The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is Moves Festival to Indigenous Peoples’ Month

Celebrating its milestone 25th anniversary, the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is making some changes.

The festival is permanently moving its fall festival to June just in time for Indigenous Peoples’ Month. Postponing the 2024 event, the new dates run from June 3-8, 2025 in Toronto and June 9-15, 2025 for the online festival.

Naomi Johnson, Executive Director of imagineNATIVE had the following to say about the move:

“Our goal at imagineNATIVE is to better serve our community and deliver a better festival every year. From fresh programming ideas and themes to expanding our programming to outdoor events, the June 2025 date gives us more time to support our festival’s growth.”

Leading up to the festival, imagineNATIVE will host events including extending the imagineNATIVE Tour to the end of November 2024 to help strengthen the organization and enhance the festival experience for creators and guests next year. Look for further programming announcements later in the year. 

This new date will also allow film submissions from 2023-2025 productions that are looking to be included in the largest Indigenous film festival in North America. 

“A festival in June means we’re in a month of increased awareness about Indigenous stories, allowing us to put our filmmakers front and centre,” said Lindsay Monture, Festival Director. “We couldn’t be more excited to see what organizations and talent imagineNATIVE gets the chance to elevate to a bigger audience in our 25th year.”

imagineNATIVE looks forward to hosting festival-goers in Toronto June 3-8, 2025, for the milestone 25th anniversary of the Film + Media Arts Festival.

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