Indigenous Cinema Alliance Brings Global Indigenous Shorts & Market Delegation to Clermont-Ferrand 2026

Indigenous Cinema Alliance is a global network of Indigenous-led screen organizations.

CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE, January 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) will make a major international presence at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market (held in conjunction with the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival) with a dedicated ICA Market Screening: Indigenous Shorts, an industry panel co-hosted with Talking Shorts, the convening of ICA’s ninth Fellowship cohort, and expanded market participation across Clermont-Ferrand 2026.

Leading ICA’s participation are ICA partners the International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI), 4th World Media, MULLU, and imagineNATIVE, with additional support from the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund. Fellows attending from ICA’s ninth Fellowship cohort include Jacqueline Olivé, Katsitsionni Fox, Libby Hakaraia, Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Sadetło Scott, and Sara Beate Eira.

ICA Market Screening: Indigenous Shorts
Date: Monday, 2 February 2026
Time: 16:00 CET
Venue: Theatre Georges Conchon (Rue Léo Lagrange, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand)
The ICA Market Screening: Indigenous Shorts will feature an introduction and a Q&A with select filmmakers in attendance, presenting new work spanning Sápmi, Greenland, Canada, the United States, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Ecuador.

FILMS PRESENTED
POUĀKAI — Aotearoa New Zealand | 2026 | 15 min | Māori | Director: Libby Hakaraia (Content advisory: scenes of graphic violence.)

VIELJÁŽÁGAID IEŽAŠKA JÁHKKU (BROTHERS OF FAITH) — Sápmi, Norway | 2026 | 15 min | Sámi, Norwegian | Director: Gákte Biera

SOAMES BEAIVI… BEAIVÁS BÁITÁ DUŠŠE FAL DUTNJE (ONE DAY… THE SUN WILL ONLY SHINE FOR YOU) — Sápmi, Norway | 2026 | 7 min | Sámi | Director: Gjert Rognli

TAMATTA ATAQAPTIIGIIPPGUT (WE ARE ALL CONNECTED) — Kalaallit Nunaat/Greenland | 2026 | 5 min | Kalaallisut | Director: Arina Kleist

SUKKAILLUTIT UQARUK (SAY IT SLOWLY) — Canada | 2026 | 5 min | Inuktitut, English | Director: Ashley Qilavavik-Savard

VUOĐÁIDUVVAN (ADAPTATION) — Sápmi, Finland | 2026 | 5 min | Sámi | Director: Aslak Paltto

DENEEGE LEŁ GHU KK’OTS’EEDENEEYH TE HEŁ HOOZONH TS’E DENOTS’EEDENEEYH (WE GET BETTER WHEN WE TAN MOOSE HIDES) — United States | 2026 | 5 min | Dena’akk’e | Director: Brittany Woods-Orrison

SHAAGHAN NEEKWAII (TWO OLD WOMEN) — United States | 2026 | 14 min | Gwich’in | Director: Princess Daazhraii Johnson

WASKA: THE FOREST IS MY FAMILY — Ecuador | 2025 | 15 min | English, Kichwa, Spanish | Director: Nina Gualinga


Panel: When Impact Is the Aesthetics
Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2026
Time: 14:30–15:30 CET
Venue: The Forum venue, Short Film Market (Gymnase Fleury) (also streamed online)
Moderation: Jason Ryle
Panelists: Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Sadetło Scott, Tracy Rector
Co-hosted by: Indigenous Cinema Alliance and Talking Shorts
European short film culture often treats impact as an added value; Indigenous filmmaking has long treated it as a core artistic principle. This panel will examine how impact-first approaches in Indigenous-led short films intersect with dominant aesthetic expectations and decision-making in festivals and markets, and what responsibilities institutions carry in expanding how artistic value and curation are defined.

ICA Meet-and-Greet
Date: Wednesday, 4 February 2026
Time: 18:00–19:00 CET
Venue: Short Film Market, Stand #E5 (Gymnase Fleury)
Meet ICA partners and attending ICA Fellows.

ICA Fellowship Cohort
ICA will convene its ninth Fellowship cohort at Clermont-Ferrand, engaging producers and industry professionals in training, networking, and market programs.
Confirmed Fellows: Brooke Collard; Jacqueline Olivé; Johannes Vang; Katsitsionni Fox; Libby Hakaraia; Princess Daazhraii Johnson; Sadetło Scott; Sara Beate Eira.

Partnerships & Support
ICA’s activities at Clermont-Ferrand are funded by ICA partners ISFI, 4th World Media, and imagineNATIVE, and supported by the Indigenous Screen Office, the Canada Media Fund, and the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund.

About the Indigenous Cinema Alliance
The Indigenous Cinema Alliance is a global network of Indigenous-led screen organisations working to strengthen industry access, financing pathways, and market visibility for Indigenous filmmakers worldwide.

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