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Australian Indigenous Film and Television Digital Bibliography
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is a unique resource where students, teachers, researchers, filmmakers and members of the public can access a wide range of sources of information about Australian Indigenous Film and Television.
The Black Book
Black Fella Films
The Black List - Screen Australia
Black Screen
Carbon Films
Film & Television with Indigenous content
Indigenous ABC
Indigenous Film & Television
Koori Radio
Right Wrongs
SBS NITV
Screen Australia Indigenous Funding and Support

Working with Indigenous People and Content

Pathways & protocols : a filmmaker's guide to working with Indigenous people, culture and concepts by Janke, Terri
Call Number: 791.430899915/10
ISBN: 9781920998097
Publication Date: 2009
"This practical guide is essential reading for all filmmakers shooting in Australia. Research and written by lawyer Terri Janke, Pathways & Protocols provides advice about the ethical and legal issues involved in transferring Indigenous cultural material to the screen. Whether shooting in country or city, with an Indigenous cast or not, practitioners of film, TV and digital media projects are encouraged to recognise and respect Indigenous people's images, knowledge, stories and land in the production of audiovisual material."--Back cover.

PROTOCOLS FOR WORKING WITH INDIGENOUS ARTISTS
The protocol guides are available free on the Australia Council website:
Music: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Music
Writing: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Writing
Visual Arts: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Visual Arts
Media Arts: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Media Arts
Performing Arts: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Performing Arts
Indigenous cultural protocols: what the media needs to do when depicting deceased persons
The Indigenous cultural protocols guide processes when involving Indigenous affairs; from avoiding exposure of sacred sites to speaking to an appropriate representative of a community. It also guides the conduct of reporting on deceased persons in their respected communities.
Artists in the Black
If you want to work with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities and you have questions around how to do this, there are a number of protocols that have been developed as a best practice model for artists. You may also want to start by reading our information sheet about Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property so you have an understanding of the the rights that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have, and want to have, to protect their traditional arts and culture.
Appropriate Terminology, Representations and Protocols of Acknowledgement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
This document recognises that English as the dominant
language in Australia is a vehicle for the expression of
discrimination and prejudice, as cultural values and attitudes are reflected in the structures and meanings of the language we use. This means that language cannot be regarded as a neutral or unproblematic medium and can cause or reflect discrimination due to its intricate links with society and culture

Articles - Select

Ginsburg, Faye. "Embedded Aesthetics: Creating a Discursive Space for Indigenous Media." Cultural Anthropology 9, no. 3 (1994): 365–382.
The author in this article discusses Aboriginal media as part of a complex "mediascape" where Aboriginal social bases and social relationships inform the aesthetics of Aboriginal media work. The article highlights the role of self-representation in remote communities; national television; and the role of indigenous media producers and their influence trans-nationally.
Ginsburg, F. D. (2006). Rethinking Documentary in the Digital Age. Cinema Journal 46(1), 128-133. University of Texas Press. Retrieved May 23, 2017, from Project MUSE database.
This short article examines the relationship of indigenous people to new media and the digital age.
Ginsburg, F. (2005), BLAK SCREENS AND CULTURAL CITIZENSHIP. Visual Anthropology Review, 21: 80–97. doi:10.1525/var.2005.21.1-2.80
A detailed look the development of indigenous film-making in Australia and making indigenous lives more visible on screens to a wider audience. It explores the policies and zeitgeist affecting the emergence of indigenous film-makers.
Khorana, S. (2012). Film festivals and beyond: Activist discourses in the reception of Samson and Delilah and The Tall Man. Studies In Australasian Cinema, 6(2), 217-227. doi:10.1386/sac.6.2.217_1
In the last five years, Australian films centred on Indigenous characters, such as Ten Canoes (de Heer and Djigirr, 2006), Samson and Delilah (Thornton, 2009) and The Tall Man (Krawitz, 2011) have been applauded for their sensitive engagement with traditional Aboriginal stories as well as with contemporary issues.