Arts leader Rhoda Roberts has joined Sbs as the broadcaster’s inaugural Elder in Residence.
A proud Widjabul Wia-bal woman from the Bundjalung nation, Roberts will provide guidance to staff, advise on key projects, and help to elevate aspects of First Nations cultures as part of the non-editorial role.
It comes after she was recently appointed as the First Nations consultant at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Nida).
Her career has also included being head of First Nations programming for the Sydney Opera House, as well as industry experience within a range of commercial, community, and non-profit organisations.
In a message sent to Sbs staff last week, Roberts described her newest position as a homecoming of sorts.
“I’ve spent time working with Sbs and Nitv throughout my career, both in local productions and in news and current affairs,” she said.
“It’s an honour to be joining once...
A proud Widjabul Wia-bal woman from the Bundjalung nation, Roberts will provide guidance to staff, advise on key projects, and help to elevate aspects of First Nations cultures as part of the non-editorial role.
It comes after she was recently appointed as the First Nations consultant at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (Nida).
Her career has also included being head of First Nations programming for the Sydney Opera House, as well as industry experience within a range of commercial, community, and non-profit organisations.
In a message sent to Sbs staff last week, Roberts described her newest position as a homecoming of sorts.
“I’ve spent time working with Sbs and Nitv throughout my career, both in local productions and in news and current affairs,” she said.
“It’s an honour to be joining once...
- 9/20/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated writer Vanessa Alexander and unscripted producer Wes Denning are among the international speakers at Screenworks’ upcoming Regional to Global Screen Forum.
The organisation unveiled its full program today, with over 40 speakers to address industry over the three-day hybrid event, taking place online and in Nsw’s Lennox Head.
The event will include speakers from the Northern Rivers region, from companies such as Every Cloud Productions, Magpie Pictures, Mememe Productions, Byron Studios and Cumulus VFX. These come in addition to executives and creatives from the ABC, Fremantle, Netflix, Amazon, Tony Ayres Productions (Tap), Goalpost Pictures, Spirit Pictures, the Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff), Bus Stop Films and Ludo Studio, as well as screen agency executives from Screen Nsw, Screen Queensland, Screen Territory and Ausfilm.
There will also be intensive workshops hosted by Rick Kalowski, Dwa Law, Bus Stop Films and Screen ABC.
An in conversation event with...
The organisation unveiled its full program today, with over 40 speakers to address industry over the three-day hybrid event, taking place online and in Nsw’s Lennox Head.
The event will include speakers from the Northern Rivers region, from companies such as Every Cloud Productions, Magpie Pictures, Mememe Productions, Byron Studios and Cumulus VFX. These come in addition to executives and creatives from the ABC, Fremantle, Netflix, Amazon, Tony Ayres Productions (Tap), Goalpost Pictures, Spirit Pictures, the Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff), Bus Stop Films and Ludo Studio, as well as screen agency executives from Screen Nsw, Screen Queensland, Screen Territory and Ausfilm.
There will also be intensive workshops hosted by Rick Kalowski, Dwa Law, Bus Stop Films and Screen ABC.
An in conversation event with...
- 3/5/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia head of Indigenous Penny Smallacombe and actor, director and arts executive Rhoda Roberts will appear in conversation as the opening keynote of Screenworks’ Regional to Global Screen Forum in late March.
Screenworks has also announced a further set of speakers for the hybrid event, including:
Jo Azzopardi – VP Australia, Nz, Asia, Beyond RightsNha Uyen Chau – founder/CEO, Lgi MediaFiona Gilroy – content sales and acquisitions director, Flame MediaCharlotte Brigel – national/international sales and marketing/business manager, Byron Film StudiosTracey Corbin-Matchett – CEO, Bus Stop FilmsDianna La Grassa – COO and board member, Bus Stop FilmsChris Hilton – independent producer
They join previously announced speakers including Every Cloud Productions co-founder Fiona Eagger; Netflix Australia director of content Que Minh Luu; Amazon Prime Video Australia head of content Tyler Bern; Tap founder Tony Ayres, Goalpost Pictures partner Rosemary Blight and Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor.
With in-person proceedings to take place in Lennox Head as well as online,...
Screenworks has also announced a further set of speakers for the hybrid event, including:
Jo Azzopardi – VP Australia, Nz, Asia, Beyond RightsNha Uyen Chau – founder/CEO, Lgi MediaFiona Gilroy – content sales and acquisitions director, Flame MediaCharlotte Brigel – national/international sales and marketing/business manager, Byron Film StudiosTracey Corbin-Matchett – CEO, Bus Stop FilmsDianna La Grassa – COO and board member, Bus Stop FilmsChris Hilton – independent producer
They join previously announced speakers including Every Cloud Productions co-founder Fiona Eagger; Netflix Australia director of content Que Minh Luu; Amazon Prime Video Australia head of content Tyler Bern; Tap founder Tony Ayres, Goalpost Pictures partner Rosemary Blight and Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor.
With in-person proceedings to take place in Lennox Head as well as online,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Rosemary Blight, Chris Oliver-Taylor and Rhoda Roberts.
Goalpost Pictures producer and partner Rosemary Blight, Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor and arts leader Rhoda Roberts are among recent appointments to the Screenworks board.
Other new appointees include commercial lawyer Richard Keenan and certified practicing account Neil Lollback, joining founding member and producer Lois Randall, Byron Bay Film Festival director J’aimee Skippon-Volke, producer Di Roberston, business executive Peter Bowen and chair Dustin Clare.
“We welcome these new board appointments whose skillset complement and strengthen our board and our organisation,” said Clare.
“Our focus and priority are, and always will be, on giving regionally and remotely based Australian’s opportunities to develop their craft and connect regional Australians to national opportunities and to an increasingly global marketplace. We are here for you Regional Australia.”
These board appointments follow a review and evaluation that considered the board composition, existing skills sets and gaps,...
Goalpost Pictures producer and partner Rosemary Blight, Fremantle Asia Pacific CEO Chris Oliver-Taylor and arts leader Rhoda Roberts are among recent appointments to the Screenworks board.
Other new appointees include commercial lawyer Richard Keenan and certified practicing account Neil Lollback, joining founding member and producer Lois Randall, Byron Bay Film Festival director J’aimee Skippon-Volke, producer Di Roberston, business executive Peter Bowen and chair Dustin Clare.
“We welcome these new board appointments whose skillset complement and strengthen our board and our organisation,” said Clare.
“Our focus and priority are, and always will be, on giving regionally and remotely based Australian’s opportunities to develop their craft and connect regional Australians to national opportunities and to an increasingly global marketplace. We are here for you Regional Australia.”
These board appointments follow a review and evaluation that considered the board composition, existing skills sets and gaps,...
- 7/1/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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(L-r): Aftrs CEO Neil Peplow, Lester Bostock, Aftrs Chair Julianne Schultz and David White.
Indigenous media pioneer Lester Bostock and Academy Award winning sound designer David White have been awarded honorary degrees (Doctor of Arts) from Aftrs.
Previous honorary degree recipients include Darren Dale, Phillip Noyce, George Miller, Baz Luhrmann, John Edwards and Jan Chapman.
Bostock, commonly known as .Uncle Lester., is a filmmaker, mentor, advocate and Bundjalung Elder. He was one of the founding members of Black Theatre in the 1970s and helped to form Radio Redfern, now Koori Radio, in the 80s. He was the first Aboriginal presenter on Sbs Radio and was part of the first Aboriginal program team on Sbs Television with Rhoda Roberts.
His experience as an associate producer on Lousy Little Sixpence (1983) resulted in him pushing for film and television training for Indigenous people. He has written policies and protocols on filming in...
(L-r): Aftrs CEO Neil Peplow, Lester Bostock, Aftrs Chair Julianne Schultz and David White.
Indigenous media pioneer Lester Bostock and Academy Award winning sound designer David White have been awarded honorary degrees (Doctor of Arts) from Aftrs.
Previous honorary degree recipients include Darren Dale, Phillip Noyce, George Miller, Baz Luhrmann, John Edwards and Jan Chapman.
Bostock, commonly known as .Uncle Lester., is a filmmaker, mentor, advocate and Bundjalung Elder. He was one of the founding members of Black Theatre in the 1970s and helped to form Radio Redfern, now Koori Radio, in the 80s. He was the first Aboriginal presenter on Sbs Radio and was part of the first Aboriginal program team on Sbs Television with Rhoda Roberts.
His experience as an associate producer on Lousy Little Sixpence (1983) resulted in him pushing for film and television training for Indigenous people. He has written policies and protocols on filming in...
- 12/13/2016
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Tony Iffland introduces the Sbs slate for 2013-2014..
Sbs revealed its 2013-2014 programming slate at an industry showcase held in The Rocks, Sydney, this afternoon..
Introduced by Sbs Director of TV, Tony Iffland, the slate spanned a number of genres and included a variety of programs; from returning series such as Once Upon a Time, to new content like documentary series Australia.s Secret Heroes, to the free-to-air premiere of international blockbuster drama The Walking Dead.. .2014 is really about more . so it.s about more food, more documentaries, more sport, more drama than ever before,. Iffland said. .On Sbs 1 and 2, we are seeing a 33 per cent increase in Australian commissioned content. We.re very proud of that. It shows how we at Sbs have rearranged our resources, used our scarce funds and really invested that in content.. Sbs was particularly thrilled to announce they will exclusively cover the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Sbs revealed its 2013-2014 programming slate at an industry showcase held in The Rocks, Sydney, this afternoon..
Introduced by Sbs Director of TV, Tony Iffland, the slate spanned a number of genres and included a variety of programs; from returning series such as Once Upon a Time, to new content like documentary series Australia.s Secret Heroes, to the free-to-air premiere of international blockbuster drama The Walking Dead.. .2014 is really about more . so it.s about more food, more documentaries, more sport, more drama than ever before,. Iffland said. .On Sbs 1 and 2, we are seeing a 33 per cent increase in Australian commissioned content. We.re very proud of that. It shows how we at Sbs have rearranged our resources, used our scarce funds and really invested that in content.. Sbs was particularly thrilled to announce they will exclusively cover the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
- 10/30/2013
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Nitv launches at midday
Specialist indigenous channel Nitv has widened its audience with the launch of the channel on free to air television today.
Specialising in Aboriginal and Torres Strait news, culture, affairs and entertainment, Nitv will continue to appear on Foxtel and also on SBS4 which was previously a narrowcasting service.
The move to free to air TV was announced in May when $158.1m in federal funding was allocated to Sbs.
Nitv began airing in July in 2007 following a funding announcement from the government in September 2005.
A two-hour special from Uluru, hosted by journalist Stan Grant and Rhoda Roberts kicked off the channel’s new version. A two hour evening concert from Uluru at 8pm will include Casey Donovan, Christine Anu, Troy Cassar-Daley and Rhoda Roberts.
A campaign by agency Us Sydney launched in late November to promote the channel.
The post Nitv launches on free to air appeared first on mUmBRELLA.
Specialist indigenous channel Nitv has widened its audience with the launch of the channel on free to air television today.
Specialising in Aboriginal and Torres Strait news, culture, affairs and entertainment, Nitv will continue to appear on Foxtel and also on SBS4 which was previously a narrowcasting service.
The move to free to air TV was announced in May when $158.1m in federal funding was allocated to Sbs.
Nitv began airing in July in 2007 following a funding announcement from the government in September 2005.
A two-hour special from Uluru, hosted by journalist Stan Grant and Rhoda Roberts kicked off the channel’s new version. A two hour evening concert from Uluru at 8pm will include Casey Donovan, Christine Anu, Troy Cassar-Daley and Rhoda Roberts.
A campaign by agency Us Sydney launched in late November to promote the channel.
The post Nitv launches on free to air appeared first on mUmBRELLA.
- 12/12/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Subscription community TV channel Aurora is running a month long programming line-up in recognition of Naidoc Week, with the theme Spirit of the Tent Embassy, 40 years on.
The announcement:
Aurora, Australia’s leading not-for-profit subscription community channel, is celebrating Australia’s Indigenous community this July, with a new programming line-up in recognition of Naidoc Week 2012 (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee).
In support of this year’s Naidoc theme, ‘Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on’, Aurora will screen the documentary film Ningla A’Na on Sunday 8th July at 8pm. Created in 1972, the film journey’s the history of events and political struggle surrounding the establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy at Parliament House. It provides a unique and in-depth look into Indigenous rights and Aboriginal activism in Australia.
On Wednesday night at 6pm, Aurora screened a special edition of SkillsOne TV, which shed light on Indigenous employment programs within Australian businesses,...
The announcement:
Aurora, Australia’s leading not-for-profit subscription community channel, is celebrating Australia’s Indigenous community this July, with a new programming line-up in recognition of Naidoc Week 2012 (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee).
In support of this year’s Naidoc theme, ‘Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on’, Aurora will screen the documentary film Ningla A’Na on Sunday 8th July at 8pm. Created in 1972, the film journey’s the history of events and political struggle surrounding the establishment of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy at Parliament House. It provides a unique and in-depth look into Indigenous rights and Aboriginal activism in Australia.
On Wednesday night at 6pm, Aurora screened a special edition of SkillsOne TV, which shed light on Indigenous employment programs within Australian businesses,...
- 7/5/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Hunter Laid To Rest
Australian acting legend Bill Hunter was remembered during a star-studded memorial service in Melbourne on Thursday.
The Muriel's Wedding star passed away on Saturday at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer.
Tributes have poured in for Hunter, and on Thursday, his family, friends and a number of famous faces turned out for a service celebrating the actor's life.
With Hunter's casket taking centre stage at Melbourne's Princess Theatre, singer Paul Kelly opened the memorial with an emotional performance of Nukkin Ya, which is derived from the Aboriginal term for 'see you later'. Oliver Jao Smith and The Maza Sisters also performed during the service.
Screen stars including David Field and Mick Molloy shared their memories of Hunter, while actor Rod Mullinar, who helped nurse the actor through illness during his final months, read out a poem in his honour.
Mullinar also delivered a moving speech about his "sweet, kind and generous" friend, telling the mourners, "He had a great curiosity about people - what they did, how they lived their lives, and most of all, what their stories were.
"People loved Billy because what you saw was what you got. I'll miss you Billy. We'll have a drink for you."
Family members paid tribute to Hunter, with his former wife Rhoda Roberts telling the guests, "He had wisdom and experience that he wanted to pass on. He was such a mentor to so many in this room, and that's how I would like to remember him."
Hunter's niece Kate Sheffield added, "It was an amazing life, and he lived it his way. His generosity of spirit was extraordinary. So long Billo. I'm so proud to have known you. You added colour and passion to all of our lives."
His brother John Hunter said, "Safe journey dearest friend, brother, you will never be forgotten in our hearts."
Paul Kelly closed the service by performing his classic track Leaps and Bounds.
The Muriel's Wedding star passed away on Saturday at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer.
Tributes have poured in for Hunter, and on Thursday, his family, friends and a number of famous faces turned out for a service celebrating the actor's life.
With Hunter's casket taking centre stage at Melbourne's Princess Theatre, singer Paul Kelly opened the memorial with an emotional performance of Nukkin Ya, which is derived from the Aboriginal term for 'see you later'. Oliver Jao Smith and The Maza Sisters also performed during the service.
Screen stars including David Field and Mick Molloy shared their memories of Hunter, while actor Rod Mullinar, who helped nurse the actor through illness during his final months, read out a poem in his honour.
Mullinar also delivered a moving speech about his "sweet, kind and generous" friend, telling the mourners, "He had a great curiosity about people - what they did, how they lived their lives, and most of all, what their stories were.
"People loved Billy because what you saw was what you got. I'll miss you Billy. We'll have a drink for you."
Family members paid tribute to Hunter, with his former wife Rhoda Roberts telling the guests, "He had wisdom and experience that he wanted to pass on. He was such a mentor to so many in this room, and that's how I would like to remember him."
Hunter's niece Kate Sheffield added, "It was an amazing life, and he lived it his way. His generosity of spirit was extraordinary. So long Billo. I'm so proud to have known you. You added colour and passion to all of our lives."
His brother John Hunter said, "Safe journey dearest friend, brother, you will never be forgotten in our hearts."
Paul Kelly closed the service by performing his classic track Leaps and Bounds.
- 5/26/2011
- WENN
Australian actor known for his roles in Strictly Ballroom and Muriel's Wedding
For many Australians, the screen persona of the character actor Bill Hunter, who has died of cancer aged 71, was the archetypal "ocker", an uncultivated Australian working man who enjoys beer, "barbies", Aussie rules football and V8 supercars. According to Phillip Noyce, who directed the oft-bearded actor in three movies and a TV miniseries: "Bill was the absolute essence of the Anglo-Irish Australian male of the 20th century. Seemingly gruff and impenetrable, he could convey the tenderness beneath the exterior."
He was seen and appreciated by millions in three of Australia's biggest hit films – Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom (1992), Pj Hogan's Muriel's Wedding (1994) and Stephan Elliott's The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) – all revealing Hunter at the peak of his powers.
He was born in Melbourne, but was brought up in rural Victoria, in Australia's south-east.
For many Australians, the screen persona of the character actor Bill Hunter, who has died of cancer aged 71, was the archetypal "ocker", an uncultivated Australian working man who enjoys beer, "barbies", Aussie rules football and V8 supercars. According to Phillip Noyce, who directed the oft-bearded actor in three movies and a TV miniseries: "Bill was the absolute essence of the Anglo-Irish Australian male of the 20th century. Seemingly gruff and impenetrable, he could convey the tenderness beneath the exterior."
He was seen and appreciated by millions in three of Australia's biggest hit films – Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom (1992), Pj Hogan's Muriel's Wedding (1994) and Stephan Elliott's The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) – all revealing Hunter at the peak of his powers.
He was born in Melbourne, but was brought up in rural Victoria, in Australia's south-east.
- 5/23/2011
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
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