13 08 2019 - Media release New collaborative initiative Centralised' links screen story storytellers north to south
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A ground-breaking initiative between the South Australian and Northern Territory governments will boost Indigenous filmmakers and screen creatives in Australia's north, south and centre with a raft of new funding, support and development opportunities.
Centralised developed by the South Australian Film Corporation & Adelaide Studios and Screen Territory together with collaborating partners Screen Australia's Indigenous Department, Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF), AFTRS Indigenous (Australian Film, Television & Radio School), ABC and NITV will deliver a range of opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander screen creatives, creating clear pathways for emerging talent including mentoring, workshops, attachments and internships.
Centralised strengthens and formalises the collaborative relationship between SA and the NT, which has already launched successful projects including this year's box office hit Top End Wedding, and Warwick Thornton's acclaimed Sweet Country.
The initiative will remove the state-territory border for the screen industry, linking creative communities and fostering collaborations to develop and uncover the stories, locations and new and existing talent through the very heart of Australia.
Emerging producers, writers and directors will be supported to develop and produce screen content, from short form to long form, fiction, factual, series or standalone works for possible broadcast on the ABC or NITV. Centralised will also work with existing Aboriginal led media organisations in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Centralised Ambassadors Elaine Crombie, the South Australian star of Top End Wedding, Kiki and Kitty and Black Comedy, and Territorian film maker Dylan River (Sweet Country, Robbie Hood) say the initiative is ground-breaking for Indigenous screen creatives.
As an ambassador for Centralised I'm excited and intrigued for our storytellers from SA and NT to have this opportunity. I would personally love to see our generations both young and old have the chance to share their stories, whatever they may be. My brief is that anything is possible and with this initiative, you will soon see why, Elaine Crombie said.
As a proud Territorian filmmaker I welcome this opportunity for screen makers across the NT and SA to develop and produce their work. I started my career directing Buckskin, about South Australian Aboriginal Leader Jack Buckskin, and without that chance to make my first work, I would not be working on series like Mystery Road or features like Sweet Country, Dylan River said.
The first major Centralised projects to be announced include South Australian made Deadly Family Portraits; the Karla Grant Factual Series Initiative for NITV; a web series development initiative to be delivered by CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association) and co-funded by Screen Australia, a Bunya Productions Talent Incubator funded by Screen Australia and a DAF Fellowship to empower indigenous storytellers. Details on how to apply are below.
ATTRIBUTABLE QUOTES: The Hon. David Pisoni MP, South Australian Minister for Innovation and Skills: This is a wonderful initiative which will create significant opportunities for industry expansion, jobs and skills building right across South Australia and the Northern Territory. We look forward to seeing what new, exciting projects emerge as a result of this strengthened collaboration.
NT Minister for Tourism, Sport and Culture The Hon Lauren Moss: Storytelling has been central to Indigenous culture for thousands of years in this country. The Northern Territory Labor Government is pleased to support initiatives such as Centralised which foster the important creative links between Territorian and South Australian Indigenous screen professionals to continue to bring their unique stories and perspectives to the screen and the world. We have invested a record amount into our film and screen industry over four years to support the NT screen industry's development, sustainability and to create opportunities and develop the future growth of local productions and Territory film practitioners. Acclaimed projects such as Top End Wedding and Sweet Country are shining examples of how investment in the screen production sector can support world-class projects that create opportunities for Indigenous storytellers.
South Australian Film Corporation Aboriginal Screen Strategy Executive, Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin: This ground-breaking initiative builds on the cultural backbone of our two states and supports the incredible work being done by Indigenous screen creatives in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Centralised will shine a new spotlight on the very heart of Australia, bringing Indigenous stories and storytellers to the fore in exciting new ways. Centralised acknowledges and supports a long line of story tellers and engages the next generation in meaningful ways, to develop and grow our resources and talent for many generations to come.
Screen Territory CEO Jennie Hughes: The Northern Territory has a long history of developing masterful Indigenous filmmakers and Screen Territory is proud to be a founding member of the Centralised initiative. Centralised will be key in fostering a new generation of Indigenous screen practitioners, contributing and strengthening to the rich history of Indigenous storytelling in Australian screen content.
Screen Australia Head of Indigenous Penny Smallacombe: In 2018 we celebrated 25 years of our Indigenous Department at Screen Australia. Last month we released The Next 25 Year strategy, and core to that is working with sister organisations to form a National Framework for Indigenous Profession
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13 08 2019 - Media release New collaborative initiative Centralised' links screen story storytellers north to south 
