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$10,000 prize awarded at Pitch This! film event

$10,000 prize awarded at Pitch This! film event

Cash and Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP) credit totalling $10,000 was on the line as the Yellowknife International Film Festival hosted its 2021 Pitch This! event on Nov. 26.
Alianait Arts Festival coming to Iqaluit and online this weekend

Alianait Arts Festival coming to Iqaluit and online this weekend

Hybrid festival will feature artists from across Nunavut
A ‘really exciting’ first art show and sale in Yellowknife

A ‘really exciting’ first art show and sale in Yellowknife

For those who didn’t get a chance to swing by, it was Alida Ryan’s first-ever art show last weekend (Nov. 6 and 7) at the Mermaid and Moon Boutique.
Kinngait Elders record Inuktitut songs dating back more than 1,000 years

Kinngait Elders record Inuktitut songs dating back more than 1,000 years

Three Kinngait Elders have recorded Inuktitut songs that are more than 1,000 years old through record label Hitmakerz.
First NWT Handmade Holiday Market to debut in Yellowknife in late November

First NWT Handmade Holiday Market to debut in Yellowknife in late November

Yellowknife will be treated to its first NWT Handmade Festival/Holiday Market in late November.
15th annual Yellowknife International Film Festival opens virtually

15th annual Yellowknife International Film Festival opens virtually

The 15th annual Yellowknife International Film Festival opened Nov. 3.
Rapper Jocelyn Arreak on a quest to be king

Rapper Jocelyn Arreak on a quest to be king

Friday, Nov. 5 marks a big day for Inuk rapper Jocelyn Arreak, who performs under the name Aocelyn.
Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association may not survive

Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association may not survive

The heavily indebted Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association is in disarray, if not unofficially defunct.
Yellowknife artists to be featured in new live-streaming music festival

Yellowknife artists to be featured in new live-streaming music festival

A new national musical series showcasing 22 Canadian artists is on the way and Yellowknife will play a role.
Access passes launch for virtual 2021 Yellowknife International Film Festival

Access passes launch for virtual 2021 Yellowknife International Film Festival

The 15th annual Yellowknife International Film Festival (YIFF) is fast-approaching.