Kurilpa Yarns | Transitions

Meet First Nations filmmakers, Pauline Clague, Chantelle Murray and Richard Jameson, who will share their transitions within the film and television industry that brought them to their current trajectory. Everyone’s path is unique and whilst we push for that big break there are many avenues to help stay engaged with our passion through film and screen related business.

Our moderator Steph Vadja (previous WEFF director) opens up the conversation with our panel guests to look at the transitions they are currently experiencing and where they came from ranging from educational releases, commercials, film festival shorts to ‘proof of concept’ sizzles to long form in theatrical releases, television series and streaming platform releases. As well as the broader discussion of how Aboriginal filmmakers can navigate the space to keep their stories through the black lens -led by mob for mob- and ensure the IP stays with First Nations People.

PANEL GUESTS

Pauline Clague AM

Pauline Clague is a proud Yaegl woman. an independent filmmaker with over 30 years experience in film and television and currently the Cultural Resilience Manager at the Jumbunna Institute for Education and Research, Sydney University. She has shaped and nurtured the growth of the Indigenous screen industry, as founder of Winda Film Festival and with her production roles with ABC and SBS, and as Commissioning Editor and Head of internal Productions for NITV. She has trained out in the field, over 600 First Nations people in film making skills and was the Indigenous program manager at AFTRS for over 12 years.

Chantelle Murray

Chantelle Murray is a Bardi woman and passionate storyteller who develops her own content with a focus on Aboriginal History. She is a writer/director known for her award winning short films ‘My Name is Mudju’, ‘The Shed’ and most recently ‘Jarli’. Her transition from live drama to animation and toward her directorial debut on her first feature animation makes her Australia’s first Aboriginal woman in this role.

Richard Jameson OAM

Richard Jameson is a Wuthathi man from East Coast of Cape York and founder of Wirrim Media. He is a producer, director and screenwriter who has created commissioned content for NITV, in addition to producing several short and feature films. He is dedicated to the growth of First Nations people’s training and development of the film industry and actively brings

MODERATOR

Min Collie-Holmes

Min is a creative producer who has worked in a diverse range of creative leadership roles in performing arts, festivals and community engagement, nationally and internationally over a 23 year professional career. Most recently she has been the Industry Manager of the Gold Coast Film Festival (2020 – 2022) and is currently Creative Producer at Brisbane Festival. She has worked as the Artistic Director/CEO for Shopfront Theatre for Young People and a Director, Creative Producer, and Dramaturg for a number of Australia’s leading arts and cultural organisations including Big h’Art, Australian Art Orchestra, Arts Access Australia, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Theatre Company, the Australian National Playwrights Centre, Darwin Festival, Bleach Festival, Opera Queensland, and First Nations Fashion Design. She is the chair of dance/ theatre performance company The Farm.