First Peoples Festival of Montreal unveils stunning line-up
Posted July 11, 2023 5:48 pm.
The lineup for the 33rd edition of the First Peoples Festival of Montreal was unveiled Tuesday.
Organizers say it’s the part of summer to show off Indigenous art, history, culture, and goods.
The festival-opening film, “Twice Colonized”, about Inuit activist Aaju Peters, will be screened at the Imperial Cinema on August 8, while other screenings will take place at Cinéma du Musée.
Ellen Gabriel will showcase “Kanatenhs – When The Pine Needles Fall”, a chronicle of the struggle of Kanien’kehá:ka women from Kanehsatà:ke to protect their territory.
The festival will present the APTN Award competition, which according to the its press release, “provides an opportunity to revisit some of the year’s outstanding films and series by aboriginal filmmakers.”
The APTN Recognition Award will be going to an Indigenous filmmaker who has distinguished himself/herself during the previous year.
There will also be “two Mattiusis statuettes presented, one for the Teueikan Grand Prize (artistic award) and the other for the Rigoberta-Menchu Grand Prize (social award), the latter awarded in collaboration with the foundation of the famous nobelized maya.”
Quebec-based Indigenous film “Rosie” by Gail Maurice will be screened at the Médiathèque de la Grande Bibliothèque on Aug. 15.
A number of indoor and outdoor activities are scheduled like art exhibitions and outdoor screening, with one planned at Cabot Square.
The festival will run from Aug. 8 to 17 at Quartier des Spectacles and surrounding areas.