Native Spirit Film Festival

12 - 17 Oct, 2020

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Native Spirit Film Festival

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14th Native Spirit Festival Digital Edition 12th October— 12th November 2020

#NSFF14 includes a new strand and launch of microIndigenous showcase, established with microMania Film Festival, Buffalo NY, and created for filmmakers to showcase their talents and storytelling skills in 5 minutes and under. https://www.micromaniafilmfest.com

email nativespiritfilms@gmail.com for WAIVER CODE
Delivery: HD video .mov or .mp4 not exceeding 5GB. 1920 x 1080
Film still / poster in horizontal format 1920 x 1080
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Native Spirit Festival is the UK's first and only annual Independent festival to promote Indigenous Filmmakers, Media and Artists, now with increasing focus on Narrative and Visual Sovereignty. The festival is part of Native Spirit Foundation, founded in 2005 by Mapuche leader Freddy Trequil to promote knowledge and awareness of Indigenous cultures and longer term projects supporting Community-run education in Native Schools. Freddy states "All the [activists] have come to the conclusion that one objective of making video, radio and television is for the other culture to know us. It is necessary to create a bridge to share our culture in an educational form, without losing our identity."

All styles of film welcome - Experimental, SciFi, Comedy, Horror, Music, Dance, Animation, Spoken Word...

We don't prescribe fixed themes, but are on the lookout for films relating to the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage to America.
https://www.mayflower400uk.org
and more importantly, to the official Indigenous responses led by Cannupa Hanska Luger and all artists working with him:
http://www.cannupahanska.com/settlement

Previous Native Spirit programmes: https://issuu.com/nativespirituk/docs/brochure_lo__native_spirit_festival

Native Spirit is a non-competitive festival

About

14th Native Spirit Festival Digital Edition 12th October— 12th November 2020

#NSFF14 includes a new strand and launch of microIndigenous showcase, established with microMania Film Festival, Buffalo NY, and created for filmmakers to showcase their talents and storytelling skills in 5 minutes and under. https://www.micromaniafilmfest.com

email nativespiritfilms@gmail.com for WAIVER CODE
Delivery: HD video .mov or .mp4 not exceeding 5GB. 1920 x 1080
Film still / poster in horizontal format 1920 x 1080
____________

Native Spirit Festival is the UK's first and only annual Independent festival to promote Indigenous Filmmakers, Media and Artists, now with increasing focus on Narrative and Visual Sovereignty. The festival is part of Native Spirit Foundation, founded in 2005 by Mapuche leader Freddy Trequil to promote knowledge and awareness of Indigenous cultures and longer term projects supporting Community-run education in Native Schools. Freddy states "All the [activists] have come to the conclusion that one objective of making video, radio and television is for the other culture to know us. It is necessary to create a bridge to share our culture in an educational form, without losing our identity."

All styles of film welcome - Experimental, SciFi, Comedy, Horror, Music, Dance, Animation, Spoken Word...

We don't prescribe fixed themes, but are on the lookout for films relating to the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage to America.
https://www.mayflower400uk.org
and more importantly, to the official Indigenous responses led by Cannupa Hanska Luger and all artists working with him:
http://www.cannupahanska.com/settlement

Previous Native Spirit programmes: https://issuu.com/nativespirituk/docs/brochure_lo__native_spirit_festival

Native Spirit is a non-competitive festival

Awards & Winners

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Terms and rules

PLEASE RESPECTFULLY TAKE NOTE: Native Spirit's priority is to present Indigenous Filmmakers, Mediamakers and Artists.

IMPORTANT: To be eligible for submission, an Indigenous person must have a designated key creative role as director, producer, screenwriter. This must be clearly stated in the Custom Form and Synopsis.

Non-English language films must have English subtitles hardcoded to your video file to be eligible.

All media submitted to Native Spirit Festival will be considered by the Festival’s selection team. Films are selected on the basis that the values presented align with that of Native Spirit Foundation’s work. Native Spirit Festival is a charitable project and therefore a non-commercial festival run by dedicated volunteers.

Submitted Films may also be invited to screen at Native Spirit Taiwan (must have Mandarin subtitles) and/or at Outreach events in UK.

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Films
Early Bird (23rd October, 2019) $10
Regular (21st July, 2020) $10
Late (12th October, 2020) $10

Waiver code for unfunded Indigenous filmmakers - contact nativespiritfilms@gmail.com

Shorts
Early Bird (23rd October, 2019) $5
Regular (21st July, 2020) $5
Late (12th October, 2020) $5

Waiver code for unfunded Indigenous filmmakers - contact nativespiritfilms@gmail.com

microIndigenous
Early Bird (23rd October, 2019) $3
Regular (21st July, 2020) $3
Late (12th October, 2020) $3

Waiver code - contact nativespiritfilms@gmail.com

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