Jason Ryle

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.

An Anishinaabe member of the Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba, he first joined the festival's board of directors in 2004, becoming executive director in 2010. He subsequently joined the programming team for the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022, and is currently programmer for films from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and global indigenous cinema.

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 Film Independent Spirit Awards 2026 Best Documentary Feature Toronto Film Critics Association 2020 Clyde Gilmour Award