253
Arte Útil archive nr:
253
Initiator:
Zacharias Kunuk, Paul Apak Angilirg, Pauloosie Qulitalik and Norman Cohn
Location:
Canada
Category:
pedagogical, economy, social
Users:
Inuit community, artists, filmmakers, people worldwide
Maintained by:
Zacharias Kunuk, Pauloosie Qulitalik, Norman Cohn
Certification:
implemented
Duration:
1988 - ongoing
Zacharias Kunuk, Paul Apak Angilirg, Pauloosie Qulitalik and Norman Cohn
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Isuma Productions
Description:
Igloolik Isuma Productions, Inc. is an Inuit independent production company, that produces film, documentaries, and TV-series, whose objective is to organize and empower community members through participation in a collective act of reflection and expression. For Inuit, cooperation has become a medium of production and survival. In 1991 Isuma has created the first Artic independent non-profit centre, called Tarriaksuk Video Centre.
Goals:
Isuma's mission is to produce independent community-based media – films, TV and Internet - to preserve and enhance Inuit culture and language and to tell
authentic Inuit stories to Inuit and non-Inuit audiences worldwide.
Beneficial Outcomes:
It creates jobs and economic development in Igloolik and Nunavut community.