Schedule

The Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival will take place November 21 to 25, 2012 at the Garrick Centre in Downtown Winnipeg.  Mark your Calendars!

SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS JUNE 30th, 2012

 

Below is the schedule for last year’s festival

TimeEckhardt-Gramatte Hall - University of WinnipegReception & Events
7:00 PMWAFF 2011 Opening Ceremony-
7:30 PM
U of W PRESENTS:
Here I Am		-
11:00 PM-Opening Night Reception @ Yellow Dog Tavern - 386 Donald Street
  • Entertainment by Gerry Barrett
  • Snacks Provided
  • Cash Bar
TimeEckhardt-Gramatte Hall - University of WinnipegReceptions & Events
7:00 PM
CBC DOC ZONE PRESENTS:
Indegenous In The City **free screening**
9:00 PM
ON SCREN MANITOBA PRESENTS:
Manitoba Filmmakers' Showcase Manitoba Shorts & Manitoba Retrospective (Award Winners from the past 10 years)
9:30 PMNetworking Party - Paradise Restaurant - 789 Portage Avenue Presented by: On Screen Manitoba Music By: Primetime Empyre
 
TimeEckhardt-Gramatte Hall - University of WinnipegReceptions & Events
9:30 AMFort, Fourty
10:30 AMWomen Behind Bars
1:00 PMChickens - North of the 53rd. We all know food prices in the North are sky high. Watch how several communities are tackling this issue through gardening the raising of poultry. Discussion panel to follow.
7:00 PM
TELEFILM PRESENTS:
An Evening with Chris Eyre
  • 7:00: Chris Eyre Speaking
  • 7:30: Screening - A Thousand Roads
  • Screening - Skins
  • Q&A with Chris Eyre, hosted by Jim Compton
9:00 PMChris Eyre Reception - Regal Beagle - 331 Smith Street
  • Music By: Primetime Empyre
  • Gerry McIvor - Country & Blues Musician
  • Celebration Cake
10:00 PMAround the Globe @ WAFF International Shorts
 
TimeWAFF Film Screenings at Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall - University of WinnipegBuilding Bridges at Garrick Event Centre - 330 Garry St.Garrick Event Centre - 300 Garry St.Receptions & Events
Documentary Day @ WAFFBuilding Bridges - Truth & Reconcilliation Commemoration Project
10:00AMMaster Class with Director Jeremy Torrie
11:00 AMSkyDancerContrary Warrior: The Life & Times of Adam Fortunate Eagle
1:00 PMNomlaqa Boda
2:00 PMSix digital stories created by 6 First Nations women in: kiskino mâto tapanâsk: Intergenerational Effects on Professional First Nations Women Whose Mothers are Residential School Survivors. Sharing circle to follow.
3:00 PMRobert's Paintings
6:00 PMGordon Tootoosis Memorial hosted by Tina Keeper
7:00 PMSmokin' FishJustin Rain - Keynote Speaker Artist Inside: Actor in film, television and stage based in Vancouver. Shares his personal and acting experiences to inspire and motivate Aboriginal Youth creatively to show that art can save lives and make dreams come true.
8:00 PMCry Rock
9:00 PMVoices in the CloudsBuilding Bridges Commemorative Films Filmmakers in attendance.Saturday Night Party Ritz Club - 842 Notre Dame Ave. Music By: Primetime Empyre
9:30 PMDon Burnstick - Comedy Performance
10:30 PMGrab
TimeWAFF Film Screenings at Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall - University of WinnipegBuilding Bridges at Garrick Event Centre - 330 Garry St.
Building Bridges - Truth & Reconcilliation Commemoration Project
11:00 AMNakuset - Speaker Nakuset was adopted by a Jewish family in Montreal in the 1970s. Her mother attended residential school. She shares her adoptee experience and work in advocating to improve the lives of Aboriginal people for women in shelter, children in care and urban residents.
12:00 PMFilm Screening - 60s Scoop Director, Coleen Rajotte
1:00 PMNothern Haze: Living the DreamDiscussion Panel - “Cross Cultural Awareness & Building Bridges”. Residential school survivors, community advocates represented by several cultures present on cultural reclamation and bridging through cross-cultural relations. Moderated.
2:00 PMPitaqangittuq
3:00 PMMusic is the MedicineDiscussion Panel - “What is Reconcilliation?” Residential school survivors/author, leaders, youth and educators present on their experiences and understandings for meaningful reconciliation. Moderated.
5:00 PMCultural Event with Closing Community Feast.
7:00 PMRod Carleton Tribute - Hosted by Murray Sinclair
8:30 PMBran Nue Dae
TimeNov. 17 - University of WinnipegNov. 18 - University of Winnipeg
8:00 AMSign InSign In
9:00 AMWelcome, Opening RemarksWelcome
9:30 AMMorning WorkshopsFilm Screening
  • Despair - Suicide Prevention Film
11:30 AMLunch (not provided)Lunch (not provided)
1:00 PMAfternoon Remarks
  • Food Security
1:30 PMAfternoon Workshops
3:30 PMConcludesConcludes