The 2020 First Nations Media Australia Media Awards recognising excellence in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media sector were conducted virtually this year.
Radio awards went to:
BEST FEATURE RADIO DOCUMENTARY OR SERIES
Nyurpaya Kaika-Burgon for Ngayulu manta papura kulinu tjukurpa ngayuku tjiti munu tjamu kami / When I Touched the Ground
BEST SHORT RADIO DOCUMENTARY
PAW Media for Tanami Football League Grand Final
Major award winners are:
- Stephen Bamba Albert formerly of Goolarri Media Enterprises WA, a posthumous recognition for Media Legend Award
- Jodi Hoffman of the Aboriginal Legal Service WA for Outstanding Achievement
- Valerie Martin for Lifetime Achievement at PAW Media and Communications, NT
The posthumous award to Stephen Bamba Albert recognises a man who was instrumental in the Kimberley region in many facets of cultural life for First Nations people. His work spanned across many sectors, including being a founder of BAMA/Goolarri Media. He was Chair of BAMA and Director of Goolarri Media for a number of years. He was also an actor, musician, a writer, broadcaster and an advocate for furthering the interests of his people in the Kimberley. Mr Albert played an integral role with Bran Nue Day and Corrugation Road as an actor, working closely with his friend and associate now deceased playwright, Jimmy Chi. Through his leadership Mr Albert played a role in promoting the music and culture of his people. Mr Albert leaves a strong legacy in media and the arts and an extraordinary contribution to the media industry in Australia.
Also recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award is Valerie Napaljarri Martin, one of PAW Media’s life-long advocates, since the 1980s, when the organisation was then known as the Warlpiri Media Association. She worked with several others to start up television and radio broadcasting services. Napaljarri stood out as one of the founding voices for Warlpiri Women on the 8PAW airwaves. Napaljarri has contributed as an on-air presenter, as a translator, interviewer, cultural advisor, and a major fundraiser. Formerly a committee member of Warlpiri Media Association, she is now Chairperson of Warlpiri Media Aboriginal Corporation.
Full Winners List
BEST COMMUNITY TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY
Nevanka McKeon for Aunty Thelma
BEST FEATURE RADIO DOCUMENTARY OR SERIES
Nyurpaya Kaika-Burgon for Ngayulu manta papura kulinu tjukurpa ngayuku tjiti munu tjamu kami / When I Touched the Ground
BEST SHORT RADIO DOCUMENTARY
PAW Media for Tanami Football League Grand Final
BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
ICTV for CAFL 2020 Live Broadcast
BEST LOW BUDGET MUSIC VIDEO
Heath Baxter for Black Lives Matter 2020
BEST HIGH BUDGET MUSIC VIDEO
Max Walker for Water is Precious
BEST NEWS OR CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM
Karla Grant for Living Black, NITV
BEST NEWS OR CURRENT AFFAIRS STORY
Rachael Hocking for Remembering Kumanjayi Walker, NITV
Goolarri Media for Kimberley and Pilbara Girl
BEST INTERVIEW OR ORAL HISTORY
Karla Grant for Living Black interview with Patrick Dodson – Father of Reconciliation, NITV
BEST PROMO OR CAMPAIGN
Bumma Bippera Media for Type 2 Diabetes campaign
BEST STATION ID
PAW Media for Washing Hands Jingle
BEST DIGITAL PRODUCT
Joel Liddle,, Kathleen Wallace, Veronica Dodson, Leigh Harris, Emma Stubbs, Graham Wilfred Jnr, Phillip McCorrmack for Indigemoji
BEST LANGUAGE/CULTURE PRODUCTION
ICTV for Our Bedtime Stories Series 2
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
3KND for Truth-telling Uncle’s Way
ORGANISATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Torres Strait Islander Media Association (TSIMA)
FIRST NATIONS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR
Jodi Hoffman
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Valerie Napaljarri Martin
FIRST NATIONS MEDIA LEGEND AWARD
Stephen Bamba Albert
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