imagineNATIVE AWARD In October 2018, I was very surprised to receive a phone call from Canada with news that our short 360VR documentary ‘AEASI – as far as the eye can see above the sea’ received the Best Digital Work award at imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto. My family and I made this film together …
TIFF is a festival that I’ve always wanted to attend, so when I found out that I’d been selected for the TIFF Filmmaker Lab I was over the moooooon! 22 filmmakers, with feature films in development, were selected from around the world. And I’ve got to say that these peeps were so inspiring in terms of …
I’ve just finished up a Director Placement on ABC ME’s Mustangs FC with Roger Hodgman who’s directed TV shows like Secret Life of Us, Blue Heelers, City Homicide and recent episodes of Wentworth. “Mustangs FC is a goal kicking comedy drama about girls who are abandoning the sidelines and starting their local football club’s first all-female team”. It …
In October 2018, the 360 virtual reality work produced for my solo exhibition last year will screen at imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto, Canada and in Sydney and Canberra as part of the Pasifika Film Festival. There is no direct translation of the word ‘horizon’ in my family’s language but ‘aeasi’ means: as far as …
‘AEASI’ 360 Virtual Reality Documentary Premieres in Canada and Australia
This February I was catapulted via a 24 hour trip, from Melbourne’s summer to the middle of a Berlin winter and the biggest film festival in the world: Berlinale – the Berlin International Film Festival. I was honoured to be invited to be one of 250 participants from 80 countries for Berlinale Talents – a …
Berlin International Film Festival: Inspiration at Berlinale Talents!
BLACKBIRD is here! ••• EDIT: BLACKBIRD has been released by Ronin Films and is available to watch via Vimeo On Demand or DVD: More Information ••• Our short film BLACKBIRD has played at film festivals around the world and now after the recent national screening on NITV, it’s officially available to watch in Australia via SBS On …
‘Aeasi: As far as the eye can see above the sea’ – a Solo Exhibition by Amie Batalibasi OPENING NIGHT: Thursday 5 October 6:30pm DATES: 6 Oct – 22 Oct 2017 ARTIST TALK: Sat 21 October, 2pm WHERE: Blak Dot Gallery, 33 Saxon St, Brunswick VIC 3056 (Enter via Dawson St) FACEBOOK EVENT: Click here Blak Dot Gallery …
BLACKBIRD ON NITV Over the last 18 months, our short film Blackbird has travelled around to film festivals around the world. We’re pleased to be able to share the film with a national audience via NITV – Australia’s National Indigenous Television network. People have been waiting a long time to watch the film and it’s …
BLACKBIRD Australian Television Premiere & Native Slam Short Screens at imagineNATIVE
Māoriland Film Festival is an international festival that celebrates Indigenous voices and storytelling in film. Each March, Māoriland presents a selection of the most distinctive Indigenous works from around the globe. BLACKBIRD was included in the official programme and Amie was able to participate in the 72 hour filmmaking challenge Native Slam – an innovative and collaborative filmmaking …
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR BLACKBIRD, WEB SERIES SHOOT & OTHER NEWS
Firstly I’d like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Ute peoples. And pay my respects to elders past and present and also acknowledge other First Nations peoples in the room today. Being here with you all, the other indigenous fellows, is an absolute honor and a privilege. I am truly grateful for …
Park City, UT — Amie Batalibasi (Australian Solomon Islander, Feralimae/Kosi) from Melbourne, Australia, is the 2017 recipient of the Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship—an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942-2010). The announcement was delivered today at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.
In October, BLACKBIRD screened at the 17th Annual imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival in Toronto, Canada. The festival is the world’s largest presenter of indigenous content and it was an absolute privilege to be a part of it and have BLACKBIRD acknowledged on an international platform such as this. The underlying feeling of the festival seems to be …
‘Blackbird’ Screens at imagineNATIVE in Canada & Scores Pasifika Film Fest Prize