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The Cherokee Nation Film Office has announced Echota Killsnight as its first television apprentice.  In fulfilling the new position, Killsnight learned firsthand from award-winning director John Hillcoat while working on the set of the biopic television series George and Tammy. The limited series…

Cherokee Nation has announced Tava Maloy Sofsky as the tribe's new film commissioner. In the new position, Sofsky will serve dual roles as both film commissioner for the Cherokee Nation and as the tribe's film office director. Sofsky, a Cherokee Nation citizen, brings more than 23 years of…

Cherokee Nation and its film office celebrated the opening of the Cherokee Film Studios, Owasso Campus, with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. The tribe's state-of-the-art facility is the first of its kind in Oklahoma and Indian Country.  Cherokee Nation leadership and executives from the tribe's…

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Troy’s film I Am a Man – The True Story of Chief Standing Bear has been named as one of the first that will benefit from the Cherokee Nation Film Office’s tax incentive program, in support of filmmakers seeking filming locations and crew in Oklahoma. The CNFO’s mission with its $1M incentive…

The Native American Media Alliance announced they are accepting applications for the fifth Native American Feature Film Writers Lab. This is a 10-week program that will take place on-line from September through November 2022 and sponsored by COMCAST NBCUniversal, Cherokee Nation Film Office and A+E Networks. "This lab…

Welcome back to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast! On this week's episode we have guest Jennifer Loren. Jennifer Loren, is a Cherokee producer, writer, director, actress-and-director of of the Cherokee Nation Film Office and Original Content. According to osiyo.tv, Jennifer has been nominated for more than 30 Emmy awards and…

The Cherokee Nation Film Office recently partnered with Green Pastures Studio and SeriesFest to present the Season 8 Storytellers Initiative, specifically aimed at increasing Native representation within the television industry. The annual competition offers writers the opportunity to submit a pilot script…

EXCLUSIVE: The Cherokee Nation Film Office has announced a $1 million incentive geared at enticing more film and television productions to shoot within the boundaries of Cherokee Nation.  In doing so they aim to take advantage of the recent boom in film and television production in Oklahoma. The film office's mission…