February 9th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: News,
Four First Nations screen creatives start work in Adelaide this week as part of a new mentoring program by the South Australian Film Corporation and Channel 44.
Kiara Milera, Keith Gilbey-Warrior, Rick Hutcheson and Anil Samy are now gaining hands-on experience in television production at Channel 44.
They will also assist in the production of documentary
The Art of Reconciliation: Telling Our Stories, being produced by Channel 44 with an all First Nations crew, and support from the Port Adelaide Enfield and Charles Sturt Councils. The documentary is set to premiere during Reconciliation Week 2021.
Inaugural First Nations interns join C44
A new mentoring program being launched this week by the
South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and
Channel 44 will help South Australian First Nations screen creatives forge new careers in television production.
Announced last year as part of the SAFC’s First Nations Screen Strategy 2020-2025, the mentorship program is part of a wider partnership between the SAFC and Channel 44 to provide opportunities to South Australian First Nations screen practitioners.
This week four talented First Nations screen creatives will officially start work at Channel 44 in Collinswood:
Kiara Milera,
L-R Rick Hutcheson, Keith Gilbey, Kiara Milera, Anil Samy