‘The Origin of Strawberries’ makes world premiere at deadCenter Cherokee Nation celebrates Indigenous cinema at state’s largest film festival TULSA, OK — Cherokee Nation and its film office are proudly celebrating the world premiere of “The Origin of Strawberries,” the first project of its kind to be designed, animated and produced at Cherokee Film [...]
WHAT: 23rd Annual deadCenter Film Festival WHEN: Thursday, June 8, through Sunday, June 11 WHERE: Oklahoma City, OK WHO: deadCenter Film Executive Director Cacky Poarch deadCenter Film Director of Programming Sara Thompson Cherokee Film Senior Director Jennifer Loren Cherokee Nation Film Office Virtual Production Manager [...]
Cherokee Nation Film Office shines spotlight on Native television Tribal film office returns to SeriesFest for Season 9 TULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office recently returned to SeriesFest, which celebrates emerging and underserved voices in television, to help highlight Indigenous creators and Native-driven stories during Season 9 of the annual festival. [...]
Cherokee Nation debuts season 8 of “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The newest season of “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” is back and bigger than ever with all new Cherokee stories. The groundbreaking docuseries shares compelling narratives of the people, places, history and culture of the Cherokee Nation, the [...]
Cherokee Nation helping bring Native stories to the big screen Tribe’s film office celebrates world premiere of “Fancy Dance” TULSA, OK — The Cherokee Nation and its film office are proudly celebrating the world premiere of “Fancy Dance,” the first recipient of the tribe’s film incentive. The film recently debuted at the 2023 Sundance [...]
Cherokee Nation Film Office to attend Sundance 2023 WHAT: World premiere of Erica Tremblay’s “Fancy Dance” at Sundance Film Festival WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 19, through Monday, Jan. 23 WHERE: Park City, Utah WHO: Jennifer Loren, senior director of Cherokee Film, Tava Maloy Sofsky, Cherokee Nation Film Office director and film commissioner, Erica Tremblay, “Fancy [...]
Cherokee Nation Film Office earns international recognition for Native American directories TULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office is being recognized on a global scale for its groundbreaking directories featuring Native American citizens. CNFO recently won Film Commission Initiative of the Year during the 2022 Makers & Shakers Awards ceremony held at the [...]
Historical Native American drama greenlit to film in Cherokee Nation and Nebraska “I Am A Man” highlights Ponca Chief Standing Bear’s legacy TULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office and the state of Nebraska are helping filmmaker Andrew Troy bring the journey of Ponca Chief Standing Bear to the big screen. Troy’s narrative [...]
Cherokee Nation Film Office announces first television apprentice Tribe selects Echota Killsnight for inaugural mentorship program TULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office has announced Echota Killsnight as its first television apprentice. In fulfilling the new position, Killsnight learned firsthand from award-winning director John Hillcoat while working on the set of the biopic [...]
Cherokee Nation’s Jennifer Loren speaks at imagineNATIVE Indigenous-made festival focuses on film, video, radio and new media TORONTO – Jennifer Loren, Emmy-award winning filmmaker and director of the Cherokee Nation Film and Original Content, recently presented as an industry leader at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto. The festival continues online [...]
