Madeline Ivalu
Canadian film director and actor
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Madeline Piujuq Ivalu is a Canadian Inuk filmmaker and actor from Igloolik, Nunavut. One of the cofounders of Arnait Video Productions, a women's video and filmmaking collective in Nunavut,[2] she co-directed, co-wrote and starred in Arnait's first feature film production, Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain). She costarred in the film with her real-life grandson, Paul-Dylan Ivalu.[3] Her codirector of the film was Marie-Hélène Cousineau, and both women cowrote the film with Susan Avingaq.
- Paul-Dylan Ivalu (grandson)
- Lucy Tulugarjuk (niece)[1]
Madeline Ivalu | |
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| Occupations | filmmaker, actress |
| Known for | Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain) |
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She garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards, for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Achievement in Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay.[4] Ivalu and Cousineau also codirected the 2013 film Uvanga, in which Ivalu played a supporting role.[5]
She has also acted in the films Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, Tia and Piujuq, The Grizzlies and Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice, and was one of the credited writers of The Journals of Knud Rasmussen. With Cousineau, she also wrote and directed the films Uvanga and Restless River.
