We Are Still Here won the Dramatic Feature Award, and Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat took the Documentary Feature Award at the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
imagineNATIVE is the first and only Indigenous film Festival in the world to be a Qualifying Festival for the Best Live Action Short category for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2019. This means that Rose by Roxann Karonhiarokwas Whitebean, the 2022 winner for Best Live Action Short, will be eligible to submit for consideration in this category at the Oscars.
In addition to imagineNATIVE’s online Festival presentation, which will take place from October 24-30, 2022 and will allow users around the world to stream many films from the 2022 Festival’s official selection, the recipients of the Dramatic Feature Award, Documentary Feature Award, and Short Film awards will receive a repeat, in-person screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto.
The 2022 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Award Winners:
Innovation in Storytelling Award
The Original Shareholder Experience – Petyr Xyst
Animated Short Award
SEK BUY – William Cayapur Delgado
Documentary Short Award
First Time Home – Noemi Librado-Sanchez, Esmirna Librado, Esmeralda Ventura, Heriberto Ventura
Documentary Feature Award
Šaamšiǩ – Great Grandmothers Hat – Anstein Mikkelsen, Harry Johansen
Experimental Audio Award
Sabikeshiinh – Brydon King
Narrative Audio Award
Stolen: The Search for Jermain – Connie Walker
New Artist in Digital + Interactive Award
Mikiwam – Keara & Caeleigh Lightning
Digital + Interactive Award
This is Not a Ceremony – Colin Van Loon
Indigenous Language Production Award
Məca – Ritchie Norman Hemphill
New Voice in Storytelling Award
Proowa (Yucca) – Stefany Mendinueta
Live Action Short Award
Rose – Roxann Karonhiarokwas Whitebean
Dramatic Feature Award
We Are Still Here – Danielle MacLean, Beck Cole, Richard Curtis, Chantelle Burgoyne, Tracey Rigney, Dena Curtis, Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, Miki Magasiva, Mario Gaoa
August Schellenberg Award of Excellence
Gary Farmer
Sun Jury Award
Night – Ahmad Saleh
Moon Jury Award
Kikino Kids – Barry Bilinsky
Harmonize Prize
Chandra Melting Tallow
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