\u00a0By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Swampy Cree filmmaker Peter Kolopenuk has been selected for Telefilm Canada\u2019s prestigious \u201cTalent to Watch\u201d program, earning national support for an upcoming feature documentary exploring powwow culture across the Prairies. Originally from Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, Kolopenuk said he is one of only 17 directors selected from a pool of roughly 500 applicants from across Canada. The Talent to Watch Program supports emerging filmmakers producing their first feature films and prioritizes diverse voices across the country\u2019s cinematic landscape, according to the Telefilm Canada website. \u201cWe were quite lucky that they chose ours, so we must be doing something right,\u201d Kolopenuk said after learning his production company will split $3.4 million in grant funding. His company One Five Five Films has spent… <\/p>\n
\u00a0By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Swampy Cree filmmaker Peter Kolopenuk has been selected for Telefilm Canada\u2019s prestigious \u201cTalent to Watch\u201d program, earning national support for an upcoming feature documentary exploring powwow culture across the Prairies. Originally from Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, Kolopenuk said he is one of only 17 directors selected from a pool of roughly 500 applicants from across Canada. The Talent to Watch Program supports emerging filmmakers producing their first feature films and prioritizes diverse voices across the country\u2019s cinematic landscape, according to the Telefilm Canada website. \u201cWe were quite lucky that they chose ours, so we must be doing something right,\u201d Kolopenuk said after learning his production company will split $3.4 million in grant funding. His company One Five Five Films has spent... <\/p>\n