2005 Dreamspeakers Film Festival

This weekend (June 22 to 25) is your chance to attend a unique film festival in Edmonton, Alberta. The Dreamspeakers Film Festival focuses on Aboriginal and Native documentaries, films, television shows, actors, directors, and producers. The event welcomes people of all cultures and will feature an incredible roster of talent from independent and high-budget Hollywood productions. Attendees also have the opportunity to participate in outstanding workshops led by industry professionals with topics ranging from Screenwriting to Acting and Filmmaking.

As a good friend of the Festival President, I can honestly say he has put his heart and soul into ensuring the Festival offers something for everyone and provides an excellent venue for storytellers to gather.

From the Dreamspeakers Film Festival website:

When the first Dene filmmaker returned home to Canada’s Northwest Territories, his people had no words for his new art. They called it Dreamtalking. When you make films a Dene elder said, you are speaking your dreams.

Over the course four days, Edmonton, Alberta becomes the site of an international gathering of our own Dreamtalkers: filmmakers, performers and artists. First Nation people from around the globe gather to share their common bond, a linkage with of a natural world whose harmonies and rhythms are being forgotten by those that came later.

Dreamspeakers Film Festival provides a venue for Dreamtalkers and offers a unique exploration into aboriginal cultures from all parts of the globe.

The Dreamspeakers Society supports, promotes and markets aboriginal culture, art and heritage. It is a resource for aboriginal filmmakers, for directors, scriptwriters, cameramen, technicians, actors, musicians, storytellers, artists and craftspeople. The Society is also a resource bank — a way to get in touch with aboriginal filmmakers, performers and artists. And through Dreamspeakers, aboriginal people receive training in arts, culture and festival operations.

Don't miss out on this annual showcase! Call Laurel at (780) 378-9609 to register and purchase tickets.