Acknowledgements

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival would like to thank our public and foundation partners for their ongoing support: Karla Hartl, Sylvie Lacroix, Roma Quapp, Jennifer Friend (Canadian Heritage); Carolyn Vesely, Mark Haslam, Lisa Wörhle, Wanda Nanibush, Glenn Hodgins, Natalie de Vito (Ontario Arts Council); Louise Profeit-LeBlanc, Kelly Langgard, Ian Reid (Canada Council for the Arts); Wayne Clarkson, Alex Sosa, Patricia Jarosz, David Craig (Telefilm Canada); Bill Huffman (Toronto Arts Council); Eileen Meawasige (Miziwe Biik); Paul Roch (Trade Routes); Audrey-Maude Southiere, Mima Casola (Ontario Ministry of Culture); Brian Conway, (Trillium Foundation); Roberta Jamieson (National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation); J. Alexander Houston (Metcalf Foundation); Ev McTaggart (The McLean Foundation); Robert Sweeting (Ontario Ministry of Tourism); Michael O’Byrne (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada); Anne Marrian (Canadian Race Relations Foundation).

We would also like to send a special thank-you to our corporate partners: Gary Slaight, Pat Holiday (Standard Radio); Norm Bolen, Elizabeth Duffy-Maclean, Sarah Moore, Rachel Fulford, Tammy Chadwick, Claire Moran (IFC); Sarah Crawford, Paul Sparkes (CTVglobemedia); John Galway, Karla Bobadilla, Lila Karim (Astral Media The Harold Greenberg Fund); Lena Demarco, Mélisa Djebbari (Bell Canada); Janice Ward, Andrew Johnson (CBC Newsworld); Alden Habacon (CBC); Nada Ristich (BMO Financial Group); David Miller, Roman Podzyhun (Movieola); Stan Ford, Mark Branch (Deluxe); Sherry Lawson (Casino Rama); Jamie Hill, Craig Mills (Aboriginal Voices Radio); Susan Mandryk, Eloisa Stella, Gail Thomson, Mario Tassone (Vision TV); Karen Clout (CanWest MediaWorks); Chanelle Routhier, Stephanie Barker (National Film Board); Brian Francis (NOW Magazine); Dawn Roache, Monique Rajotte, Bonnie Rockthunder (APTN); Eric Goldstein, Angie Stillitano (Miles Nadal JCC); Jennifer Kelly (Scotiabank); MaryBeth McKenzie, Mélanie Lajeunesse (Canadian Television Fund); Doreen Manual (Capilano College’s Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking Program).

And a BIG thanks to our indispensable colleagues and community partners: Elder Garry Sault; Chief Brian Laforme; Elder Joanne Dellaire; William Thorsell, Kelvin Browne, Christine Lockett, Jason French, David Sadler, Glen Ellis, Cidalia Braga Paul, Trudy Nicks, Ken Lister and the exhibit project team (Royal Ontario Museum); Candice Hopkins; Danis Goulet; Gerald McMaster; Ingrid Hamilton and Jefferson Darrell (GAT Publicity); Michael Greyeyes; Alex Rice; Terry Lau (Beehive Design); Gail Maurice; Kent Monkman; Anette Larsson, Kelley Alexander (Toronto International Film Festival); Eileen Arandiga (Canadian Film Centre); Scott Miller Berry, Pablo de Ocampo (Images Festival); Lisa Steele, Kim Tomczak, Wanda Vanderstoop, Deirdre Logue (Vtape); Deanna Wong, Grace Bai (Reel Asian Film Festival); Brett Hendrie, Rose Bellosillo (Hot Docs); Bird Runningwater (Sundance Film Festival); Cheri Maracle, Lorne Cardinal; Sally Riley (Australian Film Commission); Jason Baerg (7th Generation Image Makers); Sue Sheridan, Christine Amendola (Women in Film and Television); Candace Maracle; all the staff at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto; Joe Saturnino (Revival); Robert Barbieri (Hard Rock Café); Joe Mercurio (L’espresso Bar Mercurio); Christina Zeidler, Penny Rose (Gladstone Hotel); Beedahsiga “Big Daddy B” Elliot; Paul Gourlie (The Agency Group); Harmony Rice (Spirit Magazine); Suzie Broad, Ron Simpson, Steve Zajaczkiwsky (ZTV Broadcast Services); Susan Aglukark; Nicholas Delbaere-Sawchuk; Eddy Robinson; Ramses Calderon; Gary Williams (SAY Magazine); Steve Loft (Urban Shaman Gallery); Ben Donoghue, Jeff Sterne, Karl Reinsalu (LIFT); Trudy Mascher (Clarke-Way Travel); Sonia Waite (Holiday Inn); 2007 Festival jury members; and all of our wonderful volunteers.

Special thanks to festival founder Cynthia Lickers-Sage and co-founder Vtape.