The 2020 Indigenous Film Summit Schedule
August 24 - 27, 2020
Monday August 24, 2020
11:00am - 12:00pm
Opening Remarks and Partner Presentations
1:00pm (CDT) - 2:00pm (CDT)
Indigenizing Social Media in 60 Seconds or Less: a TikTok Discussion
(Partner: National Screen Institute)
3:00pm (CDT) - 4:00pm (CDT)
Indigenous Writers Panel
(Partner: Vision Maker Media)
5:30pm (CDT) - 6:30pm (CDT)
Diversity, Representation, & Inclusion: What Does It Mean In 2020?
(Partner: BIPOC TV & FILM)
7:30pm (CDT) - 8:30pm (CDT)
One on One with Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
(Partner: Directors Guild Of Canada)
Day 2
Tuesday August 25, 2020
11:00am (CDT) - 12:00pm (CDT)
Rising Indigenous Storytellers
(Partner: LA Skins Film Festival)
1:00pm (CDT) - 2:00pm (CDT)
Self-care and Wellness In Film
(Partner: Creative Manitoba)
3:00pm (CDT) - 4:00pm (CDT)
Changing The Colonial Mindset On An Indigenous Film Set
5:00pm (CDT) - 6:00pm (CDT)
Indigenous Peoples In Genre & Pop Culture
(Partner: A Tribe Called Geek)
7:00pm (CDT) - 8:00pm (CDT)
Indigenous Storytelling Through Independent Film
(Partner: Gimli Film Festival)
Day 3
Wednesday August 26, 2020
11:00am (CDT) - 12:00pm (CDT)
Rising Indigenous Producers
(Partner: California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival)
1:00pm (CDT) - 2:00pm (CDT)
Script To Screen: A Producers Journey
(Partner: Creative Media Fund)
3:00pm (CDT) - 4:00pm (CDT)
Indigenous Filmmaking, Post COVID
(Partner: Capilano University - Bosa Cenre For Film and Animation)
5:00pm (CDT) - 6:00pm (CDT)
Wonder Women: Indigenous Women in Film
(Partner: imagineNATIVE)
7:00pm (CDT) - 8:00pm (CDT)
One on One with Massey Whiteknife (ICEIS Rain)
(Partner: Dreamspeakers Film Festival)
Day 4
Thursday August 27, 2020
11:00am (CDT) - 12:00pm (CDT)
Just Acting All Deadly: Indigenous Actors In The Industry
(Partner: FNX | First Nations Experience)
1:00pm (CDT) - 2:00pm (CDT)
One on One with Gary “Litefoot” Davis.
Presentations
3:00pm (CDT) - 3:30pm(CDT)
Capilano University - Bosa Centre For Film and Animation
3:30(CDT) - 4:00pm (CDT)
Bird Runningwater - Sundance Film Festival Presentation
4:00pm (CDT) - 4:30pm (CDT)
Indigenous Screen Office Presentation
4:30pm(CDT)
Indigenous Film Summit Closing Remarks & Virtual Door Prize Draw
August 24 - 27, 2020
Monday August 24, 2020
11:00am - 12:00pm
Opening Remarks and Partner Presentations
1:00pm (CDT) - 2:00pm (CDT)
Indigenizing Social Media in 60 Seconds or Less: a TikTok Discussion
(Partner: National Screen Institute)
3:00pm (CDT) - 4:00pm (CDT)
Indigenous Writers Panel
(Partner: Vision Maker Media)
5:30pm (CDT) - 6:30pm (CDT)
Diversity, Representation, & Inclusion: What Does It Mean In 2020?
(Partner: BIPOC TV & FILM)
7:30pm (CDT) - 8:30pm (CDT)
One on One with Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
(Partner: Directors Guild Of Canada)
Day 2
Tuesday August 25, 2020
11:00am (CDT) - 12:00pm (CDT)
Rising Indigenous Storytellers
(Partner: LA Skins Film Festival)
1:00pm (CDT) - 2:00pm (CDT)
Self-care and Wellness In Film
(Partner: Creative Manitoba)
3:00pm (CDT) - 4:00pm (CDT)
Changing The Colonial Mindset On An Indigenous Film Set
5:00pm (CDT) - 6:00pm (CDT)
Indigenous Peoples In Genre & Pop Culture
(Partner: A Tribe Called Geek)
7:00pm (CDT) - 8:00pm (CDT)
Indigenous Storytelling Through Independent Film
(Partner: Gimli Film Festival)
Day 3
Wednesday August 26, 2020
11:00am (CDT) - 12:00pm (CDT)
Rising Indigenous Producers
(Partner: California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival)
1:00pm (CDT) - 2:00pm (CDT)
Script To Screen: A Producers Journey
(Partner: Creative Media Fund)
3:00pm (CDT) - 4:00pm (CDT)
Indigenous Filmmaking, Post COVID
(Partner: Capilano University - Bosa Cenre For Film and Animation)
5:00pm (CDT) - 6:00pm (CDT)
Wonder Women: Indigenous Women in Film
(Partner: imagineNATIVE)
7:00pm (CDT) - 8:00pm (CDT)
One on One with Massey Whiteknife (ICEIS Rain)
(Partner: Dreamspeakers Film Festival)
Day 4
Thursday August 27, 2020
11:00am (CDT) - 12:00pm (CDT)
Just Acting All Deadly: Indigenous Actors In The Industry
(Partner: FNX | First Nations Experience)
1:00pm (CDT) - 2:00pm (CDT)
One on One with Gary “Litefoot” Davis.
Presentations
3:00pm (CDT) - 3:30pm(CDT)
Capilano University - Bosa Centre For Film and Animation
3:30(CDT) - 4:00pm (CDT)
Bird Runningwater - Sundance Film Festival Presentation
4:00pm (CDT) - 4:30pm (CDT)
Indigenous Screen Office Presentation
4:30pm(CDT)
Indigenous Film Summit Closing Remarks & Virtual Door Prize Draw
