Bringing the stories of the North
to the world.
Taqqut Productions Inc. is an Inuit-owned film production company. Its head office is located in Iqaluit, Nunavut. While primarily a film production company, Taqqut also provides other project production services, such as web design, marketing, and technical writing. The company’s first three short films—Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves (2012), The Orphan and the Polar Bear (2013), and The Amautalik (2014)—have screened at festivals in eighteen countries and have won over twenty international awards. With its film and television projects, Taqqut has established itself as an innovative leader in Northern youth and children’s productions.
FILMS & TELEVISION
Tuktu’s Journey
This series follows the story of Tuktu the caribou and his friends on the Tundra. In the demo, Nanuq’s Baby Brother, Nanuq the polar bear is sad she doesn’t have any siblings, but when her annana (mother) makes a big announcement, Nanuq works hard to be prepared for...
Tundra Friends
Meet the Tundra Friends! The Tundra Friends are a delightful cast of anthropomorphic animal characters that each personify a different emotion. This series features thoughtful, engaging stories that teach children to identify and regulate their emotions in healthy...
Putuguq and Kublu
There’s lots of fun to be had on the tundra—especially when Putuguq and Kublu are up to their tricks! Putuguq and Kublu love to pull pranks and one-up each other every chance they get. But when their schemes don't go as planned, the feuding siblings find themselves on...
Mia and the Monsters
Mia and the Monsters follows a confident young Inuk girl and her quirky group of monster friends. Presented in the classic storytelling style of Winnie the Pooh, The Wizard of Oz, and Where the Wild Things Are, this series will teach kids the value of being kind,...
Anaana’s Tent Season 2 (2020)
It’s summertime in the Arctic, and host, Rita Claire, sets up camp at her mother’s tent on the land. With the help of her old husky, Qimmiq, and a cast of special friends, Rita Claire sings songs, plays games, reads stories and learns new words in Inuktitut. Special...
Ukaliq & Kalla Season 1 (2020)
Set in the Arctic, Ukaliq & Kalla is an educational children’s animated series that follows two lively characters—Ukaliq, an excitable and impulsive Arctic hare, and Kalla, an even-tempered and intelligent lemming. This unlikely pair leads young viewers on...
How Nivi Got Her Names (2019)
Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one cold afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an understanding of traditional Inuit kinship naming...
What’s My Superpower (2019)
Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed, friends who can jump so far she thinks they can fly, and friends who are better than her at a million other things. As Nalvana tries out each of her friends’...
The Giant Bear (2018)
Centered on a confrontation between the last monster bear and an Inuit hunter, Giant Bear is a chilling short that brings an ancient story out of the North. In Giant Bear, we follow a hunter in the depths of starvation. The snow is thick, his dogs are mysteriously...
Anaana’s Tent Season 1 (2018)
It’s summertime in the Arctic, and host Rita Claire sets up camp at her mother’s tent on the land. With the help of her old husky, Qimmiq, and a cast of special friends, Rita Claire sings songs, plays games, reads stories and learns new words in Inuktitut. Special...
Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing (2017)
Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing tells the story of an ice-fishing trip taken by two unlikely friends—Ukaliq the Arctic hare and Kalla the lemming. Well-meaning but impatient, Ukaliq can’t catch a single Arctic char! Good thing Kalla is there. Embodying the calm,...
The Owl and the Lemming (2016)
The oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. Inuit stories are often instructive, and with this fable, children quickly learn the value of being clever and humble, and why...
Tuktu’s Journey
This series follows the story of Tuktu the caribou and his friends on the Tundra. In the demo, Nanuq’s Baby Brother, Nanuq the polar bear is sad she doesn’t have any siblings, but when her annana (mother) makes a big announcement, Nanuq works hard to be prepared for...
Tundra Friends
Meet the Tundra Friends! The Tundra Friends are a delightful cast of anthropomorphic animal characters that each personify a different emotion. This series features thoughtful, engaging stories that teach children to identify and regulate their emotions in healthy...
Putuguq and Kublu
There’s lots of fun to be had on the tundra—especially when Putuguq and Kublu are up to their tricks! Putuguq and Kublu love to pull pranks and one-up each other every chance they get. But when their schemes don't go as planned, the feuding siblings find themselves on...
Mia and the Monsters
Mia and the Monsters follows a confident young Inuk girl and her quirky group of monster friends. Presented in the classic storytelling style of Winnie the Pooh, The Wizard of Oz, and Where the Wild Things Are, this series will teach kids the value of being kind,...
Anaana’s Tent Season 2 (2020)
It’s summertime in the Arctic, and host, Rita Claire, sets up camp at her mother’s tent on the land. With the help of her old husky, Qimmiq, and a cast of special friends, Rita Claire sings songs, plays games, reads stories and learns new words in Inuktitut. Special...
Ukaliq & Kalla Season 1 (2020)
Set in the Arctic, Ukaliq & Kalla is an educational children’s animated series that follows two lively characters—Ukaliq, an excitable and impulsive Arctic hare, and Kalla, an even-tempered and intelligent lemming. This unlikely pair leads young viewers on...
How Nivi Got Her Names (2019)
Nivi has always known that her names were special, but she does not know where they came from. So, one cold afternoon, Nivi decides to ask her mom. The stories of the people Nivi is named after lead her to an understanding of traditional Inuit kinship naming...
What’s My Superpower (2019)
Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed, friends who can jump so far she thinks they can fly, and friends who are better than her at a million other things. As Nalvana tries out each of her friends’...
The Giant Bear (2018)
Centered on a confrontation between the last monster bear and an Inuit hunter, Giant Bear is a chilling short that brings an ancient story out of the North. In Giant Bear, we follow a hunter in the depths of starvation. The snow is thick, his dogs are mysteriously...
Anaana’s Tent Season 1 (2018)
It’s summertime in the Arctic, and host Rita Claire sets up camp at her mother’s tent on the land. With the help of her old husky, Qimmiq, and a cast of special friends, Rita Claire sings songs, plays games, reads stories and learns new words in Inuktitut. Special...
Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing (2017)
Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing tells the story of an ice-fishing trip taken by two unlikely friends—Ukaliq the Arctic hare and Kalla the lemming. Well-meaning but impatient, Ukaliq can’t catch a single Arctic char! Good thing Kalla is there. Embodying the calm,...
The Owl and the Lemming (2016)
The oral history of Inuit is filled with many folktales, legends, and myths. In this traditional story, a young owl catches a lemming to eat. Inuit stories are often instructive, and with this fable, children quickly learn the value of being clever and humble, and why...
News
Angakuksajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice to screen at Toronto International Film Festival
We are thrilled to announce that Angakuksajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice has been accepted into the Toronto International Film Festival. As the largest public film festival
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