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 …
THALU is a kids TV series set up in the Pilbara, Western Australia. I was invited to direct two episodes of THALU: “The Aunty Who Talks Too Much” (written by Nayuka Gorrie) & “The Others” (written by Donald Imberlong). UPDATE: View THALU (Ep. 7&8) on ABC iView: here The story follows “a group of Indigenous children, …
It was a joy directing my first episode of television on a show that is kicking goals on and off screen. Watch Season 3 of Mustangs FC on ABC TV + iview now (Episode #5 “Roll With It” written by Magda Wozniak, directed by Amie Batalibasi). Matchbox Pictures’ Mustangs FC is a gem in this industry and I’m …
I was honoured to be invited by Weerianna Street Media to direct two episodes of THALU for ABC/ NITV. The story follows a mob of young Indigenous kids on a mission to get to the Thalu in order to save their country from a dangerous dust cloud. The show will air in 2020. This production was …
Directing on THALU TV Series for ABC/ NITV in Western Australia
ADG Press Release — Director Amie Batalibasi has just wrapped her shadow directing placement on Season 3 of Matchbox Pictures‘ Mustangs FC for ABC-TV – working with director Roger Hodgman, as part of the hugely successful Australian Directors’ Guild’s Shadow Directing program, which first commenced in 2016. Amie’s previous directing credits include the short films, Blackbird, Ka Puta Ko Au and Docked, and the drama/comedy webseries, Fresh!. …
That’s A Wrap for Directing an Episode of Matchbox Pictures’ Mustangs FC