Screen Australia's First Nations department and Network 10 have announced the six projects to receive up to $70,000 of production funding as part of the First Facts: First Nations Factual Showcase initiative.
Tyson Mowarin's documentary 'Keeping Hope', which follows Mark Coles Smith as he returns to the Kimberley to interrogate the region's suicide statistics, will premiere on NITV and SBS On Demand September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day.
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced the nominees and juries for the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award and the inaugural First Nations Film Creative Award.
Screen Australia's First Nations Department and Network 10 have chosen the eight short documentaries to head into development as part of their First Facts: First Nations Factual Showcase initiative
Screen Australia has unveiled 13 titles that will share in $3.7 million of production funding, with six documentaries to be supported through the Producer Program and seven projects via the Commissioned Program.
'Red Dirt Riders' sees bike-obsessed kids from Roebourne in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara Region take audiences on a journey across their country on 2 and 4-wheeler freedom machines.
NITV and ABC Children’s have jointly commissioned five-part children's series 'Thalu' from Weerianna Street Media, with production now underway in the Pilbara, WA.
One of the key motivations behind director Tyson Mowarin’s documentary 'Connection to Country' was to educate people on what the term truly means to Aboriginal people.