| Madeline Ivalu | |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Occupation: | filmmaker, actress |
| Known For: | Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain) |
Madeline Piujuq Ivalu is a Canadian Inuk filmmaker and actor from Igloolik, Nunavut. One of the cofounders of Arnait Video Productions, a women's video and filmmaking collective in Nunavut,[1] she co-directed, co-wrote and starred in Arnait's first feature film production, Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain). She costarred in the film with her real-life grandson, Paul-Dylan Ivalu.[2] Her codirector of the film was Marie-Hélène Cousineau, and both women cowrote the film with Susan Avingaq.
She garnered three Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards, for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Best Achievement in Direction and Best Adapted Screenplay.[3] Ivalu and Cousineau also codirected the 2013 film Uvanga, in which Ivalu played a supporting role.[4]
She has also acted in the films , The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, Tia and Piujuq, The Grizzlies and , and was one of the credited writers of The Journals of Knud Rasmussen. With Cousineau, she also wrote and directed the films Uvanga and Restless River.