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FILM: Torontonians love a good film fest. We also love a good film fest showcasing global aboriginal filmmakers and media artists. That’s why the imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival is celebrating its decennial anniversary. The festival, which begins today and runs through Sunday, will feature more than 125 works created by Indigenous peoples, including film, video, radio, and new media that address both traditional and contemporary themes. To kick off the festival, an opening ceremony will take place at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (1 p.m.) with a prayer and musical performances. Tonight’s opening gala (7 p.m.) at the Bloor Cinema will feature two Canadian films: Reel Injun, a documentary that deconstructs Hollywood images and stereotypes surrounding Native peoples, and Tungijuq, a short film starring singer Tanya Taqaq that celebrates the Inuit hunting tradition. Various locations and times; workshops and panels FREE, regular screenings $7, opening- and closing-night screenings $12 ($10 for students and seniors), festival pass $100 ($60 for students and seniors).

FILM: For the ninth year in a row, the imagineNATIVE film festival will feature videos and films by indigenous artists, alongside exhibitions and workshops voicing stories of survival and identity. You may have noticed their Indian Jane posters around—the festival's annual marketing campaigns cleverly deconstruct Hollywood stereotypes of natives (we've been informed that the awesome scene in Temple of Doom where the guy gets his heart ripped out didn't actually happen...sigh). Various locations, runs October 15–19. Tickets start at $7.

Some film odds and ends: ImagineNative has announced the opening and closing night galas for their ninth annual film and media arts festival, running from October 15 to 19. The festival is to open with two films, Canadian documentary Mémère Métisse and Australian documentary River of No Return, and to close with drama Older Than America, an indictment of residential schools. The Toronto After Dark Film Festival has also announced its full line-up, with eight newly announced films—two of which (horror comedy I Sell The Dead and sci-fi Mutant Chronicles) feature Ron Perlman! Check out the full list at the After Dark website, or view their newly updated festival trailer here.