqaluit. The 17-year-old, whose real name is Shaeden Letts, has spent the last two years living in […]
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Dawson City firefighters among those profiled in Yukon Rescue TV show – Yukon News
November 6, 2024 Show set to air on the History Channel follows first responders around the territory Yukon first responders are the subject of a new TV show that will be airing on the History Channel, starting Nov. 7. According to representatives of the network, the documentary series follows a variety of first responders and […]
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Horror short film based on Qallupilluit faces cultural backlash – Nunatsiaq News
Nov 5, 2024 A mythical Inuit creature stalks a pair of camp counsellors from the camp’s outdoor pool. The young man shares a swig of liquor with his female friend. They are about to kiss, when the creature makes its presence known. The Qallupilluit, filmed and produced in the U.S., is about “a campground built […]
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Emancipation Festival returns to Iqaluit with dance, film and discussion- Nunatsiaq News
Sep 20, 2024 The Aqsarniit hotel ballroom will be filled with the sounds of Afrobeats, Jamaican dance hall and rap music Sept. 21 to celebrate emancipation. Hosted by the Nunavut Black History Society, this weekend’s two-day Emancipation Festival commemorates the abolition of slavery across the British empire in 1883. Juno Award-winning Canadian rapper Choclair is […]
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The Nunavut Film Development Corporation (NFDC) is proud to announce the appointment of Lena Ellsworth as the new CEO, the first Inuk woman to lead the corporation.
The Nunavut Film Development Corporation (NFDC) is proud to announce the appointment of Lena Ellsworth as the new CEO, the first Inuk woman to lead the corporation. Lena’s appointment comes through a two-year mentorship program funded by the Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation and the Indigenous Screen Office underscoring NFDC’s commitment to leadership development and Indigenous […]
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Yukon Permanent Art Collection exhibits 14 newest acquisitions
Sep 13, 2024 The Government of Yukon is proud to announce the opening of Abundance, the new art exhibition featuring the 14 most recent works added to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection (YPAC). The exhibition is now open to the public in the Yukon Energy Community Gallery at the Yukon Arts Centre. Abundance features a […]
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