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Cherokee Nation and Prime Video have teamed up to help bring the Cherokee language to viewers across the globe. As part of an ongoing collaboration, one of the leading entertainment companies is now exploring opportunities for the largest tribal nation in the United States to dub and subtitle select titles within Prime Video’s full library of originals into the Cherokee language....
A recently announced collaboration between Cherokee Nation and Amazon will provide full scholarships to Cherokee Film Institute’s inaugural class of students. Amazon’s financial contribution will mean the first 25 students accepted into the program can receive full certification completely tuition-free....
Cherokee Nation and its businesses are celebrating the expansion of Cherokee Film Studios in Owasso. The tribe recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the addition of a second soundstage and more to its Owasso campus. The Cherokee Film Studios, Owasso Campus is the first of its kind in Oklahoma and Indian Country, including a state-of-the-art xR, or extended reality, virtual production LED volume studio crafted with industry-leading software and hardware technologies....
Under the Cherokee Film Institute, the tribe and its businesses are investing in a long-term strategy to create educational and career opportunities aimed at removing barriers for Native Americans to enter the film and media industry while creating a sustainable workforce in and around its tribal reservation. The institute’s first courses are set to begin in January 2025....
The Heartland Regional Emmy Awards recognized Cherokee Film’s “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” with seven awards during the annual award gala on Saturday, July 20....
Erica Tremblay, acclaimed Native American filmmaker, returns to Circle Cinema for a Tulsa screening of her made-in-Oklahoma film “Fancy Dance” on Friday June 21, 7:30pm. The screening, presented with the Cherokee Film Commission, will include an extended introduction by Erica Tremblay before the film. Tickets are on sale now at CircleCinema.org....
Screen International recently unveiled its shortlist for the Global Production Awards, which celebrate outstanding and sustainable work in film and TV....
The Cherokee Nation Film Office is being recognized on a global scale for its groundbreaking directories featuring Native American citizens....
Cherokee Nation’s popular docuseries “Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People” is now available nationwide to public media stations through The National Educational Telecommunications Association. “The power of storytelling is ingrained in Cherokee culture, and there’s something truly remarkable and powerful in having the opportunity to tell our own story in a way that connects people to their very core,” said Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr....
Cherokee Nation and its businesses are celebrating the expansion of Cherokee Film Studios. The tribe recently broke ground on construction that will bring an additional 10,000-square-foot soundstage and more to its Owasso campus....
Cherokee Nation is rolling out an expansion and reorganization of its filmmaking ecosystem. Today, Cherokee Nation Businesses announced a new company name with four distinct branches and logos, as well as new social media accounts and website, aimed at better representing the tribe’s continued efforts in becoming a film and media production hub and creating important changes within the film and media industries....