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 …
BLACKBIRD has been invited to screen at the 69th Berlinale International Film Festival in February 2019 as part of the Berlinale NATIVe Program. It’s an honour for our film and this story to be recognised at an international festival of this calibre especially as it’s part of a program focusing on indigenous storytelling in the Pacific region. BLACKBIRD is one of 16 films selected. …
BLACKBIRD to Screen at Berlinale International Film Festival
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!
In March, LIT, a video art work featuring Nyawuda Chuol was screened alongside 15 other artists/collectives at VU at MetroWest’s Come Together: International Women’s Day Exhibition. It was a pleasure to exhibit this work again with a group of diverse and creative women. More about LIT here. Also for International Women’s Day, Naomi Ball (filmmaker, friend, 1st AD on BLACKBIRD, DOCKED) took the …
‘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 …
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.
On December 5th & 12th 2015, ‘Blackbird’, a short narrative film exploring a dark and little known part of Australian history, will screen as part of the VCA Graduate Screenings at ACMI. The film is the culmination of a long personal journey for Australian Solomon Islander filmmaker and Footscray local, Amie Batalibasi. 2013 marked 150 …