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Congratulations to IM4 Matriarch Doreen Manuel on receiving the 2025 EXNW Global Connector Award!This award recognizes i...
18/07/2025

Congratulations to IM4 Matriarch Doreen Manuel on receiving the 2025 EXNW Global Connector Award!

This award recognizes individuals and organizations who transcend boundaries, connecting cultures, communities, and industries through storytelling, mentorship, and innovation.

🎞 Beyond the Binary: A Short Film Showcase 🎞Join this exciting free event on July 17 at 7:30 pm for a night of short fil...
09/07/2025

🎞 Beyond the Binary: A Short Film Showcase 🎞

Join this exciting free event on July 17 at 7:30 pm for a night of short films & community!

VIVO Media Arts Centre and Spindle Films Foundation are hosting a networking night for q***r and gender-diverse filmmakers in Vancouver.

Short film screenings
Meet local q***r and gender diverse artists
at VIVO Media Arts Centre
2625 Kaslo St., Vancouver
Thursdays July 17, 2025
Doors: 7 pm
Screening and networking: 7:30–10:30pm
FREE!
RSVP through the link in VIVO’s bio: vivomediaarts.com/programming/beyond-the-binary

Featuring works by:
Karter Masuhara
Donia Kash .kash
Kimberly Ho & Cynthia Zhou
Gabriel Souza Nounes
Jess McLeod

These films were selected through an open call in April and spotlight bold voices from Vancouver’s q***r and trans communities.

Free event, everyone welcome!

Image: [Still Shot] ’Passiflora’ by Gabriel Souza Nonuse

Join us at - a creative summit designed for filmmakers, content creators, animators, game devs, showrunners, streaming...
08/07/2025

Join us at - a creative summit designed for filmmakers, content creators, animators, game devs, showrunners, streaming pioneers & more.

What can you expect? Inspiring speakers, powerful networking, pitching opportunities, and the chance to shape the future of our industry.

🌍 Where global stories and next-gen voices meet.

📍Vancouver | July 18-20
🎟️ Tickets at: exnw.org/tickets

Let’s build the future of entertainment — together.

We hope everyone had a good National Indigenous History Month! What did you learn about Indigenous History this month?
30/06/2025

We hope everyone had a good National Indigenous History Month! What did you learn about Indigenous History this month?

Happy Pride Month! Wishing a safe and joyful Pride Month to the 2SLGBTQI+ community from all of us at IM4 Media Lab 🏳️‍🌈
26/06/2025

Happy Pride Month! Wishing a safe and joyful Pride Month to the 2SLGBTQI+ community from all of us at IM4 Media Lab 🏳️‍🌈

June 21, 2025 is National Indigenous Peoples Day: A day to recognize and celebrate the traditions and culture of the Ind...
21/06/2025

June 21, 2025 is National Indigenous Peoples Day: A day to recognize and celebrate the traditions and culture of the Indigenous Peoples across Canada. Wishing everyone a beautiful day from the IM4 Lab Team!

Wishing you a Happy Solstice from the IM4 Lab Team!
21/06/2025

Wishing you a Happy Solstice from the IM4 Lab Team!

Tomorrow! Don't miss GEMS Reel Talk featuring our Founder and Creative Director Loretta Sarah Todd.Join us as Loretta sh...
18/06/2025

Tomorrow! Don't miss GEMS Reel Talk featuring our Founder and Creative Director Loretta Sarah Todd.

Join us as Loretta shares her journey pioneering Indigenous storytelling in XR and creating space for Indigenous voices in media. You'll hear about what motivated her to start IM4 XR Media Lab and how we developed Coyote Science - a project bringing Indigenous science to kids through innovative storytelling. She'll also share her experiences making her feature film Monkey Beach and how these projects have shaped her approach to blending traditional narratives with emerging technologies.

This is a chance to explore where story, technology, and culture intersect, and how we're blending traditional knowledge with cutting-edge XR technology to amplify Indigenous narratives. Come be part of the conversation about the future of Indigenous media and storytelling innovation.

🗓️ Thursday, June 19 at 1 PM PT

🔗 Link to Register: https://gemsvancouver.org/program/reel-talks/

May the 5thToday is Red Dress Day, a National Awareness Day for our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Tw...
05/05/2025

May the 5th
Today is Red Dress Day, a National Awareness Day for our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People.
❤️
For those that have been found we are grateful and for those that will be found... you are not forgotten.

With love, the IM4 Team.

We are beyond grateful to our amazing guest speakers who inspired our Unreal Animation Cohort! Your knowledge and experi...
21/03/2025

We are beyond grateful to our amazing guest speakers who inspired our Unreal Animation Cohort! Your knowledge and experience were truly invaluable!

Unreal Animation Program: COMPLETE! Screen Industry Training Hub made it possible, our brilliant students made it unforg...
18/03/2025

Unreal Animation Program: COMPLETE! Screen Industry Training Hub made it possible, our brilliant students made it unforgettable. Thank you to everyone for your participation!

Scroll through the carousel to see some project stills from our program graduates!

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Background

Indigenous Matriarch 4 Media Lab was brought together by Creative Director Loretta Todd alongside media matriarchs: Cease Wyss, Doreen Manuel, Amethyst First Rider, and Tracey Kim Bonneau. IM4 Media Lab is in partnership with Emily Carr University.

IM4 offers workshops for Indigenous artists, storytellers, producers, media creators, and community members to learn about XR, gain technical training, and develop skills to create their own VR/AR and 360 video production. Our goal is to support Indigenous creators to help build an Indigenous presence in the VR Space.