New Vistas? Aboriginal animation and digital dreams at the National Film Board of Canada

Autor:	Jennifer L. Gauthier
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Cultural Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Media studies Animation Digital media Aboriginal culture Media production National identity Sociology business Reputation media_common
Zdroj:	Continuum. 28:465-481
ISSN:	1469-3666 1030-4312
DOI:	10.1080/10304312.2014.893993
Popis:	This paper argues that Canada's National Film Board (NFB) is moving away from its commitment to Aboriginal media production to focus on its global reputation as a leader in digital media. A case study of animated short films from the 2009 ‘Vistas’ series by Aboriginal film-makers highlights the NFB's changing priorities. Made for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, this series of films is decidedly apolitical in comparison to other Aboriginal films made at the NFB. Rather than facilitating cultural regeneration or challenging national identity, as did the films of the Indian Film Crew in the 1960s, the Vistas series serves to commodify Aboriginal culture and promote Canada as a cosmopolitan destination for businesses and tourists.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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