Red Nation Celebration Institute Announces CCA Venue Partnership Will Not Proceed for 30th Anniversary Programming
Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI), a leading Native and Indigenous media arts and cultural organization dedicated to advancing authentic Indigenous storytelling, announces that its planned 30th Anniversary programming at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will not move forward following CCA’s decision to withdraw from hosting the August 11–14, 2026 […]
An Exclusive Look at the Annual Native Women in Film & Television in All Media Pre-Oscar Celebration
Attended by Joanelle Romero, Tonantzin Carmelo, Bonnie Abaunza, The Apache Stronghold Women & Girls and more For 17 years, Women in Film & Television in All Media (NWIFTV) has marked Oscars season with two signature annual events: the Native Women in Film Festival: Women of Color Decolonizing the Entertainment Industry and the NWIFTV Pre-Oscar Industry Gala Celebration. Together, these distinguished gatherings […]
Oscar-Week Spotlight: Academy Award–Nominee Chloé Zhao’s Songs My Brothers Taught Me Screens at 17th NWIFTV Native Women in Film Festival
Women of Color Decolonizing Hollywood: Where Story Becomes Ceremony and Script Becomes Sovereignty. While progress has been made in acknowledging Native and Indigenous women in film and television, they remain among the most underrepresented creatives in the global entertainment industry. Yet there is reason for hope. Native Women in Film & Television in All Media, presented […]
‘The Marching Band,’ ‘Souleyman’s Story’ Top Winners at American French Film Festival – Film News in Brief
‘The Marching Band,’ ‘Souleyman’s Story’ Top Winners at American French Film Festival – Film News in Brief The 29th annual Red Nation International Film Festival, a Los Angeles-based festival highlighting Native and Indigenous filmmakers, will take place Nov. 8-16. Screenings will be hosted in person at AMC The Grove and virtually on Red Nation Television […]
15th Edition Native Women in Film Festival
15th Edition Native Women in Film Festival The Matriarchs of Cinema™ | Women of Influence Decolonizing The Entertainment Industry The Week Leading to The Academy Awards® BY RED NATION MEDIA NWIFTV Native Women in Film Festival opens March 1st – 8th, featuring 45 films directed by women from a Native perspective – the largest number […]
28th Edition RED NATION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 POST-EVENT RECAP
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 12: Alyssa Wapanatâhk, Summer Testawich, Grace Dove, Carla-Rae attend the Red Nation Celebration Institute’s 28th RNCI Red Nation Awards at Fine Arts Theatre on November 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) 28th Edition RED NATION INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 POST-EVENT RECAP BY RED NATION MEDIA […]
28th Red Nation International Film Festival Announces Lineup of 80 Films
28th Red Nation International Film Festival Announces Lineup of 80 Films LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, October 20th, 2023 — Today the longest-running successful Native Women-Led Indigenous Media Arts and Cultural non-profit enterprise in the history of the entertainment industry announced the comprehensive slate of independent films selected across all genres feature films, documentaries and shorts for […]
Red Nation Celebration Institute Partners with Outfest: Celebrating Pride and Native Indigenous Representation in Two New Films
Red Nation Celebration Institute Partners with Outfest: Celebrating Pride and Native Indigenous Representation in Two New Films In celebration of the film This Place, an LQBTQIA+ Indigenous love story Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI) is proud to announce its partnership with Outfest film festival, which has been a major platform for four decades. Red Nation International Film […]
NWIFTV PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON NATIVE WOMEN DIRECTORS
NATIVE WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN DIRECTORS 32 films leading with Native women directors, surpasses Tribeca, Sundance, TIFF, AMPAS, and Cannes. LOS ANGELES, California; March 7, 2023 — NWIFTV Native Women in Film Festival opened March 5th – featuring 32 films directed by women from a Native perspective – the largest number […]
A Fellow Native American Tribute to Lisa Marie Presley
The Native American community mourns the passing of Lisa Marie Presley’s passing earlier this month, she and her father are being remembered and mourned by celebrities in the Native American community. Joanelle Romero, Founder of the Red Nation Celebration Institute (RNCI) shares her remembrances of both Presleys, the friendship they shared and their bond of […]