press releases

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Cherokee Nation helping bring holiday movies to Oklahoma “A Christmas... Present” wraps filming in Cherokee Nation Reservation CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation and its film office are celebrating the first Cherokee Film Incentive recipient to film entirely within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Tribal officials were on set to [...]

Cherokee Nation announces new film commissioner Tribal film office welcomes Tava Maloy Sofsky TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Nation has announced Tava Maloy Sofsky as the tribe’s new film commissioner. In the new position, Sofsky will serve dual roles as both film commissioner for the Cherokee Nation and as the tribe’s film office [...]

Tribe’s film office and OsiyoTV at Cherokee National Holiday Sept. 2-3  TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office is seeking tribal elders and fluent Cherokee language speakers to help share and preserve their stories. CNFO is also inviting citizens of any federally recognized tribe to join its all-inclusive [...]