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Amie Batalibasi is an Australian-Solomon Islander writer, director, producer and founder of creative arts platform Colour Box Studio. Amie’s creative practice aims to bring diverse stories to light by collaborating with people and communities at a grassroots level, to unearth stories that have the possibility to spark empowerment and create change.

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Collaborations, Projects & Adventures

BLACKBIRD short film on SBS OnDemand

Blackbird Streams FREE on SBS OnDemand Until 2027

I’m pleased to share that NITV has renewed the broadcast licensing for the film for the next 3 years. This means that BLACKBIRD is available to screen online for free in Australia until 2027. View the film on SBS OnDemand here. If you’re outside of Australia, click through here. More information about BLACKBIRD film project here.

Brown Sugar Festival 2023 Mackay Queensland - Amie Batalibasi-Joshua Yow Yeh-Bernetta Johnson

Strength in Community

In October 2023, I was fortunate to be able to travel to the lands of the Yuwibara people, Mackay, Queensland for the Brown Sugar Festival. The event marked “the 160th anniversary since the first South Sea Islander people were brought to Queensland to work in the sugar and cotton industries.” I had the honour of …

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

In late 2022 and again in June 2023, I was grateful to be able to facilitate a smartphone storytelling workshop with about 18 participants who came out on a Sunday afternoon to learn how to get the best out of their phones when shooting and editing videos. This was organised through Wyndham City’s Digital Art …

CEEBS WEB Series receives Development funding

Earlier in 2023, the CEEBS web series team were successful in securing development funding from Screen Australia. I am producing with Nikki Tran and we’re collaborating with writer/ creators Betiel Beyin and Leigh Lule. CEEBS is a 15-part TikTok mockumentary about recent high-school graduates, Zion and Ruby who join forces to run for Youth President at their …

A New Vision Moving Forward…

This year in 2022, I decided to take a break from the film industry after a pretty negative work experience that shook me. It’s been healing to step away from the toxicity that the Australian industry can foster at times. However, throughout my broader filmmaking career, I am grateful to have had some truly fantastic …