Welcome to the Official Website of First Nations Film and Video Festival Inc.
The mission of First Nations Film and Video Festival is to advocate for and celebrate the works of Native American filmmakers and new works and films that break racial stereotypes and promotes awareness of Native American issues. All films screened are directed by Indigenous/Native American filmmakers from the United States, Canada, Central and South America, and Mexico.
The mission of First Nations Film and Video Festival Inc. is to support Indigenous/Native American filmmakers of all skill levels and work to provide them a venue for their works and voice.
FNFVF Inc runs two annual film festivals a year at various venues across Chicago, surrounding suburbs, and beyond. The festivals take place:
MAY 1 – 10 & NOVEMBER 1 -10 every year.
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Black Lives Matter.
Let this statement continue to be said. FNFVF Inc stands in solidarity with all organizations that seek social justice for marginalized communities.
Signed,
Co-directors:
Ernest M Whiteman III (Northern Arapaho)
Samantha Garcia (Anishinaabe, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe)
Board of First Nations Film and Video Festival, Inc:
Jeffery Anderson
BC Echohawk
Samantha Herrera
Don Nole
Janie Pochel
Christine Redcloud, Member Emeritus
Winfield Woundedeye, FNFVF Youth Ambassador
History sighs, repeats self…
First Nations Film and Video Festival Inc Harassment Policy
First Nations Film and Video Festival Inc has voted to enact a new Harassment Policy that will extend to the organizations, filmmakers, patron, and venues we work with. It is a living policy that can be changed and added to as needed. You can read our new Harassment Policy at the link in the header bar above or by CLICKING HERE.
The Co-directors and Board of FNFVF Inc thank you for your support through the years and we hope to continue to make the Festival a place of safety and equality for all.
Thank you!
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