Rachel Perkins
| Rachel Perkins | |
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 Perkins at the 2012 AACTA Awards in Sydney | |
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation | Producer, director, writer |
| Parents | Charlie Perkins, Eileen Perkins |
Rachel Perkins is a film and television director, film and television producer, and screenwriter. She is known for her films Bran Nue Dae, Radiance and One Night the Moon. Perkins is an Arrernte woman from Central Australia, who was raised in Canberra by parents Eileen and Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins.[1]
Career
In 1992 Perkins founded Blackfella Films, a documentary and narrative production company creating distinctive Australian content for television, live theatre, and online platforms, with a particular focus on Indigenous Australian stories. Its productions have included multi-award winning seven-part documentary series First Australians, television film Mabo, and TV series Redfern Now.[2]
Perkins served a Commissioner with the Australian Film Commission from 2004–08, and since 2009 has been on the board of Screen Australia.[2]
Perkins was also curator for the 2009 Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival. This tenth anniversary of the festival held at the Sydney Opera House featured the premiere of Fire Talker, a documentary film about Charlie Perkins by Australian filmmaker Ivan Sen.[3][4]
Filmography
- Blood Brothers (1993) – producer, director, writer
- Radiance (1998) – director
- One Night the Moon (2001) – director, writer
- Flat (2002) – producer
- Mimi (2002) – producer
- First Australians (2008) – producer, director, writer, narrator
- Bran Nue Dae (2010) – director, writer
- Mabo (TV Movie) (2012) – director
Awards
- 1998 – AFI Award Best Achievement in Direction: Radiance (1998) (nominated)
- 2002 – Byron Kennedy Award
- 2001 – Awgie Award Television – Television Original: One Night the Moon (2001)
- 2001 – Major Award: One Night the Moon (2001)
Canberra International Film Festival
- 1998 – Audience Award: Radiance (1998)
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
- 2002 – Special Achievement Award: One Night the Moon (2001)
IF Awards
- 2001 – IF Award Best Direction: One Night the Moon (2001) (nominated)
Melbourne International Film Festival
- 1998 – Most Popular Feature Film: Radiance (1998)
New York International Independent Film & Video Festival
- 2001 – Genre Award Best Feature Film – Musical: One Night the Moon (2001)
Tudawali Film and Video Awards
- 1994 – The Tudawali Award: Blood Brothers (1993)
- 2000 – Best direction: Radiance (1998)
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rachel Perkins. |
- About Blackfella Films Rachel Perkins' biography on the Blackfella Films website
- ABC – Indigenous Programs Unit Rachel Perkins bio
- Urban Cinefile Perkins, Rachel: Radiance
- Senses of Cinema One Night The Moon: Interview with Rachel Perkins
- The Canberra Times Unearthing our first voices
- Rachel Perkins IMBb
- First Australians (DVD)
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