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The American Indian Film Festival is an annual non-profit film festival in San Francisco, California, United States.It is the world's oldest venue dedicated solely to Native American/First Nations films and prepared the way for the 1979 formation of the American Indian Film Institute.
At the 2007 American Indian Film Festival, Harjo was named best director, and Cody Lightning was named best actor for his performance as Cufe. [7] The film received largely positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. [8]
IAAC was founded on August 1, 1998 by the editor of India Abroad, Gopal Raju, [1] American choreographer Jonathan Hollander and Aroon Shivdasani, to promote the Indian arts to mainstream American media. In 2001, IAAC established The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) to promote Indian and diaspora-related film in the United States. [2]
Jonathan Philip Wacks is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.. He has directed a number of films including Powwow Highway, produced by George Harrison.The film won the Sundance Film Festival Filmmaker’s Trophy, was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards, and won awards for best picture, director, and actor at the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco.
The 19th edition Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles has announced an expanded virtual lineup of shorts and narrative and documentary features after canceling 2020’s event due to the pandemic ...
The New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in New York City, and screens films relating to India, the Indian Diaspora, and the work of Indian filmmakers. The festival began in November 2001 and was founded by Aroon Shivdasani and the Indo-American Arts Council.
She wrote and produced the short film The Legend of Seeks-To-Hunt-Great (1989), which won several awards including the National Cine Golden Eagle, the American Indian Film Festival's best short-subject award, the Oklahoma Tribal Council Award for best fiction film and the 1991 Algrave International Video Festival's best-of-festival award. [9]
Spencer Battiest is an American Indian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor from Hollywood, Florida. In 2013, Battiest became the first American Indian artist to sign with Hard Rock Records. He won best music-video awards for "The Storm" at the American Indian Film Festival and for "Love of My Life" at the Native Cinema showcase.