Native Women in Film & Television Film Festival

Native Women in Film & Television

Native Women in Film & Television {FILM FESTIVAL} is a project of Red
Nation Film Festival and a program of American Indian Arts & Culture
non-profit organization Red Nation Celebration Institute.

Red Nation Celebration Institute, recognizes the original storytellers of
this land. We know that women are the life-givers, visionaries, healers,
nurturers, the 1st feminists. American Indian women carry the history of
our culture. The year that Red Nation Film Festival was launched 2003,
there was a study that women made up only 17% of all directors, executive
producers, writers, cinematographers and editors working on top 250
domestic grossing films.

In order to inspire the next generation of film enthusiasts and, to
encourage a genre of Native women filmmakers to create their own stories,
Red Nation Celebration launched Native Women in Film and Television
(2005), to bring awareness and content to the film industry.
Sustainability requires a bankable market. Founder Joanelle Romero, “one
can not build on success with one film every ten years” said Joanelle
Romero, we need to have one film, right after the other in order to create
our market.

MISSION

Founded in 2005, Native Women in Film & Television provides community
investment relations with the entertainment industries, network contacts,
educational programs, employment opportunities, mentorships and services
in support of this mission.

PURPOSE

to empower American Indian & Indigenous Independent women filmmakers; to
create diverse roles for American Indian & Indigenous women; to increase
exposure for movies made by American Indian & Indigenous women, showcasing
feature and short length narratives, documentaries, animation films,
television movies, and music videos.

Native Women in Film & Television {Film Festival} programs include films,
shorts, tribute, retrospective, panel discussions, conversation series,
talent development.

Festival Schedule: http://nativewomenfilmtv.com/festival-schedule/