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Niki Little wins 2018 Winnipeg Arts Council RBC On the Rise Award

Posted: 08 Jun 2018 02:34 PM PDT

Congratulations to Niki Little (CBC New Indigenous Voices), 2018 winner of the Winnipeg Arts Council RBC On the Rise award.

Niki Little / Wabiska Maengun is an emerging curator interested in resurgence practices of engagement, responsibility and relationship-building for Indigenous communities that focus on cultural economies/consumption and creating space for Indigenous women.

Most recently she co-curated the exhibition níchiwamiskwém | nimidet | ma sœur | my sister with Becca Taylor, which explores multiple relationships that relate to the concept of sisterhood, whether intergenerational or through friendship, based on blood or solidarity, born of adversity, struggle and joy.

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Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association (SMPIA) supports NSI IndigiDocs

Posted: 08 Jun 2018 10:42 AM PDT

The creation of a new partnership between the National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) and Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association (SMPIA) will provide support for two students currently enrolled in NSI IndigiDocs – NSI’s documentary training course for Indigenous producer/director teams.

This commitment benefits current NSI IndigiDocs participants Candy Fox and Chris Ross (both based in Regina, SK).

“We are pleased to support NSI IndigiDocs and Saskatchewan filmmakers like Chris and Candy. This training gives them the support to bring their short documentary to life under the valuable mentorship of experienced documentary filmmaking professionals,” said Max Berdowski, Executive Director of SMPIA.

Chris and Candy’s documentary project, Bad Indians, is an Indigenous love story about Andrea Landry and Colby Tootoosis who have left jobs where they fought for change inside colonial institutions to raise a family and revolutionize their community in hopes of creating a healthier future. Chris is the project’s producer and Candy is directing.

“The training that Chris and Candy receive through NSI IndigiDocs builds on their considerable skills and helps strengthen Saskatchewan’s filmmaking talent,” said John Gill, CEO of NSI. “The Saskatchewan-based subjects of their film benefit from having their story told by regional filmmakers.”

NSI IndigiDocs provides Indigenous director/producer teams with training, mentorship and cash towards the production of a short documentary. Students also travel to Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto and do their post-production at the National Film Board in Montreal. The films are broadcast as a one-hour special on APTN, and individually broadcast on documentary Channel and streamed on aptn.ca and nfb.ca.

NSI IndigiDocs 2017-19 is funded by Program Partners APTN, Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and RBC Emerging Artists Project; Boot Camp Presenting Sponsor Manitoba Film & Music; Strategic Sponsors the Directors Guild of Canada and documentary Channel; Supporting Sponsors Telefilm Canada, Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association (SMPIA), Corus Entertainment, Breakthrough Entertainment and the Jim Murphy Filmmakers Bursary; Provincial Sponsors Manitoba Film & Music and Creative BC through the Daryl Duke and William Vince Scholarship Fund; Industry Partners the National Film Board and the Directors Guild of Canada; Industry Supporters imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Service Sponsor Line 21 Media. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

About the National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI)

Renowned for having given many emerging filmmakers, television writers and producers their first breaks, the National Screen Institute provides training and production support through courses like NSI Totally Television, CBC New Indigenous Voices presented by NSI, NSI Features First, NSI IndigiDocs, and TELUS STORYHIVE Web Series and Digital Shorts.

NSI also offers exposure through the NSI Online Short Film Festival and provides resources and support to those in the film, television and digital media industries at nsi-canada.ca.

About Saskatchewan Media Production Industry Association (SMPIA)

Established in 1985, the not for profit SMPIA represents film and television professionals in Saskatchewan. SMPIA works to create and advance opportunities that support the growth of the media production sector in the province through training, advocacy and promotion.

Follow us on the web at smpia.sk.ca, on Twitter and Facebook at @SMPIAoffice and on Instagram at smpia.office.

All media enquiries

Laura Friesen, Manager, Communications & Alumni Relations
Tel: 204.957.2999 or email laura.friesen@nsi-canada.ca

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