LAURRIE BRANNIGAN-ONATO APPOINTED FIRST NATIONS PRODUCER & AIDC 2023 INDIGENOUS CREATORS PROGRAM SESSIONS ANNOUNCED
AIDC’S PROGRAM BY, AND FOR, FIRST NATIONS PRACTITIONERS RETURNS FOR ITS FIFTH YEAR
We are proud to announce the appointment of Laurrie Brannigan-Onato as First Nations Producer for the 2023 Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), and reveal the sessions in the 2023 Indigenous Creators Program, taking place during the event.
Laurrie is a proud Aboriginal-Pinoy-Irish and Queer screen developer and producer. Originally raised on Darug Country in Sydney’s Western Suburbs, Laurrie now resides on Awabakal Country in Newcastle.
Most recently, Laurrie worked at Screen Australia for over four years as a Development and Investment Executive within the First Nations Department, in which they assessed and managed development projects, made cultural assessments, designed and facilitated programs for talent development, and managed production investments.
As First Nations Producer, Laurrie is responsible for the programming of all First Nations content across the AIDC event, including AIDC 2023 Spotlight session First and Foremost: First Nations Knowledge Through Documentary, featuring the creators of anticipated factual series First Weapons and The First Inventors; and Generations: Looking Back at First Nations Factual.
Laurrie will also program and facilitate AIDC 2023’s Indigenous Creators Program, a dedicated strand of sessions and marketplace activities designed by and for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and global First Nations practitioners, providing new opportunities to upskill and network.
LAURRIE BRANNIGAN-ONATO
2023 INDIGENOUS CREATORS PROGRAM SESSIONS
Meet the Decision Makers Looking For Indigenous-Led Stories
An opportunity for Indigenous Creators Program participants to hear from and have an informal yarn with decision makers seeking Indigenous-led stories to discover opportunities and avenues for First Nations projects. [Learn More]
Finding the Right Producer
Finding a producer that can champion your project and handle your story with care and cultural safety can be a challenge. Join First Nations creatives as they share best practice when canvassing producers to collaborate with. [Learn More]
First Nations Archive: Still We Rise.
Looking through the lens of archive-driven feature documentary Still We Rise, join the filmmaking team as they unpack the edit process and explore the complex nature of archival documentary making. [Learn More]
The Program also features a special Yarning Circle hosted by Kaylene Butler welcoming all First Nations practitioners attending AIDC 2023, and an exclusive Welcome session at the fabulous Big Esso by Mabu Mabu in Federation Square.
AIDC First Nations practitioners are also eligible to attend a special ACMI First Nations Film Club screening of documentary You Can Go Now, about artist and provocateur Richard Bell, followed by a Q&A with director Larissa Behrendt.
“Responding to the AIDC 2023 conference theme, Agents of Change, I can’t think of anything more potent than the strong legacy of truth-telling by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander documentarians,” said Laurrie.
“As such, I am thrilled to be the First Nations Producer for AIDC’s fifth Indigenous Creators Program, which since its inception, has been a great source of community and strength for all Indigenous people who attend.
AIDC’s Indigenous Creators Program will run during AIDC 2023, 5- 8 March, ACMI, Melbourne.
To learn more about AIDC’s Indigenous Creators Program, CLICK HERE.
Main Image: Dave mangenner Gough and Phil Breslin – First Weapons, ABC (2023) Photo Credit: Eamon Dimmitt