May 28th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: News,
Filmmaker Daniel King has been named the inaugural recipient of the Indigenous Documentary Placement, a new initiative co-presented by the ABC, Northern Pictures and the Australian Documentary Conference.
Daniel, a descendent of the Yuin and Awabakal nations, will develop his skills in documentary, factual development and production through an eight-month placement with the ABC and Northern Pictures from late May.
Daniel is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer and editor who, for more than a decade, has focused on telling the stories of First Nations peoples. He directed the 2020 feature-length documentary
Trading Cultures, screened on NITV / SBS, which traced the collaboration between three Indigenous Australian artists and three artists from Makassar in South Sulawesi.
February 16th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: News,
The Australian International Documentary Conference has partnered with Northern Pictures and the ABC for an Indigenous Documentary Placement.
The initiative will provide one mid-career Indigenous practitioner with an opportunity to undertake an extended placement to further develop their skills in documentary, factual development and production within the context of both a public broadcaster and a production company.
Michael Carrington, ABC Director Entertainment & Specialist said: “The Indigenous Documentary Placement initiative, with Northern Pictures and AIDC, will help give a voice to the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers, by developing their skills within the ABC’s award-winning Factual & Culture team. The ABC has a proud history of backing Indigenous creatives and content on the national stage. This initiative, alongside our new Diversity & Inclusion Commissioning Guid