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Media RING Members Achievements 2014-2015
The Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS)
Indigenous Council Members read more
Indigenous Art - an integral element of AFTRS read more
Indigenous Short Courses read more
AV Myer Indigenous Awards read more
Indigenous Fellows read more
AFTRS Indigenous Award Course Alumni read more
Lumina > Issue 11 > The Rise and Rise of Indigenous Stories on Screen read more
Current Achievements –
(January to December 2014)
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AFTRS Indigenous hosted 10 national training workshops, free of charge, for
Indigenous creatives in film, television and radio.
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AFTRS Indigenous partnered with the Indigenous Remote Communications
Association (IRCA) to host three workshops (Digital Storytelling, Short Documentary
and Radio Journalism) at the National Remote Indigenous Media Festival in Bamaga,
QLD.
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AFTRS Indigenous partnered with Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia to host a threeday workshop (Running Your Own Creative Business) in Sydney, NSW.
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AFTRS partnered with Media RING member, Goolarri Media Enterprises, to host a
two-day sound workshop in Broome, Western Australia, for Indigenous filmmakers
and radio broadcasters/presenters.
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AFTRS partnered with Media RING member, Screen Australia, to host a five-day
workshop (Producing for Factual TV) in Sydney, NSW.
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AFTRS partnered with Media RING member, Screen Australia, to host a two-day
workshop (Working with Actors) in Sydney, NSW.
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AFTRS partnered with Media RING member, Screen Queensland to host two
workshops (Advanced Short Film Scriptwriting and Introduction to Short Film
Scriptwriting) in Brisbane and Cairns, QLD.
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AFTRS Indigenous partnered with Townsville Aboriginal & Islander Media
Association (TAIMA) to host a three-day workshop (Radio Presenting) in Townsville,
QLD.
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AFTRS awarded two AV Myer Awards (valued at $20,000 each) to Tony Briggs and
Dylan River – the award aims to support emerging talent as they pursue their careers
in the screen arts and broadcast sector. The awards are offered at the end of each
year for Indigenous students completing AFTRS courses who demonstrate
exceptional talent.
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AFTRS Indigenous subsidised 80 AFTRS Open Short Course enrolments.
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Dennis Stokes (Indigenous Program Manager until September 2014) delivered a
cultural awareness seminar for AFTRS staff during National Reconciliation Week.
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AFTRS hosted a Media RING meeting – May 2014.
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AFTRS respectfully conducted an ‘acknowledgement of country’ to begin
proceedings of the school’s 2014 graduation ceremony.
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AFTRS employed Kylie Farmer as Indigenous Program Manager of AFTRS
Indigenous (October 2014).
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AFTRS Council appointed Council member Darren Dale (company director and
producer at Blackfella Films) as its new Deputy Chair.
BBCW
BBC 2014 Achievements:
May:
 Launched first RAP (Reflect)
 Established an internal RAP Working Group
 Celebrated NRW by inviting NITV Channel Manager Tanya Orman to speak to staff
about her life and work experience, displayed NRW posters around the office and
aired NRW CSA on UKTV and BBC Knowledge.
 Employed an indigenous Marketing and Communications Assistant on a 12 month
contract for which IEP funding was utilised.
 Cultural protocol document developed and finalised to guide our organisation and
raise awareness and understanding of indigenous protocols.
 Appropriate cultural protocols adopted during content scheduling e.g. Warnings
before broadcast of content that may be sensitive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders on BBW ANZ owned channels.
 From May, all BBCW ANZ job advertisements updated to display, BBC Worldwide
Australia is in EO employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are
encouraged to apply’.
July:
 Undertook an internal survey which captured baseline data on our employee’s
current level of understanding around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories,
cultures and contributions.
 Displayed NAIDOC Week posters around the office
 RAP Working Group attended a NAIDOC week event at the NSW Art Gallery
 September: Met with AIME to discuss ways we may be able to work together.
 Cultural awareness – a talk followed by Q&A from author and journalist Martin
Flannigan on Aboriginal Australia to staff that chose to attend. Event filmed and will
be shared with BBCW globally via internal intranet.
Goals
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Continue commitment to employment of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Establish a short-term staff exchange program between BBCW ANZ and NITV for
both cultural awareness exchange and work experience purposes.
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Continue cultural awareness building amongst staff. This program will include a visit
to our office and song session from Archie Roach in November 2014 followed by
Q&A with Jeff McMullen. Event to be filmed and shared with BBCW colleagues
around the world. BBCW plan to invite Media RING members to attend.
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Continue to deliver RAP.
EP Australia
EP Australia Achievements 2015:
 EP secured 5 full delegate passes to 2015 Mumbrella360 – Australia’s biggest media
and marketing event
 EP will be hosting a panel at the Mumbrella360 event to highlight Media Ring’s
purpose, with four Indigenous panel members- Karen Mundine Reconciliation
Australia, Mayrah Sonter 33 Creative, Nancia Guivarra National Centre of
Indigenous Excellence and Ella Archibald-Binge IEP recipient and NITV/SBS
Journalist
 EP launched our RAP plan
 EP hosted a Media Ring meeting
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EP is committed to participating in the Organisational Matters committee
EP is hosting the Organisational Matters committee meeting
EP MD Mentoring Indigenous entrepreneurs – Clive Freeman -Boolarang Nangamai
Aboriginal Art Centre
The EP team have been researching and sharing their leanings about Indigenous
culture at our meetings.
After experiencing the BBC Worldwide ‘a conversation with Archie Roach’ EP bought
Archie’s newest Album and gave it away as a Christmas gift with a message about
reconciliation to our clients and friends.
EP promotes Indigenous stories and achievements through our social media and
company newsletter
EP continues to meet and encourage Indigenous jobseekers
EP Continues to promote the MediaRings values and mission
FOXTEL
Foxtel’s Achievements: July – December 2014:
 Foxtel premiered Who We Are: Brave New Clan on Bio during NAIDOC Week.
Brave New Clan was the third documentary in the Who We Are series. All of the
Who We Are documentaries can be seen at www.whoweare.com.au.
 Foxtel supported and participated in AIME’s National Hoodie Day activities and their
first Gala dinner.
 Foxtel ran the successful Street TV program in collaboration with the Oasis Youth
Support Network in September, October and November. Street TV is a program
where Foxtel employees teach young people from Oasis Youth Support Network how
to conceive, write, coordinate, shoot and edit their own short films.
 Foxtel hosted a table of Media RING members at the Recognise Gala in December
to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of constitutional recognition
of Indigenous Australians.
 Where possible, Foxtel programs now include an Acknowledgement of Country in the
end-credits.
 Foxtel hosted Media RING in February 2015.
 http://www.foxtel.com.au/about/media-centre/press-releases/2014/foxtel-street-tvnurtures-youth-film-talent.html
 Foxtel representative Brooke Pettit Corporate Affairs.
Metro Screen
Metro Screen’s achievements for 2014;
 Breaks productions: production funding for 2 x 8-10 minute films.
 ‘My Grandmother Country’ (doco), Writer/Director- Lorina Barker, Prod- Fran Dobbie
 ‘Headlight’ (Drama): Writer/Director- Petrice Graham, Producer- Melina Gozzo
 NITV docos: production support and funding for 5 x 15 minute documentaries.
 Alica Maitheson, Elizabeth Wymarra (2 docos), Nancia Guivarra, Brendan Blacklock
 Four of the five writers on Black Comedy (ABC TV) made their first short films at
Metro Screen through the Lester Bostock Scheme. They are Elizabeth Wymarra, Jon
Bell, Nakkiah Lui and Bjorn Stewart
 Indigenous Training Scholarship: Short courses, to the value of $5000, were offered
to aspiring Aboriginal screen practitioners to support professional development.
 Central Coast Onscreen project: two of the 12 participants were Aboriginal.
 Active participation in Media RING
Metro Screen’s goals for 2015:
 Support a minimum of six productions made by emerging Indigenous filmmakers
 Provide training opportunities, free of charge, to emerging Indigenous filmmakers
 Seek funding for a part-time Indigenous staff position to build community
engagement
 Active participation in Media RING
 Metro Screen representative Christina Alvarez CEO, David Opitz Productions and
Projects Manager.
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
SBS July 2014- May2015 Achievements :
 SBS launched its 2015- 2018 RAP in February 2015
 SBS has insured there be the appropriate welcomes and acknowledgment to country
for all significant events.
 SBS/NITV are looking at ways to work more closely with Indigenous Media
Organisations
 SBS commissioned “First Contact” Produced by black fella films.
 SBS/NITV has started staff swaps, where an Indigenous staff member swaps their
job with another staff member, but both working in the same field. This was a great
opportunity more for non-Indigenous staff members to work on Indigenous content.
 SBS has built an E-learning module with an Indigenous Cultural Awareness section
 SBS is working on an E-Learning on protocols for working within Indigenous
communities.
 NITV has worked with Screen QLD, South Australia Film Corp, Screen West, Screen
NT in creating a Meet the Broadcaster Indigenous Producers, Community
stakeholder events.
Screen NSW
Screen NSW 2014 Achievements:
 Screen NSW contributed $1,500 to Media RING 2014-2015
 In March 2014 Screen NSW teamed up with National Indigenous Television (NITV)
for a Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stakeholder Event. The event was
set up for Screen NSW and SBS-NITV to have an open dialogue with the Sydney
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Media Industry and Government and
Community Stakeholder.
 Screen NSW have funded a variety of projects with Indigenous content and/or
Indigenous creatives in the cast or key roles. The following projects received a
combined total of approx. $1.6 Million in funding, paid during the reporting period.
 Project Title: Ultimate Fanj, Hanson the Years that Shook Australia (aka The Hanson
Years), The Bowraville Project, Z Unit, Choir Of Hard Knocks, No Excuses with
Sarah Ferguson, Colour Theory with Tony Albert Series 3, Friends Upstairs, The
Nargun and the Stars, I Can Change Your Mind About Recognition, Stolen (Frenzie
Films), Outback ER (PKA Outback ED), Bushwhacked! Series 3, Jasper Jones, Over
the edge- Where are they now?, Ready for this, Ali's Wedding, Project CM, Foals
Bread, Wright and Wrong, The Sapphires Animation.
 Screen NSW also supported the Screenworks project Aboriginal & Torres Strait
Islander Mentoring Program which was funded through Industry Development:
 Screenworks' goal is to provide the access, nurturing, intelligence and networking
required to assist emerging and early-career content creators in Northern NSW to
build careers in a regional context. Screenworks will deliver an outcome-focused
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mentoring program for local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who
currently have an initial project idea that will benefit from mentor assistance with the
goal to develop to funding / pitch ready status and to build mentorees' confidence
and capacity. The application process will require applicants to include a short
synopsis overview, with the program being tailored to applicant and individual project
needs.
Through Screen NSW funding for Metro Screen, the following projects were
supported
Screened at Flickerfest 2014: Ngurrumbang, Breakout 2012. Alex Ryan (Dir), Jiao
Chen (Prod). Screen NSW.
Indigenous Breaks program: Headlight: Petrice Graham (Writer/ Director) Milena
Gozzo (Producer)
My Grandmother Country: Lorina Barker (Writer/ Director) Fran Dobbie (Producer)
LBS (Lester Bostock Scheme)
In partnership with Screen NSW, Metro Screen conducts an Indigenous filmmaker
training and production program known as the Lester Bostock Scheme (LBS). The
LBS and associated initiatives have been running for 16 years and have created over
70 productions. These works are listed in Screen Australia’s Black Book, where 25%
of short films made by Indigenous practitioners across the country, were made
through Metro Screen programs. In 2014 two programs made under the auspice of
the LBS are a component of the 2014 Breaks slate.
South Australia Film Corporation
SA based Aboriginal film 2014 attachments:
 Unchanged Forever – National Interest documentary series (Foxtel) – shot on
location & Studio  A Month of Sundays (feature) – Producer & distributor: Madman Director: Matt
Saville
 SAFC supported Indigenous production/development Initiatives:
 NITV RRE: SAFC directly assisting with 2 productions (Nara Wilson & Alexis West)
 MRC: SAFC assisting RRE ititiative for up to 6 SA based Aboriginal filmmakers to
make approx 13 min documentaries.
 MRC First Story: SAFC supporting story development initiative – 10 min drama –
Alison Tilson script editor
 SAFC DLab with Stephen Cleary: attendance competitive: attending are Indigenous
filmmakers Nara Wilson, Alexis West & Edoardo Crismani
 SAFC representative Debra Miller Indigenous Manager
Screen NSW Achievements:
July to Dec 2014.
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Screen NSW funded a variety of projects with Indigenous content and/or Indigenous creative
in the cast or key roles. The following projects received a combined total of approx. $1.6
Million in funding, paid during the reporting period.
Project Title; Ultimate Fanj, Hanson the Years that Shook Australia (aka The Hanson
Years),The Bowraville Project, Z Unit, Choir Of Hard Knocks, No Excuses with Sarah
Ferguson, Colour Theory with Tony Albert Series 3, Friends Upstairs, The Nargun and the
Stars, I Can Change Your Mind About Recognition, Stolen (Frenzie Films), Outback ER (PKA
Outback ED), Bushwhacked! Series 3, Jasper Jones, Over the edge- Where are they now?,
Ready for this, Ali's Wedding, Project CM, Foals Bread, Wright and Wrong, The Sapphires
Animation
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Screen NSW supported the Screenworks project Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Mentoring
Program which was funded through Industry Development:
Screenworks' goal is to provide the access, nurturing, intelligence and networking required to
assist emerging and early-career content creators in Northern NSW to build careers in a
regional context. Screenworks will deliver an outcome-focused mentoring program for local
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who currently have an initial project idea that will
benefit from mentor assistance with the goal to develop to funding / pitch ready status and to
build mentorees' confidence and capacity. The application process will require applicants to
include a short synopsis overview, with the program being tailored to applicant and individual
project needs.
Through Screen NSW funding for Metro Screen, the following projects were supported
Screened at Flickerfest 2014:
Ngurrumbang, Breakout 2012. Alex Ryan (Dir), Jiao Chen (Prod). Screen NSW.
Indigenous Breaks program:
Headlight: Petrice Graham (Writer/ Director) Milena Gozzo (Producer)
My Grandmother Country: Lorina Barker (Writer/ Director) Fran Dobbie (Producer)
LBS (Lester Bostock Scheme)
In partnership with Screen NSW, Metro Screen conducts an Indigenous filmmaker training
and production program known as the Lester Bostock Scheme (LBS). The LBS and
associated initiatives have been running for 16 years and have created over 70 productions.
These works are listed in Screen Australia’s Black Book, where 25% of short films made by
Indigenous practitioners across the country, were made through Metro Screen programs. In
2014 two programs made under the auspice of the LBS are a component of the 2014 Breaks
slate.
City of Sydney – Media RING Achievements 2015:
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Inaugural Innovate RAP 2015 - 2017 (NB: attending media RING meetings is a RAP action)
Eora Journey - The Eora Journey is a visionary project that celebrates the living cultures of
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Sydney. 'Eora' means 'the people' in
the Gadigal language, so the Eora Journey is 'the people's journey', which is made up of 4
projects being undertaken by the City of Sydney. 1. Recognition in the public domain. 2. A
significant event. 3. An economic development plan. 4. An Aboriginal Knowledge and Cultural
Centre.
City of Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel - The panel provides
advice on matters of importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. It also
reviews the City’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocols and makes a positive
contribution to the organisation's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
individuals, organizations and leaders
Current Chair Media RING. 2014 – Ongoing.
YININMADYEMI – Major Art work in Hyde Park South honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander men and women in our nation’s military and their families.
NAIDOC in the City – City Of Sydney produced, one day festival launching in Hyde Park
North marking the start of NAIDOC week celebrations throughout the city.
NAIDOC BBQ for City Operations depot Staff.
Major festival sponsorship - Yabun Festival – Celebrating the survival, contributions and
achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, Victoria Park Sydney.
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Grants and sponsorship program – funding and in kind support to local Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander community organisations
Sydney Barani – Sydney’s Aboriginal History. The Barani website provides histories of
people, places and events in the City of Sydney local government area that are associated
with the histories of Sydney’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Education, learning, information and events programed in City of Sydney Libraries,
community Centres and city spaces throughout the year.
Ongoing formal partnership with Eastern Region Local Government Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander forum – City of Sydney hosted the Pauline McLeod Community Awards for
reconciliation in Reconciliation Week 2015.
Ongoing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness Training optional to City
staff.
Partnership with the Aboriginal Employment Strategy to deliver the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander School Based Traineeship Program.