Summary
Blackfella Films is an Australian documentary and narrative film production company is Sydney, 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]
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| Company type | Documentary and narrative production company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film and Television |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Rachel Perkins |
| Headquarters | Paddington, New South Wales, , Australia |
| Website | blackfellafilms |
History edit
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 Mabo, a telemovie, 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 the Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival, showcasing Indigenous cinema from around the world. The festival was held at the Sydney Opera House before touring the country.[4][8][1]
In October 2021 the series Addicted Australia, by Jacob Hickey and Darren Dale of Blackfella Films and SBS Television, was one of three documentaries shortlisted for the Walkley Documentary Award.[9]
The 2022 TV documentary series The Australian Wars won several awards, including Best Documentary/Factual Series at the 3rd Australian International Documentary Conference Awards in March 2023,[10][11] and the Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program.[12]
Selected filmography edit
- From Sand to Celluloid – Payback (1996) (short film)[13]
- Flat (2002) (short film)[13]
- Mimi (2002) (short film)[13]
- First Australians (2008) (documentary series)[13]
- The Party Shoes (2009) (short film)[13][14]
- Jacob (2009) (short film)[13][15]
- Lani's Story (2010) (documentary)[13][16]
- 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)[17]
- Total Control (2019, 2021) (TV series)[18]
- The Australian Wars (2022) (3-part documentary series)[19]
- Meet the Neighbours, a TV series aired on SBS Television, based on a social experiment in which immigrant families are temporarily relocated from Melbourne to the small country town of Maryborough, Victoria, presented by Myf Warhurst[20]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Blackfella Films". Official site. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Blackfella Films". Official website. Blackfella Films. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "Blackfella Films @ Sydney Film Festival". artsHub. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. 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.
- ^ "The Walkley Documentary Award". Walkley Foundation. 21 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Keast, Jackie (8 March 2023). "'Wash My Soul in the River's Flow', 'The Australian Wars' win AIDC Awards". IF.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "AIDC 2023 Award Winners Announced". AIDC. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Vivienne (30 July 2023). "2023 Logie Award Winners: 'MasterChef' Wins Most Popular Reality Progam". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Total Control". IMDb. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Payne, Anne Maree; Norman, Heidi (21 September 2022). "In The Australian Wars, Rachel Perkins dispenses with the myth Aboriginal people didn't fight back". The Conversation. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "'Meet the Neighbours' follows a bold initiative that could change our country towns". SBS What's On. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
External links edit
- Blackfella Films Official Website
- Blackfella Films on Twitter
