Red Nation Celebration Institute Partners with Outfest: Celebrating Pride and Native Indigenous Representation in Two New Films
Courtesy of Outfest 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 […]
NWIFTV PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON NATIVEative women directors
Courtesy of Red Nation Celebration Institute 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 […]
A Fellow Native American’s 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 […]
AMC Networks Eyes More Native American Stories With Red Nation Film Festival Pact
EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Dark Winds, starring Zahn McClarnon, AMC Networks is doubling down on indigenous Native American stories with a partnership with the Red Nation International Film Festival. As part of the partnership, AMC and RNIFF will promote Native American stories and storytellers throughout the year with new mentoring and professional development initiatives […]
New Film “On Sacred Ground” Highlights Pivotal Role of Veterans in Dakota Pipeline Protests
As Native Americans were being worn down in bloody protests of the Dakota Pipeline at Standing Rock over 4,000 of America’s veterans, many battling PTSD, arrived to stand by the Sioux tribe. That act of valor created a tipping point highlighted in the Big Picture Ranch film ‘On Sacred Ground’ premiering on Saturday, November 12, […]
RNCI Red Nation Awards 2022 Nominations
RNCI Red Nation Awards 2022 Nominations: ‘A Love Song,’ ‘On Sacred Ground,’ Burros,’ ‘Oyate,’ and ‘Reservation Dogs’ for Best Feature, Best Doc Short, Best Documentary and Best Television Series. Wes Studi, Irene Bedard, Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Devery Jacobs, Grace Dove are among Best Lead Performance nominees. Read More (PDF)
Red Nation International Film Festival Announces 2022 Feature and Shorts Film Lineup
Courtesy of Kaela Waldstein, dir. Cara Romero:Following the LIght The 2022 Red Nation International Film Festival™(RNIFF) today announced its lineup of festival and short narrative, documentary, and animated films. This year’s festival takes place from November 1-30 held during American Indian Heritage Month includes in-person and virtual screenings plus events. RNIFF spotlights breakout independent shorts […]
Behind the Scenes: The Motion Picture Academy & Native American Inclusion
Courtesy of Red Nation International Film Festival / Sacheen Littlefeather recipient of RNCI ‘Brando Award’ Thanks to Red Nation Celebration Founder, Actor/Producer Joanelle Romero Apache dancers will now be a part of a special celebration featuring a long-awaited statement of apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) to Sacheen Littlefeather on […]
Join Martin Scorsese, Orlando Bloom, Red Nation Celebration Institute Joanelle Romero As They Receive Awards by LMGI
LOS ANGELES, CA — This Saturday, August 27, 2022 the 9th annual LMGI Awards Show will Livestream a preshow at 5:30 PM PST and the Awards Show at 6:00 pm PST: Location Managers Guild International will be honoring Martin Scorsese the Eva Monley Award, Orlando Bloom the Humanitarian Award, Red Nation Celebration Institute the Trailblazer […]
Native Film Community Leader Hails Academy’s Apology to Sacheen Littlefeather; Points Out Continuing Systemic Issues
Until the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that it would apologize to Sacheen Littlefeather the only recognition she received for her courage to speak truth to power regarding forty-eight years of systemic racism within the entertainment industry was ‘The Brando Award’ in 2019 at RNC Red Nations Awards, founded by Joanelle […]
