Cherokee Nation Film Office shines spotlight on Native television Tribal film office returns to SeriesFest for Season 9 TULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office recently returned to SeriesFest, which celebrates emerging and underserved voices in television, to help highlight Indigenous creators and Native-driven stories during Season 9 of the annual festival. Jennifer Loren, senior director [...]
Cherokee Nation debuts season 8 of “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The newest season of “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” is back and bigger than ever with all new Cherokee stories.The groundbreaking docuseries shares compelling narratives of the people, places, history and culture of the Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American [...]
Cherokee Nation helping bring Native stories to the big screenTribe’s film office celebrates world premiere of “Fancy Dance”TULSA, OK — The Cherokee Nation and its film office are proudly celebrating the world premiere of “Fancy Dance,” the first recipient of the tribe’s film incentive. The film recently debuted at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in [...]
Cherokee Nation Film Office to attend Sundance 2023 WHAT: World premiere of Erica Tremblay’s “Fancy Dance” at Sundance Film FestivalWHEN: Thursday, Jan. 19, through Monday, Jan. 23WHERE: Park City, UtahWHO: Jennifer Loren, senior director of Cherokee Film, Tava Maloy Sofsky, Cherokee Nation Film Office director and film commissioner, Erica Tremblay, “Fancy Dance” director, co-writer and [...]
Cherokee Nation Film Office earns international recognition for Native American directories TULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office is being recognized on a global scale for its groundbreaking directories featuring Native American citizens. CNFO recently won Film Commission Initiative of the Year during the 2022 Makers & Shakers Awards ceremony held at the British [...]
Historical Native American drama greenlit to film in Cherokee Nation and Nebraska “I Am A Man” highlights Ponca Chief Standing Bear’s legacy TULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office and the state of Nebraska are helping filmmaker Andrew Troy bring the journey of Ponca Chief Standing Bear to the big screen. Troy’s narrative feature film, “I [...]
Cherokee Nation Film Office announces first television apprenticeTribe selects Echota Killsnight for inaugural mentorship programTULSA, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation Film Office has announced Echota Killsnight as its first television apprentice. In fulfilling the new position, Killsnight learned firsthand from award-winning director John Hillcoat while working on the set of the biopic television series "George [...]
Cherokee Nation’s Jennifer Loren speaks at imagineNATIVE Indigenous-made festival focuses on film, video, radio and new media TORONTO – Jennifer Loren, Emmy-award winning filmmaker and director of the Cherokee Nation Film and Original Content, recently presented as an industry leader at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto. The festival continues online [...]
Cherokee Nation helping bring holiday movies to Oklahoma “A Christmas... Present” wraps filming in Cherokee Nation Reservation CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation and its film office are celebrating the first Cherokee Film Incentive recipient to film entirely within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Tribal officials were on set to visit with the cast and [...]
Cherokee Nation announces new film commissioner Tribal film office welcomes Tava Maloy Sofsky TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Nation has announced Tava Maloy Sofsky as the tribe’s new film commissioner. In the new position, Sofsky will serve dual roles as both film commissioner for the Cherokee Nation and as the tribe’s film office director. Sofsky, a Cherokee Nation citizen, [...]
