

By entering your work, you agree to this and the responsibilities involved. Entrants confirm and warrants required legal authority to submit the entry into the Festival and to use all music, images, and content in the entry. Please do not send original film prints, master tapes, or other originals. Film Submissions for the 47th Annual American Indian Film Festival® must be produced in 2021 - 2022. * Due to Covid-19, the 47th Annual American Indian Film Festival is pending a virtual presentation November 2022.ĪIFI accepts films that are made of and about USA American Indian and First Nation Peoples of Canada. Highlighted by Indian Country Today's as "Seven Events Worth Experiencing" and Voted as one of the “Best Native American Experience” by USA Today, the American Indian Film Festival is an event not to miss.

A reliable, celebratory and empowering event, the Festival works to replace stereotypes with authentic representations of Native traditions, history and present-day life.ĪIFF47 showcases feature films, shorts, documentaries, animation, music videos and public service works of Native American/American Indians by filmmakers all around the world. For the last 46 years, AIFI has served and celebrated generations of Native American filmmakers, performing artists and audiences, with the best of the most current Native American Cinema while drawing into the circle of Hollywood celebrities, industry professionals, student filmmakers, seasoned festival-goers and newcomers traveling to San Francisco from near and far.Ĭelebrating its 47th annual, the San Francisco based festival has become a trusted guide to contemporary Native American life. The American Indian Film Festival® is the world’s longest-running exposition showcasing independent film exposition dedicated to USA Native American and First Nations people of Canada's cinematic achievement.
