Maia Iotzova

Biography

Maia Iotzova is a visual artist and a filmmaker whose work explores our intimate connections in a world fragmented by social and political forces. She has developed a cinematic style that draws on her intercultural perspective and mixes visual art, traditional documentary and experimental cinema techniques. Her documentary films "Grass Through Concrete - The Struggle to Protect the Red Hill Valley" and "Green Dream" have screened widely throughout Canada and Internationally. Iotzova is the co-founder of the Montreal Film Fatales Affiliated group. Since 2016 she has been a member of the Inuit led Isuma Collective whose most notable work is "Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner," winner of Camera D’Or in Cannes. The Isuma Collective represented Canada in the 58th Venice Biennale.