Jason Ryle is a Canadian film producer and festival programmer, most noted for his longtime role as head of the imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival.Patrick Mullen, "imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival". The Canadian Encyclopedia, January 24, 2025.
An Anishinaabe member of the Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba,Elena Hudgins Lyle, "An 'incredible bounty' of Indigenous films is lighting up Canadian festival screens". CBC Radio One, September 21, 2025. he first joined the festival's board of directors in 2004, becoming executive director in 2010. During his time with imagineNATIVE, he also served as an advisor on indigenous film to the Berlin Film Festival, and as coordinator of indigenous film programs at the European Film Market.
After announcing his departure from imagineNATIVE in 2020, he was named the recipient of the Clyde Gilmour Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2020.Clarence Moye, "‘Nomadland’ Takes Three at Toronto Film Critics Awards". Awards Daily, February 7, 2021. He subsequently joined the programming team for the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022,Barry Walsh, "TIFF unveils new programmers, details for 2022’s in-person edition". RealScreen, February 24, 2022. and is currently programmer for films from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and global indigenous cinema.Nicholas Sokic, "Three programmers depart TIFF, team realigned". Playback, March 21, 2025.
He has also had a number of credits as a film producer, most notably on the 2025 animated documentary film Endless Cookie.
Filmography Snip - 2016, producer Keewaydah (Let's Go Home) - 2017, producer Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics - 2021, consulting producer Stellar - 2022, associate producer Amplify - 2023-24, television series producer Singing Back the Buffalo - 2024, producer Endless Cookie - 2025, producer Wilfred Buck's Star Stories - 2025, producer Aki - 2025, executive producer Shaaghan Neekwaii (Two Old Women) - 2025, producer
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Work Result Canadian Screen Awards 2026 Best Feature Length Documentary Endless Cookiewith Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver, Daniel Bekerman, Alex Ordanis, Chris Yurkovich, Neil Mathieson Pat Mullen, "Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story Leads Canadian Screen Awards Documentary Nominations". Point of View, March 25, 2026. Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 Best Documentary Feature Toronto Film Critics Association 2020 Clyde Gilmour Award
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