Indigenous peoples’ Film Festival

Skábmagovat

Inari, Aanaar, Finland 23.1.-26.1.2025

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Volunteers 2025

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Are you willing to make the world’s coolest film festival even more spectacular? Join us as a volunteer! One key to a successful festival is …

Skábmagovat announces festival poster and prepares for the upcoming festival

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[Aanaar, Säämi, December 5, 2024] – Skábmagovat Indigenous Peoples’ Film Festival, has released its 2025 festival poster, marking the start of the festival season and …

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!

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️ INDIGENOUS FILM MAKER: Deadline for submission is 31st October. You can submit your film here: Submission | Skabmagovat

Premiere

Nine Arctic Indigenous Filmmakers Selected for Witness 2024 Film Training and Mentorship Program

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Witness 2024 Short Film Series + Training Mentorship Program! The selected filmmakers and their projects are: Ashley Qilavaq-Savard and Jennifer Kilabuk (Inuit, Canada)Project: Intergenerational Climate …

The World’s Northernmost Indigenous People’s Film Festival

Every January in Inari, 320 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, the Skábmagovat Film Festival comes alive. It’s an international and communal event that brings people together to celebrate our wealth of cultural heritage. Read more

Highlights from 2024 programme

Documentary, 16 min
Premiere

Geaidnoearus / At the Crossroads

Elina Waage Mikalsen, Magnus Skei Holmen
Kivikylä
Screening
Children

CHILDREN’S SNOW SESSION

Rosie promo
Comedy, Drama, 92 min
Premiere

Rosie

Gail Maurice
At the Snow Theatre, audiences watch a movie on a screen made of snow.

Skábmagovat 2024

The programme features short films, documentaries and feature films that tell stories and views of the world as told by indigenous peoples themselves.

Partners 2024

Financiers

Samediggi
Kone Foundation
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
Taiteen edistämiskeskus
Municipality of Inari
Wihurin Säätiö
NextGenerationEU
International Sami Film Institute
Saamelaisneuvosto
Avek

Sponsors

Wilderness Hotels
Vasatokka
Hotel Ivalo
Sodankylä Municipality

Co-operation

Yle Sápmi
Siida
Sajos
Inari Kulttuuritoimi
SAKK

Robodog