Indigenous Cinema Alliance Sets Biggest Ever Berlinale & EFM Program As It Marks 10 Years At Festival

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The Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) heads to the Berlinale and European Film Market with a bolstered lineup this February as it celebrates 10 years of promoting Indigenous film and television.

Three works by Indigenous directors – Wrong Husband, White Ochre and Akababuru: Expression of Astonishment – are playing in the Berlinale’s Generation sidebar, while Wilfred Buck’s Star Stories about Ininew astronomer Wilfred Buck will have a special presentation in Forum Expanded.

There will also be market screenings for Māori-language historical drama Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End; Manitoba-set comedy-drama Lucky Strikes, and episodes of drama A Sámi Wedding.

The alliance, formerly known as the NATIVe Indigenous Cinema Stand, has officially partnered with the EFM since 2015. This year’s program will kick off with a discussion on what the next decade holds for Indigenous cinema, with panelists including International Sami Film Institute (ISFI) Managing Director Anne Lajla Utsi,Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) Executive Director Cheryl Hirasa, Inuk Jørgensen at Greenland’s Film.GL and Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA) co-founder Nikki Si’ulepa among others.