The films and television series featured on this map are representative of diverse models of screen production, from small independent works to big-budget feature films. They have been supported by a range of screen organisations including the Indigenous Branch of Screen Australia (formerly Film Australia), state film agencies, Indigenous production units in Australian public broadcasting services (ABC, SBS), Remote Indigenous Media organisations, the National Indigenous Television service (NITV), and, more recently, global media companies. When story location is not known, we have used production company location.

For me, Indigenous filmmaking … is not about the box-office takings … it’s not about if you win a bloody Oscar. It’s about the longer-term idea of changing Australia and how people see us, and changing ourselves as well.

Warwick Thornton, Indigenous Writer, Director and Cinematographer. ACMI Generator: Reclaiming Indigenous Australian Identity: Filmmakers. 2010.