10/12/2025
Winda congratulates Brooke for being our 2026 Fellow
Brooke Collard (Ballardong Whadjuk Noongar)
Fellows will engage with one or more ICA market programs—Clermont-Ferrand, EFM, or TIFF: The Market—depending on individual project needs and goals.
The Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) is proud to announce its refreshed 2026 membership network, market strategy, and ninth Fellowship cohort as it enters a new phase of global industry engagement supporting Indigenous filmmakers and producers.
2026 Membership Update
Returning ICA members include:
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival (Canada) – continuing as ICA project lead
International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI) (Sápmi/Norway) – expanding its contribution
4th World Media (Turtle Island)
MULLU (Abya Yala)
Winda Film Festival (Australia)
Film.gl (Greenland)
Pacific Islanders in Communications (Hawai‘i)
New Members:
Māoriland Film Festival (Ōtaki, Aotearoa New Zealand)
Ngā Aho Whakaari / Māori in Screen (Aotearoa New Zealand)
2026 Market Strategy & Activities
After marking a decade of activity at the European Film Market (EFM) in Berlin in 2025, we will shift its primary 2026 focus to the inaugural TIFF: The Market (10–16 September 2026), the Toronto International Film Festival’s new film, series, and innovation market. This event is set to become a significant global platform for creators and rights-holders across film, television, and immersive media.
Importantly, the ICA will maintain its long-standing relationship with EFM. While TIFF: The Market will serve as the Alliance’s central market activation in 2026, ICA members and Fellows will continue to engage with EFM as part of ongoing co-production, distribution, and sales pathways established over the past decade.
The ICA’s ninth annual Fellowship cohort brings together producers and industry professionals from across its membership. Fellows participate in training, networking, and targeted market programs aligned with their development trajectories.
