Taqqut Productions Inc.
In the next decade, Nunavut will lose its remaining elders – those who have experienced a traditional Northern life. Because much of Inuit knowledge and culture is transmitted orally, with few written accounts existing, it is a critical time for this rich and unique place.
Animation is an excellent contemporary medium with which to transmit many of these tales. Taqqut Productions Inc. (TPI) is an Inuit-owned film production company located in Nunavut. This company is primarily a film production company, however it also provides other project production services such as web design, marketing, and technical writing. This new film company, incorporated in 2011, strives to establish themselves as an innovative leader of youth and children’s programming.
TPI is committed to bringing the stories of the North to the world. Two of the managing partners, Louise Flaherty and Neil Christopher, have worked on several films together--Iggut (2010), Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves (2011), and Mahahaa: The Tickler (in development). TPI has also begun development two television series, targeted at northern children.
Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves has been screened at festivals across the globe and won 8 international awards, including Best Canadian Short Drama at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Best Animation at American Indian Film Festival, and Best Short Film at First Peoples Festival.
In the next decade, Nunavut will lose its remaining elders – those who have experienced a traditional Northern life. Because much of Inuit knowledge and culture is transmitted orally, with few written accounts existing, it is a critical time for this rich and unique place.
Animation is an excellent contemporary medium with which to transmit many of these tales. Taqqut Productions Inc. (TPI) is an Inuit-owned film production company located in Nunavut. This company is primarily a film production company, however it also provides other project production services such as web design, marketing, and technical writing. This new film company, incorporated in 2011, strives to establish themselves as an innovative leader of youth and children’s programming.
TPI is committed to bringing the stories of the North to the world. Two of the managing partners, Louise Flaherty and Neil Christopher, have worked on several films together--Iggut (2010), Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves (2011), and Mahahaa: The Tickler (in development). TPI has also begun development two television series, targeted at northern children.
Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves has been screened at festivals across the globe and won 8 international awards, including Best Canadian Short Drama at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Best Animation at American Indian Film Festival, and Best Short Film at First Peoples Festival.