Media RING Members Achievements 2014-2015

Media RING Members Achievements 2014-2015

The Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS)

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Indigenous Art - an integral element of AFTRS read more

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AV Myer Indigenous Awards read more

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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)

• AFTRS Indigenous hosted 10 national training workshops, free of charge, for Indigenous creatives in film, television and radio.

• 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.

• AFTRS Indigenous partnered with Bangarra Dance Theatre Australia to host a three-day workshop (Running Your Own Creative Business) in Sydney, NSW.

• 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.

• AFTRS partnered with Media RING member, Screen Australia, to host a five-day workshop (Producing for Factual TV) in Sydney, NSW.

• AFTRS partnered with Media RING member, Screen Australia, to host a two-day workshop (Working with Actors) in Sydney, NSW.

• 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.

• AFTRS Indigenous partnered with Townsville Aboriginal & Islander Media Association (TAIMA) to host a three-day workshop (Radio Presenting) in Townsville, QLD.

• 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.

• AFTRS Indigenous subsidised 80 AFTRS Open Short Course enrolments.

• Dennis Stokes (Indigenous Program Manager until September 2014) delivered a cultural awareness seminar for AFTRS staff during National Reconciliation Week.

• AFTRS hosted a Media RING meeting – May 2014.

• AFTRS respectfully conducted an ‘acknowledgement of country’ to begin proceedings of the school’s 2014 graduation ceremony.

• AFTRS employed Kylie Farmer as Indigenous Program Manager of AFTRS Indigenous (October 2014).

• 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

• Continue commitment to employment of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

• Establish a short-term staff exchange program between BBCW ANZ and NITV for both cultural awareness exchange and work experience purposes.

• 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.

• 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

·  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-tv-nurtures-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 ScreenNSW teamed up with National Indigenous Television (NITV) for a Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderStakeholder Event. The event was set up forScreenNSW 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 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 2014attachments:

·  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.

·  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

·  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.