Joële Walinga is a Canadian visual artist and filmmaker. She is an alumna of the 2021 Berlin International Film Festival’s talent development programme Berlinale Talents, and the 2022 Zurich Film Festival Academy. Her work has been shown at SXSW, the Art Gallery of Ontario, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, RIDM, MDFF Selects, and Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival among others, and is available on MUBI and DAFilms.
SELF-PORTRAIT. 2022. Documentary. 67 minutes
–2022. SXSW Film Festival. Austin, USA
–2022. Prismatic Ground. New York City, USA
–2022. Chattanooga Film Festival. Chattanooga, USA
–2022. Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. Jihlava, Czech Republic
–2022. RIDM. Montréal, Canada *Special Jury Prize, National Feature
–2023. MDFF Selects in partnership with TIFF. Toronto, Canada
–2023. DOK#5 Belgrade Documentary Film Festival. Belgrade, Serbia
–2023. Ozveny Ji.hlavy at Nová Cvernovka. Bratislava, Slovakia
–2023. Fotobokfestival Oslo. Oslo, Norway
–2023. Mirage Film Festival. Oslo, Norway
–2023. Inconvenient Films. Vilnius, Lithuania
Made with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
Presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and Telefilm Canada
Available on MUBI (US, Canada)
Available on DAFilms (Outside US & Canada)
MRS. DEBORAH CORDE. 2020. Short film. 3 minutes
–2021. International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. Oberhausen, Germany
–2021. Antimatter [Media Art]. Victoria, Canada
Distributed by the CFMDC
EVICTIONS. 2019. Community collaborative sculpture/installation
–2019. John & Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery. Edmonton, Canada
Presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
IN THE SAME BREATH. 2018. Video, performance, cyanotype and scent
In collaboration with Alicia Nauta
–2018. Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography. Toronto, Canada
GOD STRAIGHTENS LEGS. 2018. Documentary film. 67 minutes
–2018. DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Vancouver, Canada
–2018. Vertical Features. Toronto, Canada
–2018. Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. Jihlava, Czech Republic
Made with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council
Presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts
Available on DAFilms
Distributed by the CFMDC
CAVE SMALL CAVE BIG. 2017. Participatory short film (in collaboration with 5-year-olds). 11 minutes
–2017. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, Canada
–2017. The Khyber Centre For The Arts. Halifax, Canada
–2017. Wendy’s Subway. Brooklyn, USA
–2017. Chicago Underground Film Festival. Chicago, USA
–2017. Breakthroughs Film Festival. Toronto, Canada
–2018. The Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film. Durham, Canada
–2018. Truck Contemporary Art. Calgary, Canada
–2018. John and Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery. Edmonton, Canada
Made with the support of the Toronto Arts Council
Available online at VUCAVU
Distributed by the CFMDC
Contact: joelewalinga@gmail.com
