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Since 1992, our company has created innovative and high quality content across documentary and narrative in both short and feature formats, for theatrical, television and online platforms. Our award-winning productions distinguish us as creators of distinctive Australian content. As well as production of screen content, Blackfella Films integrates a niche exhibition outlet for Indigenous content through the annual Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival and Tour and an online directory of Indigenous media and arts called The Black Book.
 
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The Tall Man has won the 2011 Walkley Award for Best Long Form Journalism Documentary read more.

The Tall Man  will be released by  Hopscotch Films  on November 17 around Australia.   The feature documentary has just screened at the  2011 Toronto International Film Festival.  Read the reviews in Screen Daily and Sound on Sight.   The documentary is directed by Tony Krawitz and produced by Darren Dale, the film is based on the award winning novel by Chloe Hooper.

The Tall Man, written by Tony Krawitz, won the 2011 AWGIE award for Documentary - Public Affiairs.

ABC TV has announced the production of  MABO, the true story of Koiki Eddie Mabo's epic fight.  The telemovie begins production on October 24 and has attracted some of Austrailia's finest acting talent.  Read More

Darren Dale and Rachel Perkins are included in Encore's 2011 Power list click here.

Blackfella Films will produce Redfern Now, a 6 x 1 hour drama series for the ABC. The series will begin production in early 2012.

Rachel Perkins has been awarded the 2011 Australian International Documentary Conference Stanley Hawes award. The award recognises her significant contribution to documentary film making. 

Bran Nue Dae, directed by Rachel Perkins, has been released on DVD and is now available in stores nationwide.  Rachel is now working on another feature film due for release in early 2012.

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