Veteran actor and producer Tina Keeper will deliver two workshops over this two day period. Both workshops are free to all members of the Aboriginal Filmmakers Collective and Women’s Film and Video Network, but subject to capacity.
Friday, May 4, 6pm: AFC Meeting
The AFC meeting will feature a chat with Tina on topics such as working with actors, acting for the camera, managing your time on set while making a film, being part of a team.
Saturday, May 5: One-on-one workshops
Limited to 6 participants. Open for free to all members of the Aboriginal Filmmakers Collective and Women’s Film and Video Network, please email Milos at milos@winnipegfilmgroup.com to book a 15 minute one-on-one session to discuss a project & receive feedback from Tina Keeper.
Sunday, May 6, 12pm-5pm: Filmmaking workshop
Limited to 20 participants. Tina will deliver a filmmaking workshop on the subject of Producers: what they do and what they look for, and what are the challenges of getting work made. The workshop will also feature a screening of work that Tina has produced. Please email milos@winnipegfilmgroup.com to register. Open for free to all members of the Aboriginal Filmmakers Collective and Women’s Film and Video Network.
About the instructor:
Tina Keeper, Cree, Norway House Cree Nation, Winnipeg based media producer; she is President of Kistikan Pictures, a partner company to Buffalo Gal Pictures. Recent productions include the feature films Through Black Spruce, and Road of Iniquity, the critically acclaimed Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Going Home Star (2014), The REDress REdress Project (2013) a short documentary on MMIWG in Manitoba and the APTN drama series, Cashing In, seasons 3 & 4.
Tina worked as an actor in the Canadian series North of 60, and most recently in Anishinabe writer-director, Darlene Naponse film Falls Around Her.
Tina also served as a Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Churchill.
Tina has a BA Theatre from the University of Winnipeg and has trained at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre, the Banff Centre and the Sundance Film Institute, and in 2017 received a Doctorate of Letters from the Wilfred Laurier University.
The Winnipeg Film Group acknowledges the generous support of the Winnipeg Foundation for this workshop series.
