Western Arctic Moving Pictures is a membership-based non-profit Canadian arts organization based in the city of Yellowknife.
Our mission is to produce, support, and promote independent film, video, and digital media arts made in the Northwest Territories, and to showcase it to audiences at home, across Canada, and internationally.
We aim to to strengthen the northern digital media arts community by:
- Cultivating interest and appreciation among creators, funders and the audience
- Making high quality equipment accessible and affordable across the NWT
- Developing learning opportunities and fostering creativity
Enabling synergies among artists
- Reducing barriers, and supporting opportunities for northern digital media artists
- Showcasing northern digital media art productions locally, nationally, and internationally
