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The Centre for Aboriginal Media Mandate:

To promote and to train Aboriginal media artists from across Canada.

Formed in 1998 though a partnership with V-tape, Canada’s largest independent video distribution centre, the non-profit Centre for Aboriginal Media (CAM) devotes itself to the professional support and development of Aboriginal peoples in the media industry.

CAM achieves its goals through several projects, specifically the imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival, the imagineNATIVE Film & Video Tour, and the upcoming CAM Online Media Database. One of the first Canadian organizations to celebrate and promote Aboriginal media arts, all CAM programs provide necessary exposure to Aboriginal filmmakers and multimedia artists whose work is not widely accessible.

This application is for the "25th Annniversary of the ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival", expanded anniversary programming taking place June 3 to 8, 2025 in downtown Toronto. Celebrating the work of 25 years, this event will feature retrospective programming including the unveiling of their multi-year project: imagineNATIVE Directory + Digital Archives. The 25th anniversary festival will include approximately 15 - 20 feature films, 50 - 60 mid-short films, 15 - 20 digital and interactive works (video games, VR/AR/XR), and 15 - 20 audio/podcasts. Programming includes:

(1) a special retrospective exhibition in partnership with VTAPE, one of imagineNATIVE co-founders;

(2) the annual art crawl partnering with several downtown Toronto galleries;

(3) a series of panel discussions that include previous leaders of the organization along with filmmakers and artists featured throughout imagineNATIVE’s formative years;

(4) AR promotional works; currently in preliminary discussions with the Lead Festival Trailer artist James Monkman to create AR pieces that will digitally activate key spaces downtown to generate excitement prior to the Festival activities;

(6) an imagineNATIVE 25th Birthday Party Celebration with live music, DJ, and dance performances;

(7) a special Features Market that will only occur every 5 years during Industry Days (June 4 - 7, 2025) offering increased opportunities for further development, sales, and distribution; and

(8) several additional activities and events to be held within proximity to the main screening venue including live-performance concerts and receptions.