International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI) aims to support Sámi and Indigenous film production.

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We asked #Sámi filmmakers to depict current situation with #COVIDー19 through film. Oru lea buoret go jođi - Home Sweet Home mini-series will premiere on #Sapmifilm on Friday 5.6.2020! The mini-series consists of 15 short films from 18 directors. Trailer & music by: @uyarakq
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Home Sweet Home mini-series premieres tomorrow on Friday 5th of June on our streaming service #Sapmifilm, tune in for our premiere Q&A with Aslak Paltto, Marja Helander and Sara Margrethe Oskal!
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EAT, SLEEP, FEED, REPEAT, dir. @aslak_paltto: "Reindeer herder is living the hardest, longest winter ever, forced to feed the reindeer to keep them alive. Every day is the same while feeding, herding, refueling. Herder can't have a break until snow melts". On #Sapmifilm 5.6.2020.
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Full synopsis: "Reindeer herder is living the hardest, longest winter ever, forced to feed the reindeer to keep them alive. Every day is the same while feeding, herding, refueling. Herder can't have a break until snow melts. All the time there is something that drives him ahead.
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Film 1/15 from ISFI's Oru lea buoret go jođi - Home Sweet Home mini-series on Sapmifilm.com. #COVID19 #Sápmi #SámiCinema #Reindeerherding.
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Stream on #Sapmifilm - Green River. The Time of the Yakurunas (dir. Diego & Alvaro Sarmiento) explores the perception of time in 3 small villages intertwined by the flowing waters of the #Amazon, immersing the viewer in a landscape inhabited by shamans and archetypical societies.
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Guided by ayahuasca chants, Green River. The Time of the Yakurunas (2017) is a poetic journey into the depths of the #Amazon. sapmifilm.com/film/30120
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International Sami Film Institute retweeted
In January we travelled to Sápmi with four rangatahi filmmakers to collaborate with @skabmagovat and @IntSamiFilmInst - this week we're very excited to premiere the films we made up in Inari online - travel with us behind the scenes #throughourlens youtu.be/gvs9ay6dVco
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#BehindTheCamera: Director, producer and scriptwriter Inger-Mari Aikio, also known as Ima. On #Sapmifilm you can watch 5 films from Ima: a documentary Amoc - vuosmuš - about Inari Sámi language revitalization through rap, and 4 music videos from Ima hutkosat children's album.
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ISFI is organising virtual course for Sámi #screenwriters with the aim to develop quality film scripts for children and youth in any genre. Submit your application by 31.5.2020. Here are our amazing workshop mentors: isfi.no/en/?post=we-need-mor…
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New film release on #Sapmifilm: A Red Girl's Reasoning by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers. Today's the last free trial day of Sapmifilm, if you'd like to keep streaming, you can subscribe to our service here: sapmifilm.com/Account/Regist… Organizations & eg. schools can subscribe by invoice.
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The excerpt of the film is featuring Electric Pow Wow Drum, track by A Tribe Called Red.
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#BehindTheCamera image series introduces you the filmmakers whose work is being featured on our #Sapmifilm streaming service. Meet director #ElleSofeSara who currently has 3 films; The wind whispers there is someone behind the tundras, Juoigangiehta & Sámi bojá on Sapmifilm.
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International Sami Film Institute retweeted
A video posted by seven @UniOfHull students during #COVIDー19 lockdown has started a new viral trend. The group's #DontRushChallenge has received almost 130k likes and 15k retweets, and has prompted thousands to copy their efforts. Original video here: xitter.cf/lase_asoloo/status/124…
The boredom jumped out 😖
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ISFI #ProductionGrants can be applied until 1st of May, 2020. Production schedules can be adjusted to the current situation with COVID-19. Submit your application through our page: isfi.no/en/?post=isfi-produc… #Funding #Sámifilms #OriginalStorytelling #IndigenousCinema #Filmmaking
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Sámi filmmakers, apply for #ISFI grant to take part in our "Oru Lea buoret go jođi - "Home Sweet Home" #FilmChallenge! You can receive 30.000NOK to make max 3 min short film that will be published on our streaming service #Sapmifilm. Application deadline this Friday 24.4.2020.
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Read more about the film challenge instructions and guidelines: isfi.no/en/?post=isfi-launch…
International Sami Film Institute retweeted
Are you interested in learning North Sámi? The Sámi Educational Association is now offering an online course in North Sámi for beginners with English as the language of instruction! facebook.com/Samioahppolihtt…
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International Sami Film Institute retweeted
During the COVID-19 pandemic, jingle-dress dancers have posted videos of them dancing as an act of healing themselves and others. Turns out, the dance was created during the last pandemic, 100 years ago. cbc.ca/1.5531917
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