Blackfella Films
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| Documentary and narrative production company | |
| Industry | Film and Television |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Rachel Perkins |
| Headquarters | Paddington, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| Website |
blackfellafilms |
Blackfella Films is a Sydney-based documentary and narrative production company, founded in 1992 by Rachel Perkins.[1][2] The company produces distinctive Australian short and feature length content for film and television with a particular focus on Aboriginal Australian stories. Its productions have included the documentary series First Australians, the documentary The Tall Man, the television film Mabo, and the TV series Redfern Now.[1]
History
Blackfella Films was founded in 1992 by Arrernte writer, producer, and director Rachel Perkins. Producer Darren Dale joined the company in 2002, while former Head of Drama at the ABC, Miranda Dear, joined in 2010 with a focus on producing the company's dramatic content.[1]
The company's most successful production has been the multi-award winning seven-part 2008 documentary series First Australians. This series experienced both national and international success, including screening to over 2.3 million viewers in Australia on SBS,[3] and has since become the best selling educational DVD in Australia.[1] The 2011 documentary, The Tall Man, won the inaugural Walkley Award for "Long-form Journalism: Documentary".[3] In 2012 they released the docudrama TV film Mabo, and produced the six-part television drama series Redfern Now.[1][4][5] In late 2012 a second series of Redfern Now was awarded funding from Screen Australia,[6] and went into production in May 2013.[7]
From 2002 to 2011 Blackfella Films curated an indigenous film festival, Message Sticks, showcasing indigenous cinema from around the world. This was held at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Sydney Film Festival.[4][8] Following the Sydney Film Festival, Message Sticks toured nationally to a wide audience.[1]
Filmography
- From Sand to Celluloid – Payback (1996) (short film)[9]
- Flat (2002) (short film)[9]
- Mimi (2002) (short film)[9]
- First Australians (2008) (documentary series)[9]
- The Party Shoes (2009) (short film)[9][10]
- Jacob (2009) (short film)[9][11]
- Lani's Story (2010) (documentary)[9][12]
- The Tall Man (2011) (documentary)[3]
- Mabo (2012) (TV docudrama film)[4]
- Redfern Now (2012–2013) (TV series)[1]
- First Contact (2014) (documentary series)
- DNA Nation (2016) (3-part documentary series)[13]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Blackfella Films". Official site. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Blackfella Films". Official website. Blackfella Films. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "2011 Walkley Award winners: Long-form Journalism: Documentary". Official website. The Walkley Foundation. May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Blackfella Films @ Sydney Film Festival". artsHub Australia official website. ArtsHub Holdings P/L. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Redfern Now: About". Official website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "2nd Series of "Redfern Now" heads Screen Aus funding announcement". Official website. Film and Television Institute WA Inc. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "Redfern Now season 2 goes into production". Official website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ "Message Sticks 2013". Official website. Sydney Opera House. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "All titles produced by Blackfella Films". Australian Screen Online. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "The Party Shoes (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Jacob (2009)". IMDB. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "Lani's Story". IMDb. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ↑ "DNA Nation (2016) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
