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| Industry | Production company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn, Paul Apak Angilirq |
| Headquarters | Igloolik, , Canada |
Number of locations | Montreal, Quebec, Canada New York City, New York, US |
Key people | Zacharias Kunuk (president), Paul Apak Angilirq (vice-president), Pauloosie Qulitalik (chairman), Norman Cohn (secretary-treasurer) |
| Products | Films |
| Website | www.isuma.ca |
Isuma (Inuktitut syllabics, ᐃᓱᒪ; Inuktituk for 'to think') is an artist collective and Canada's first Inuit-owned (75%) production company, co-founded by Zacharias Kunuk, Paul Apak Angilirq and Norman Cohn in Igloolik, Nunavut in 1990. Known internationally for its award-winning film, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in the Inuktitut language,[1] Isuma was selected to represent Canada at the 2019 Venice Biennale where they screened the film One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk, the first presentation of art by Inuit in the Canada Pavilion.[2][3][4]
Isuma focuses on bringing people of multiple age ranges, cultural backgrounds, and belief systems together to support and promote Canada's indigenous community through television, the Internet and film.[5] Isuma's mission is to produce independent, community-based media aimed to preserve and enhance Inuit culture and language; to create jobs and economic development in Igloolik and Nunavut; and to tell authentic Inuit stories to Inuit and non-Inuit audiences worldwide. Isuma is connected to Arnait Video Productions.
- ^ Krauss, Clifford (2002-03-30). "Returning Tundra's Rhythm to the Inuit, in Film". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Artist collective Isuma to represent Canada at the 2019 Venice Biennale". 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Artist collective Isuma to represent Canada at the 58th International Art Exhibition — La Biennale di Venezia in 2019". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
- ^ "Venice in furs – an Inuit collective at the Biennale". Apollo Magazine. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ Frizzell, Sara (December 16, 2017). "'Look how far we've come': Inuit artist collective to represent Canada at Venice Biennale". CBC. Retrieved 2019-02-17.