First Nations Media Awards 2018

The inaugural First Nations Media Awards was presented on Friday 23 November in conjunction with the official launch of indigiTUBE. This event also closed CONVERGE, the First Nations Media National Conference. We received over 85 nominations for these awards, all of which have been reviewed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with significant industry experience. Up to three nominees have been shortlisted for each award category. Those nominees are listed below, with the exception of the Major Awards.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Dot West - Goolarri Media

‌‌ First Nations Outstanding Contributor Award

Winner: Vince Coulthard - Umeewarra Aboriginal Media

‌‌ Best Documentary Award – Short

Sponsored By: MediaRING
Shortlist:
  • Transblack - Charmaine Ingram & Mitchell Stanley (ABC)​
  • Apakatjah - Cast in Half - Chris Fitzpatrick (CAAMA)​
  • Ŋambi - Mark Ashley (ARDS)

Winner: Ŋambi - Mark Ashley (ARDS)

https://ards.com.au/

‌‌ Best Documentary Award – Long

Sponsored By: McNair yellowSquares
Shortlist:
  • WIK vs Queensland - Dean Gibson, Helen Morrison & Trish Lake (Bent3land Productions)
  • After the Apology - Larissa Behrendt​​
  • Yarripiri's Journey - Simon Fisher Jnr, Jason Woods, Anna Cadden & Jonathan Daw (PAW Media)

Winner: WIK vs Queensland - Dean Gibson, Helen Morrison & Trish Lake

Best Radio Production Award

Sponsored By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
Shortlist:
  • Warlpiri Women - PAW Media​​
  • Ngaanyatjarra Dreaming series - NG Media​​
  • Blak Diggers - Media Heads

Winner: Ngaanyatjarra Dreaming series - NG Media​

https://ngmedia.org.au/

‌‌ Best Language/Culture Production Award

Shortlist:
  • Niminjarra - PAKAM​​
  • Wata Burrmalala (Cyclone Culture) - ARDS​​
  • Yarripirri's Journey - PAW Media

Winner: Yarripirri's Journey - PAW Media

http://www.pawmedia.com.au/

‌‌ Best Sports Coverage Award

Shortlist:
  • Yuendumu Sports Weekend - PAW Media
  • Central Kimberley Football League - Wangki Radio
  • Lady Mustangs Basketball Carnival - Ngaarda Media

Winner: Yuendumu Sports Weekend - PAW Media

http://www.pawmedia.com.au/

‌‌ Best Drama or Comedy Award

Sponsored By: Brian Tucker Accounting
Shortlist:
  • Which Way? Right Way - Barkly Arts
  • Welcome to Country - Dean Gibson & Helen Morrison
  • Grace Beside Me - Dena Curtis (NITV)

Winner: Grace Beside Me - Dena Curtis (NITV)

https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/

‌‌ Best Music Video Award

Shortlist:
  • Struggle - Black Rock Band
  • Friends with Feelings - Alice Skye
  • Native Tongue - Mojo Juju

Winner: Native Tongue - Mojo Juju

https://www.mojojuju.net/

‌‌ Best News or Current Affairs Program

Sponsored By: Everymind
Shortlist:
  • Blackchat - Koori Radio
  • The Point - NITV​
  • Our Voices - Noongar Radio

Winner: Our Voices - Noongar Radio

http://www.noongarradio.com/

‌‌ Best News or Current Affairs Story

Sponsored By: Everymind
Shortlist:
  • The Last of the Rabbit Proof Fence Ladies has Passed Away - Ngaarda Media
  • Guilty of Being Stolen - Madeline Hayman-Reber & Sylvia Rowley
  • Pleas for Action on Uranium in Drinking Water - Bridget Brennan, Isabelle Higgins & Emily Napangarti Butcher (ABC)

Winner: Guilty of Being Stolen - Madeline Hayman-Reber & Sylvia Rowley

‌‌ Best Interview or Oral History Award

Sponsored By: ‌‌ Best Interview or Oral History Award
Shortlist:
  • Living Black - NITV​​
  • Rudi Maxwell - Koori Mail
  • Dre Ngatokorua - Umeewarra Media

Winner: Living Black - NITV​​

https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/

‌‌ Best Photography Award

Shortlist:
  • Dre Ngatokorua - Umeewarra Media
  • Debbie Carmody - Tjuma Pulka 963FM​​
  • Jillian Mundy - Koori Mail

Winner: Jillian Mundy - Koori Mail

‌‌ Best Promotion or Station ID Award

Sponsored By: McNair yellowSquares
Shortlist:
  • Goolarri Media 1​​
  • NITV​​
  • Goolarri Media 2

Winner: NITV

https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/

‌‌ Best Training & Professional Development Award

Sponsored By: Community Media Training Organisation

Winner: Rebekah O'Meara - 6DBY