The Australian Film Commission's Black Screen program provides Indigenous communities and the broader Australian public with access to Indigenous films.

Black Screen now has 10 DVD compilations of contemporary Indigenous films, which we loan to individuals and organisations for community screening events.

What's On and Film Access
See the What's On web page for information about the 2008 Black Screen partnerships.

The Film Access web page has information about accessing Black Screen's DVD compiles which have a fantastic range of Indigenous films including 10 new titles from the 2008 Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival on DVD compilations 8, 9 and 10.

Dreaming in Motion - new book available now!
Dreaming in Motion celebrates the work of the AFC's Indigenous Branch, the filmmakers it has supported and the network of organisations that have made Indigenous filmmaking such a distinct success. It contains three essays, profiles of 26 Indigenous directors, producers and cinematographers selected by the AFC for their achievements, and a DVD highlighting some of the key films of the last decade from Indigenous directors.

Free copies are available by emailing publishing@afc.gov.au


Black Screen's 2007 and 2008 events
As part of NAIDOC Week 2007 Black Screen compiles were screened at more than 87 locations with audiences of over 7,000 people in July alone. Black Screen screened at the 2007 Dreaming Festival, Woodford, Qld, showing 26 Indigenous films to a further 1,000 people.

The Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival national tour screened to over 5,000 people kicking off with a three island tour to Waiben, Boigu & Saibai in remote Torres Strait then out to mainland locations which included Geraldton, Lismore, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Darwin.

The Regional Digital Screen Network - School Screen / Black Screen collaboration also screened Message Sticks to over 1,000 students in 8 remote Cinemas in Hervey Bay (QLD), Wagga Wagga (NSW), Singleton (NSW), Yarram (Vic), Davenport (Tas), Albany (WA), Katherine (NT), Port Augusta (SA) giving Black Screen attendances of over 15,000 people in 2007.

In association with Redfern Community Centre - Black Screen ran a film program screened on the National Apology Day in March 2008 to 800 people.

For more information about Black Screen, contact
Emelda Davis - Black Screen Coordinator
Phone: 02 9321 6444
Fax: 02 9357 1392
Email: emelda.davis@afc.gov.au