The movie Atanarjuat, made in 2002, The Fast Runner?
Made in Canada, has anyone seen it?
And what was your opinion of the movie?
I did not like it.
I found it so boring I walked out of the theatre.
Atanarjuat - The Fast Runner
Trailer for Atanarjuat - The Fast Runner, best Canadian Feature Film (2001 Toronto International Film Festival)
Caméra d'Or for "Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner"
Report dedicated to the first Inuit film presented at Cannes "Atarnajuat, The Fast Runner", Caméra d'Or winner at the 2001 Festival.
Out in the cold: the struggle of Inuit film
By the numbers
Nunavut Film Development Corporation is a first stop for filmmakers seeking funding. It was incorporated as a non-governmental organization after lobbying by the artists collective known as Ajjiit, the Nunavut Media Association, in 2002-2003.
1
The number of people running Nunavut Film. The office in Iqaluit normally has a staff of two; but chief executive Derek Mazur is currently looking for an assistant.
$1.3-million
Nunavut Film’s annual budget, of which $600,000 goes directly to filmmakers. Most of the rest goes to connecting with producers from the South and overseas, and to training programs for filmmakers in the region.
$6-million
It can be hard to measure the film money spent in the North, since permits generally aren’t needed. In general, Mazur estimates, about $6-to $8-million a year is spent on production.
Fast Runner Atanarjuat 2002 - Bookshelf
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Atanarjuat, the fast runner : inspired by a traditional Inuit legend of Igloolik |
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140 pages |
The fast runner, filming the legend of Atanarjuat Michael Robert Evans explores how the epic film, perhaps the most significant text ever produced by indigenous filmmakers, artfully married the latest in video ... |
