Kelrick Martin.
Award-winning Indigenous filmmaker and development executive Kelrick Martin is headed to the ABC as the new head of Indigenous.
Martin replaces Sally Riley, now the ABC.s head of scripted production.
A descendant of the Ngarluma, Bunuba and Gooniyandi people of northern Western Australia, Martin has a 20 year career in Indigenous broadcasting.
He joins the ABC from Screenwest, where he was Indigenous manager, responsible for the development and support of Wa.s Indigenous filmmaking community. Prior to this he was commissioning editor for Nitv.
Kelrick began his career as a cadet radio broadcaster for Goolarri Media. Moving to Sydney in 1998, he presented ABC Radio National's Awaye! and was the inaugural presenter of ABC TV's Message Stick. In 2002 he completed his Masters in Documentary Writing and Directing at Aftrs.
Martin formed Spear Point Productions in 2010, whose credits include documentaries Yagan, Outside Chance, Prison Songs, and short drama, Karroyul — a 2015 Aacta Award nominee.
Award-winning Indigenous filmmaker and development executive Kelrick Martin is headed to the ABC as the new head of Indigenous.
Martin replaces Sally Riley, now the ABC.s head of scripted production.
A descendant of the Ngarluma, Bunuba and Gooniyandi people of northern Western Australia, Martin has a 20 year career in Indigenous broadcasting.
He joins the ABC from Screenwest, where he was Indigenous manager, responsible for the development and support of Wa.s Indigenous filmmaking community. Prior to this he was commissioning editor for Nitv.
Kelrick began his career as a cadet radio broadcaster for Goolarri Media. Moving to Sydney in 1998, he presented ABC Radio National's Awaye! and was the inaugural presenter of ABC TV's Message Stick. In 2002 he completed his Masters in Documentary Writing and Directing at Aftrs.
Martin formed Spear Point Productions in 2010, whose credits include documentaries Yagan, Outside Chance, Prison Songs, and short drama, Karroyul — a 2015 Aacta Award nominee.
- 9/15/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
First Footprints, Jabbed, Fallout and Once My Mother were among the winners of the 2013 Ipaf Atom awards presented in Melbourne on Thursday night.
Founded in 1982 and voted by members of the Australian Teachers of Media, the awards recognise film and media excellence in the education and screen industry sectors.
There were more than 600 entries from Australian and New Zealand media producers in 29 categories. The event was hosted by Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz. The Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (Ipaf) was the naming sponsor this year.
Martin Butler and Bentley Dean.s First Footprints, which tells how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments, was named best documentary, general.
Sonya Pemberton.s Jabbed, which poses the questions how do you decide whether to vaccinate or not, and what are the risks?, took the award for best docu, science, technology and the environment.
Lawrence Johnston.s Fallout, which...
Founded in 1982 and voted by members of the Australian Teachers of Media, the awards recognise film and media excellence in the education and screen industry sectors.
There were more than 600 entries from Australian and New Zealand media producers in 29 categories. The event was hosted by Brian Nankervis from RocKwiz. The Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (Ipaf) was the naming sponsor this year.
Martin Butler and Bentley Dean.s First Footprints, which tells how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments, was named best documentary, general.
Sonya Pemberton.s Jabbed, which poses the questions how do you decide whether to vaccinate or not, and what are the risks?, took the award for best docu, science, technology and the environment.
Lawrence Johnston.s Fallout, which...
- 11/29/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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