Indigenous Cinema Celebrates 10 Years at European Film Market

INDIGENOUS CINEMA ALLIANCE AT THE EFM 2025

Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) Celebrates 10-Year Milestone with Exciting New Projects and Partnerships at the 2025 European Film Market (EFM). The International Sami Film Institute was one of the founding partners, and this year, we will have four sámi feature film projects in different stages of development with us to the European Film Market, in addition to the Berlinale Series Marked chosen project, The Sámi Wedding. 

The Indigenous Cinema Alliance will celebrate 10 years of showcasing the best in global Indigenous film and television with an exciting lineup of films and events designed to elevate and honor this work on a major international stage at the 2025 European Film Market and Berlinale.

Founded in 2015, The Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA), formerly the NATIVe Indigenous Cinema Stand, has been officially partnered with the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin since 2015. This market stand showcases market-ready feature films by Indigenous artists worldwide. Managed by imagineNATIVE, ICA represents international partners, including film festivals, film commissions, and film institutes.

Since 2016, the ICA Fellows Programme has been a key component, bringing a roster of international Indigenous producers to the market. This professional development opportunity allows Indigenous producers to attend the EFM with a market-ready feature film project. The program is a unique fellowship that promotes Indigenous feature film projects through the ICA Stand and offers curated activities to maximize their EFM experience. The ICA Fellows Programme assembles a select group of Indigenous producers from the Partners’ regions, providing them with specialized training, meetings, networking events, panels, and social activities to enhance their EFM and Berlinale experience.

In 2024, ICA updated its strategy to expand its work as a global promotional agency focusing on promoting, assisting, and advising on the sales and marketing of Indigenous films.

PARTNERS

Current partner organizations include founding partners imagineNATIVE (iN) and the International Sami Film Institute (ISFI), alongside 4th World Media Lab, Film.gl, Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC), Winda Film Festival, If Not US Then Who? (INUTW), Mullu, and Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA).

ICA’S EFM 2025 EVENTS

The Indigenous Cinema Alliance will have a strong presence at the annual EFM stand, offering an expanded lineup of events this year. Join us for engaging panels, dynamic pitching sessions, and exclusive market screenings. Explore the full program at the Indigenous Cinema Alliance web page.

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