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Blackfella Films

Blackfella Films is an Australian documentary and narrative film production company headquartered in Sydney, founded in 1992 by Rachel Perkins. The company produces Australian short and feature-length content for film and television with a particular focus on Indigenous Australian stories. Its productions have included the documentary series First Australians and The Australian Wars, the documentary film The Tall Man, the television film Mabo, and the drama series Redfern Now and Total Control.

As of August 2024, producer Darren Dale, who joined the company in 2001, is managing director of Blackfella Films.

Blackfella Films was founded in 1992 by Arrernte writer, producer, and director Rachel Perkins. Producer Darren Dale joined the company in 2001, while former head of drama at the ABC, Miranda Dear, joined in 2010 with a focus on producing the company's dramatic content.

From 2002 to 2011 Blackfella Films curated the Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival, showcasing Indigenous cinema from around the world. The festival was held at the Sydney Opera House before touring the country.

In 2013 producer Jacob Hickey was appointed Head of Factual.

In 2020, Miranda Dear left the company, and in 2022, Rachel Perkins moved on to other things.

In 2020 Erin Bretherton joined the company as Head of Scripted Development and producer. After her departure in 2023, in 2024 Penny Smallacombe was appointed Head of Scripted.

As of August 2024 Darren Dale is managing director.

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