At the FIFO 2008, which took place in Tahiti from January 29 to February 3, “Horo'a,” directed by Jacques Navarro-Novira, won both the grand jury prize (With €4200).Special awards went to “Sacred Ground,” directed by Kim Mavromatis of Australia, "Blowind Up Paradise" by Ben Lewis of Great Britain and "My Brother Vinnie" Steven McGregor of Australia. The three winners respectively received €2500 in prize money.This highly successful fifth edition of the FIFO gave the public and part...

The International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management is proud to present the 4th Annual Indigenous Film Festival at the Star z FilmCenter from October 10-13, 2007. Below is the film schedule, listed by day. For additional events taking place October 9 - 14 at other venues please go to www.iiirm.org. Day 1 - Wednesday, October 107:00pm The Velvet DevilDir. Larry J. Bauman. The year is 1945. The glamorous singing sensation known as The Velvet Devil is performing on-stage at the legendary...

A quiet, unassuming, young Native American woman competes to represent her nation in the most traditional of all beauty pageants. A gang of Mexican wrestlers dons colorful costumes and formulates colorful rhetoric to take on the slumlords and bureaucrats that threaten their communities. A humble Aymara farmer makes an unlikely bid to become the first indigenous Bolivian president on a pro-coca platform. These stories and more converge to bring audiences the contemporary tales of indigenous and u...

Themes of Relationship Prove Strong Motive at This Year's best MIFF Shorts AwardsAttracting an incredible 1,100 entries from all corners of the globe, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is delighted to announce the winners of the best MIFF short awards. Now in its 45th year, the best MIFF shorts competition is the most prestigious short film competition in the Asia Pacific Region.This year, the 91 short films competing for AUD$35,000 in prizes were judged by the official best MIFF ...