The organizers of the Yellowknife International Film Festival have released the lineup for the 19th edition of the annual festival that spotlights excellence in filmmaking from the North and abroad.
In a Monday news release, Western Arctic Moving Pictures, or WAMP, announced that this year’s festival will have an expanded program. New features include free daytime documentary screenings, free youth screenings, late-night horror and genre films, and local DJs performing 30 minutes before screenings.
“YKIFF continues to grow while remaining true to its northern roots,” stated Bran Ramsey, executive director of WAMP.
“We’re thrilled to expand programming this year, offering something for everyone from free family screenings to late-night genre films while celebrating the incredible talent of filmmakers from the NWT and beyond.”
The 2025 Yellowknife International Film Festival is set to take place from November 5 to 9 in multiple venues across Yellowknife.
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The program includes 13 feature films and 38 short films from 11 countries, a pitching competition and a Saturday soirée.
The festival will open with the film Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) directed by Zacharias Kunuk, about an arranged marriage set 4,000 years ago. It is set to screen at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, November 5 at 6:30pm.
Tootoo, a documentary about Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuk player to be drafted by the NHL, will screen at the theatre on Thursday, November 6 at 6:30pm.
Seven northern short films will be featured during the northern shorts showcase on Tuesday, November 9 starting at 4pm. That includes TITENDE: A Zimbabwean Journey, a documentary that follows Yellowknife-based Zimbabwean musician Munya Mataruse as he returns to his hometown for the launch of his fifth album.
That will be followed by a local shorts program featuring six films from across the NWT.
Tickets and the full schedule are available on the festival’s website.
