Kyas Sherriff, Joseph Maxwell and Susie Jones.
Given its charter is focused on multiculturalism and diversity, Sbs’s commissioning editors naturally receive many documentary and factual pitches focused on social issues like immigration, identity and the refugee crisis. But to stand out, producers are urged to be creative in the form in which they look to tell those stories.
At last week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Adic), Sbs head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell told delegates to not just pitch a theme, but pitch an approach.
As the smaller of the public broadcasters, Maxwell says Sbs commissions need to “punch through”, and spark national conversations. Contemporary documentary is at the heart of the slate, and the broadcaster is seeking a variety of tones and forms, such as ob doc, docudrama and presenter-led shows.
“The schedule every night on Sbs has documentaries, and they do a fantastic job of keeping the audience.
Given its charter is focused on multiculturalism and diversity, Sbs’s commissioning editors naturally receive many documentary and factual pitches focused on social issues like immigration, identity and the refugee crisis. But to stand out, producers are urged to be creative in the form in which they look to tell those stories.
At last week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Adic), Sbs head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell told delegates to not just pitch a theme, but pitch an approach.
As the smaller of the public broadcasters, Maxwell says Sbs commissions need to “punch through”, and spark national conversations. Contemporary documentary is at the heart of the slate, and the broadcaster is seeking a variety of tones and forms, such as ob doc, docudrama and presenter-led shows.
“The schedule every night on Sbs has documentaries, and they do a fantastic job of keeping the audience.
- 3/9/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Kyas Sherriff.
The head of Indigenous at the Australian Film Television and Radio School Kyas Sherriff has been appointed senior commissioning editor at Nitv.
She starts in late November, succeeding Mary-Ellen Mullane who joined the ABC as executive producer of children’s content.
“Kyas is widely recognised and respected for her commitment and passion for representation in the screen sector,” said Nitv channel manager Tanya Orman.
“She brings an innovative approach, authentic voice and genuine commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples storytelling which connects to the heart of who we are at Nitv, and all that we’re trying to achieve as Australia’s dedicated Indigenous broadcaster.”
At Aftrs she launched the institution’s first Indigenous Unit, which led to its largest ever intake and graduation of Indigenous practitioners. Her work there also brought more Indigenous knowledge and talent to the wider screen sector with the establishment of Black Talks.
The head of Indigenous at the Australian Film Television and Radio School Kyas Sherriff has been appointed senior commissioning editor at Nitv.
She starts in late November, succeeding Mary-Ellen Mullane who joined the ABC as executive producer of children’s content.
“Kyas is widely recognised and respected for her commitment and passion for representation in the screen sector,” said Nitv channel manager Tanya Orman.
“She brings an innovative approach, authentic voice and genuine commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples storytelling which connects to the heart of who we are at Nitv, and all that we’re trying to achieve as Australia’s dedicated Indigenous broadcaster.”
At Aftrs she launched the institution’s first Indigenous Unit, which led to its largest ever intake and graduation of Indigenous practitioners. Her work there also brought more Indigenous knowledge and talent to the wider screen sector with the establishment of Black Talks.
- 10/23/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sonia Smallacombe.
Sonia Smallacombe will be the new Aftrs Elder in Residence, following the departure of Uncle Bruce Pascoe.
Smallacombe will make her first address next week at Black Talk, where she will discuss her diverse life experiences leading and representing Indigenous people across Australia and internationally at the United Nations in New York.
Smallacombe is a member of the Maramanindji people from the Daly River region of the Northern Territory. Prior to joining the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in November 2005, Smallacombe was a senior lecturer in the School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Charles Darwin University in Darwin, where she taught in a number of subjects including Northern perspectives, Indigenous history and contemporary Indigenous studies.
Smallacombe worked at the United Nations in New York as a Social Affairs Officer for 11 years, and returned to Australia in 2017. She is the mother of Penny Smallacombe, Screen Australia’s...
Sonia Smallacombe will be the new Aftrs Elder in Residence, following the departure of Uncle Bruce Pascoe.
Smallacombe will make her first address next week at Black Talk, where she will discuss her diverse life experiences leading and representing Indigenous people across Australia and internationally at the United Nations in New York.
Smallacombe is a member of the Maramanindji people from the Daly River region of the Northern Territory. Prior to joining the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in November 2005, Smallacombe was a senior lecturer in the School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Charles Darwin University in Darwin, where she taught in a number of subjects including Northern perspectives, Indigenous history and contemporary Indigenous studies.
Smallacombe worked at the United Nations in New York as a Social Affairs Officer for 11 years, and returned to Australia in 2017. She is the mother of Penny Smallacombe, Screen Australia’s...
- 10/11/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Aftrs head of Indigenous Kyas Sherriff and graduates Grant Maling, Marissa McDowell, Angela Bates, Rebekah Hatfield, Shontell Ketchell, and Maggie Whitehouse.
Three years after Aftrs’ Indigenous Unit was first established, the school has graduated 12 Indigenous students, a record number for the same year.
Six Indigenous students graduated today from Aftrs’ full-time degree courses. Alex Hancock and Timothy Miller graduated from the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production; Angela Bates and Marissa McDowell from the Master of Arts Screen: Business and Leadership; and Jerome Comisari and Grant Maling from the Graduate Diploma in Radio.
Six Indigenous students also have graduated from discipline specific degree courses: Shontell Leah Ketchell graduated in screenwriting; Micha Barlett in directing; Joel Rasmussen in cinematography; Maggie Whitehouse and Rebekah Hatfield in documentary; and Irma Woods in script editing and development.
The Indigenous Unit was established in 2016 with the aim to develop and support talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Three years after Aftrs’ Indigenous Unit was first established, the school has graduated 12 Indigenous students, a record number for the same year.
Six Indigenous students graduated today from Aftrs’ full-time degree courses. Alex Hancock and Timothy Miller graduated from the Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production; Angela Bates and Marissa McDowell from the Master of Arts Screen: Business and Leadership; and Jerome Comisari and Grant Maling from the Graduate Diploma in Radio.
Six Indigenous students also have graduated from discipline specific degree courses: Shontell Leah Ketchell graduated in screenwriting; Micha Barlett in directing; Joel Rasmussen in cinematography; Maggie Whitehouse and Rebekah Hatfield in documentary; and Irma Woods in script editing and development.
The Indigenous Unit was established in 2016 with the aim to develop and support talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
- 4/15/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Tanya Orman.
The Media Reconciliation Industry Network Group (MediaRING) has elected its first executive board, to be chaired by Nitv channel manager Tanya Orman.
Formed in 2008, MediaRING brings together major media organisations with the shared purpose of leading positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in the sector.
Orman and an executive of eight were elected to drive the MediaRING into its next phase of becoming an incorporated body in 2016/17.
.Becoming an incorporated body gives MediaRING the opportunity to have more positive influence. You only have to look at our membership list to see the amazing representation we have and the goodwill media organisations have for our vision,. said Orman.
.The media industry is a powerful entity and we want to Indigenous Australians working in all aspects of it. Once we see diversity, we.ll see attitudes change and it will go a long way to contribute towards reconciliation.
The Media Reconciliation Industry Network Group (MediaRING) has elected its first executive board, to be chaired by Nitv channel manager Tanya Orman.
Formed in 2008, MediaRING brings together major media organisations with the shared purpose of leading positive change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in the sector.
Orman and an executive of eight were elected to drive the MediaRING into its next phase of becoming an incorporated body in 2016/17.
.Becoming an incorporated body gives MediaRING the opportunity to have more positive influence. You only have to look at our membership list to see the amazing representation we have and the goodwill media organisations have for our vision,. said Orman.
.The media industry is a powerful entity and we want to Indigenous Australians working in all aspects of it. Once we see diversity, we.ll see attitudes change and it will go a long way to contribute towards reconciliation.
- 9/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Ivan Sen.
Aftrs' Black Talk program will run two free talks at this year's Sydney Film Festival.
On June 12 at Sydney Town Hall, Aftrs in conjunction with Vivid Ideas is presenting A Double Bill: Indigeneity and Australian Screen Storytelling.
In the first session, producers David Jowsey (Satellite Boy, Mystery Road, Goldstone) and Ned Lander (Dangerous Remedy, The Wrong Side of the Road, Blood Brothers) will be joined by Screen Australia Development Executive Louise Gough..
Kyas Sherriff, the head of Aftrs' Indigenous Unit, will moderate.
On the second panel, Margaret Pomeranz will appear in conversation with Goldstone's Ivan Sen, Alice Springs short filmmaker Dylan River and Native American filmmaker Sterlin Harjo (Four Sheets to the Wind, Barking Water, Mekko).
River's documentary Buckskin won the 2013 Dendy Foxtel Award and his short Nulla Nulla premiered at last year's Berlinale..
.This compelling double bill will further the conversation on Australian practice around collaboration...
Aftrs' Black Talk program will run two free talks at this year's Sydney Film Festival.
On June 12 at Sydney Town Hall, Aftrs in conjunction with Vivid Ideas is presenting A Double Bill: Indigeneity and Australian Screen Storytelling.
In the first session, producers David Jowsey (Satellite Boy, Mystery Road, Goldstone) and Ned Lander (Dangerous Remedy, The Wrong Side of the Road, Blood Brothers) will be joined by Screen Australia Development Executive Louise Gough..
Kyas Sherriff, the head of Aftrs' Indigenous Unit, will moderate.
On the second panel, Margaret Pomeranz will appear in conversation with Goldstone's Ivan Sen, Alice Springs short filmmaker Dylan River and Native American filmmaker Sterlin Harjo (Four Sheets to the Wind, Barking Water, Mekko).
River's documentary Buckskin won the 2013 Dendy Foxtel Award and his short Nulla Nulla premiered at last year's Berlinale..
.This compelling double bill will further the conversation on Australian practice around collaboration...
- 5/31/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Aftrs Black Shot participants..
Aftrs has invited nine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cinematographers to participate in Black Shot, an intensive lab for emerging Indigenous cinematographers underway this week.
Two of the participants hail from Alice Springs, one from Broome, one from Perth, one from Townsville, one from Brisbane, one from Sydney and two from Yirrkala in the Northern Territory. Three of those selected are women.
.The workshop aims to develop the cinematography skills of emerging Indigenous cinematographers who have demonstrated the ability and willingness to pursue opportunities to develop their craft,. said Head of the Aftrs Indigenous Unit Kyas Sherriff.
As well as the five-day intensive run by Indigenous cinematographer and Aftrs alum Allan Collins Acs, Aftrs is spearheading industry placements for the nine participants.
.The Aftrs Indigenous Unit wants to create a pathway for cinematographers to get deeper into their craft and art with strategic mentoring and skills training", Sheriff said.
Aftrs has invited nine Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cinematographers to participate in Black Shot, an intensive lab for emerging Indigenous cinematographers underway this week.
Two of the participants hail from Alice Springs, one from Broome, one from Perth, one from Townsville, one from Brisbane, one from Sydney and two from Yirrkala in the Northern Territory. Three of those selected are women.
.The workshop aims to develop the cinematography skills of emerging Indigenous cinematographers who have demonstrated the ability and willingness to pursue opportunities to develop their craft,. said Head of the Aftrs Indigenous Unit Kyas Sherriff.
As well as the five-day intensive run by Indigenous cinematographer and Aftrs alum Allan Collins Acs, Aftrs is spearheading industry placements for the nine participants.
.The Aftrs Indigenous Unit wants to create a pathway for cinematographers to get deeper into their craft and art with strategic mentoring and skills training", Sheriff said.
- 5/9/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Kyas Sherriff (Head of the Indigenous Unit) Guillermo Arriaga, Sue Elphinstone (Indigenous Unit Project Officer). Photographer: Graeme Taylor.
Aftrs' new Black Talk series launched last week, with the highly entertaining Guillermo Arriaga (Babel, 21 Grams, Amores Perros) as guest.
Replacing Aftrs' Friday on My Mind program of Friday evening Q&A's, the series is hosted by the school's revamped Indigenous Unit, headed by Kyas Sherriff (formerly of Screen Australia's Indigenous Department).
Black Talk will be more irregular than Friday on My Mind, with a focus on "inspiring indigenous storytellers and filmmakers, and drawing them into the school", Sherriff tells If..
In addition "the series should be a place for industry to get a sense of what's going on in the black space".
Future sessions will be streamed, and Aftrs is looking at partnering with a major film festival to co-host the occasional talk.
Aside from the talks, the Indigenous Unit will...
Aftrs' new Black Talk series launched last week, with the highly entertaining Guillermo Arriaga (Babel, 21 Grams, Amores Perros) as guest.
Replacing Aftrs' Friday on My Mind program of Friday evening Q&A's, the series is hosted by the school's revamped Indigenous Unit, headed by Kyas Sherriff (formerly of Screen Australia's Indigenous Department).
Black Talk will be more irregular than Friday on My Mind, with a focus on "inspiring indigenous storytellers and filmmakers, and drawing them into the school", Sherriff tells If..
In addition "the series should be a place for industry to get a sense of what's going on in the black space".
Future sessions will be streamed, and Aftrs is looking at partnering with a major film festival to co-host the occasional talk.
Aside from the talks, the Indigenous Unit will...
- 2/25/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Kyas Sherriff (Head of the Indigenous Unit) Guillermo Arriaga, Sue Elphinstone (Indigenous Unit Project Officer). Photographer: Graeme Taylor.
Last week Aftrs relaunched its Indigenous Unit with the first instalment of its Black Talk series..
The Unit's new head, Kyas Sherriff, hosted a session with Mexican writer Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel), in town as a guest of Nitv.
Arriaga was in mischevious form, riffing for an hour on everything from his writing process, his fights with director Warwick Thornton, his creative divorce from Alejandro González Iñárritu, and the damage his "friend" Tarantino has had on cinema.
The screenwriter and novelist started the session off with a flourish, producing an aboriginal flag from his pocket and laying it in front of him, declaring "I want to show my love".
Arriaga was first brought to Australia by Sally Riley, who met Arriaga at the Sundance Labs the same year that Amores Perros bowed at the festival.
Last week Aftrs relaunched its Indigenous Unit with the first instalment of its Black Talk series..
The Unit's new head, Kyas Sherriff, hosted a session with Mexican writer Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel), in town as a guest of Nitv.
Arriaga was in mischevious form, riffing for an hour on everything from his writing process, his fights with director Warwick Thornton, his creative divorce from Alejandro González Iñárritu, and the damage his "friend" Tarantino has had on cinema.
The screenwriter and novelist started the session off with a flourish, producing an aboriginal flag from his pocket and laying it in front of him, declaring "I want to show my love".
Arriaga was first brought to Australia by Sally Riley, who met Arriaga at the Sundance Labs the same year that Amores Perros bowed at the festival.
- 2/22/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Aftrs has launched a revamped Indigenous Unit, headed by Kyas Sherriff.
The initial program for 2016 will include the Black Talk series (similar to Aftrs Friday on My Mind), talent labs and Industry events.
Across the Aftrs curriculum, there will be an increased academic focus on Indigenous representation on Australian screen.
The school is also proposing an industry symposium on cultural diversity both on screen and behind the scenes.
The Black Talk series aims to engage the wider screen industry in an understanding of contemporary Indigenous storytelling.
The first Black Talk, on February 17, featured Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer Guillermo Arriaga (writer of 21 Grams, Babel and Amores Perros)..
Arriaga, who is in Australia as a guest of Nitv, has a history of sharing his knowledge with Australian Indigenous filmmakers, including participating in a previous Screen Australia Workshop with published Indigenous novelists on the craft of writing for screen.
Indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton,...
The initial program for 2016 will include the Black Talk series (similar to Aftrs Friday on My Mind), talent labs and Industry events.
Across the Aftrs curriculum, there will be an increased academic focus on Indigenous representation on Australian screen.
The school is also proposing an industry symposium on cultural diversity both on screen and behind the scenes.
The Black Talk series aims to engage the wider screen industry in an understanding of contemporary Indigenous storytelling.
The first Black Talk, on February 17, featured Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer Guillermo Arriaga (writer of 21 Grams, Babel and Amores Perros)..
Arriaga, who is in Australia as a guest of Nitv, has a history of sharing his knowledge with Australian Indigenous filmmakers, including participating in a previous Screen Australia Workshop with published Indigenous novelists on the craft of writing for screen.
Indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton,...
- 2/22/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
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