Camilo Martin-Florez writes a short history of the impact of the Sikusilarmiut animation workshop on the “Nunavut New Wave” films of the 1970s and how the program prompted the launch of the first film development program in Nunavut.
Animex 2025 is an international festival of animation, VFX, and game design happening from November 16-21st at Teesside University in Middlesbrough, UK. The festival will host screenings, workshops, and networking events related to the global digital animation sector.
The Sikusilarmiut Animation Studio was an animation collective in Kinnigat, Nunavut that existed from 1972-1975. The studio, which was founded by a group of Inuit artists during a National Film Board of Canada (NFB) workshop, made a series of experimental short films
In recognition of International Inuit Day on November 7th, this month’s animation is Animation from Cape Dorset, a 1973 experimental short film made by a group of Inuit artists in Nunavut.