Tom Partain, a Cherokee Nation citizen, started acting as a young child growing up in Skiatook, Oklahoma. He started his acting career with roles in local church plays and musicals, which led to his high school years where he took lead roles in class plays. Now, as an adult, Partain’s pursuit of film has led [...]

The Cherokee Nation Film Office celebrates one year of operation, success and progress while looking forward to an even more impactful second year. Launched in January of 2019 as part of Cherokee Nation Businesses, the CNFO has been blazing trails never before seen in Indian country. The announcement of the CNFO’s launch has been received [...]

The Cherokee Nation Film Office (CNFO), in its first anniversary, is wrapping up a strong presence at Sundance Film Festival 2020 in Park City, Utah. CNFO served as a presenting sponsor of the inaugural Indigenous Filmmakers Lounge, along with Gateway Entertainment and IllumiNative. Other sponsors included Viacom CBS, Amazon Studios, Nia Tero, and the Oklahoma [...]

Check out our new ad in the latest edition of Filmmaker Magazine! We are ready for 2020 and so many amazing projects and opportunities coming to Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation.