Blackfella Films

Blackfella Films was established in 1992 to create innovative and high quality Indigenous screen productions. The company was founded in 1992 by writer/director/producer Rachel Perkins who was joined by producer Darren Dale in 2002. Former ABC Head of Fiction Miranda Dear joined Blackfella Films in 2010 as producer on the company's drama slate. In 2013, producer/director Jacob Hickey was appointed to the newly created role of Head of Factual.

A standout achievement for the company was the award-winning documentary series First Australians, which was awarded Australia's top honours for documentary including the AFI and IF Awards, the UN Media Peace Prize, TV Week Logie, Screen Writers and Directors Guild of Australia Awards. First Australians has sold throughout the world, and is the highest selling educational title in Australia.