Rarriwuy Hick leads the ensemble cast of Bunya Productions' drama 'True Colours' (formerly 'Copping It Black'), now shooting in the Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, for SBS and NITV.
Screen Australia has promoted Angela Bates to head of First Nations following the departure of Penny Smallacombe in May.
After six and half years, Screen Australia head of Indigenous Penny Smallacombe will depart the agency.
Five horror shorts by emerging Indigenous filmmakers commissioned by the ABC and Screen Australia will premiere as a 75-minute anthology at the Sydney Film Festival.
The Australian screen industry is on the "precipice of change" in giving more and long overdue recognition to Indigenous people and People of Colour creatives and stories, according to Penny Smallacombe.
After serving as a script editor on three seasons of 'House Husbands' and writing episodes of 'Rush' and 'Serangoon Road', writer Timothy Lee’s career has gone up a couple of gears.
"There are so many Aboriginal languages across this country and we want them all on screen. Even the ones that are being revitalised, there's a place for it. It's rich; our country is rich with this stuff."
The ten Indigenous-led productions due to participate in Bunya Talent Lab LA will each receive development funding and participate in a companion writing program with Netflix.