Founded in 2005, Indigenous Showcase is a unique cultural program driven by Indigenous philosophies and values. Indigenous Showcase is culturally responsive, Indigenous-run, anti-racist and generous by design. Our mission—to change the narrative by amplifying Indigenous voices—is at the heart of who we are: Storytellers. We provide a platform from which Indigenous people can share their stories through film screenings, post-film discussions with community and industry professionals.

Along with the rest of the world we had to become more creative in our work of amplifying Indigenous voices. Our year long screenings of Indigenous films took a detour from our brick and mortar venues and went to outdoor spaces and venues. Traditionally, our team would attend film festivals to watch films that we would bring back to Seattle, WA. In lieu of attending film festivals, we are reaching out via FilmFreeway to find our 2021 line up of great Indigenous made films. We are not asking for any fees for your submission.

Awards & Prizes

We have limited programming space and time so we consider each film carefully. If we select your film for a spot in our monthly programming we will pay a screening fee which will be dependent on platform/venue.

Rules & Terms

We require that all submissions be created by Native, Indigenous, and First Peoples media artists (e.g. directors, producers, actors, editors, screenwriters)

All films and projects must have been made within the past 3 years.

Non-English films must have English subtitles.

Indigenous Showcase seeks to represent diverse programming seeking balance between entertainment and education, cultural and social relevance and stories that uplift and amplify the voices of the Indigenous peoples. We consider all genres, narratives, story forms, are accepted and encouraged.