Groupe Intervention Video (GIV)
1975–Present
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Location

Canada

Québec, Canada

Montreal, Québec, Canada

Description

Founded in Montreal in 1975, Groupe Intervention Vidéo (GIV) is one of the rare artist-run centres across the world dedicated to the promotion of works made by women (in its most inclusive definition) by distributing and presenting them, as well as by actively supporting their production. GIV has a distribution catalogue of 1600 works by 370 women artists.

“Groupe Intervention Video (GIV),” Groupe Intervention Video (GIV), accessed March 14, 2024, https://givideo.org/1/.
Works in catalogue
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    Where We Were Not: Feeling Reserved, Alexus' Story

    film/video, 2011

    An experimental animated documentary about criminalization in Canada and police brutality and the continued genocide of First Nations peoples today.

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    Genderless Jellyfish

    film/video, 2013

    Shot at the Vancouver Aquarium this film enthusiastically loves on the magical and ancient jellyfish. The film highlights the jellyfish's bizarre traits including its gender free existence, non touching sex and its spooky immortality.

  • Diamonds

    film/video, 2013

    Tears for queers. Tears for change.