NITV
True Colours
TX: 2022 on NITV and SBS
Number of Episodes: 4 x 1hr
Detective Toni Alma is assigned to investigate a suspicious car accident in Perdar Theendar, the Aboriginal community she left as a child and has had little to do with over the years. The beauty of Aboriginal art and the sometimes-devious practices in the global art market take Detective Toni Alma on a hunt for a killer. This is a murder mystery like no other, exploring culture, community, family and one woman’s pursuit to find her place within it. The series came from an original concept by Arrernte singer-songwriter Warren H. Williams and co-creator, writer and director Erica Glynn . Williams stars alongside Rarriwuy Hick ( Redfern Now, Cleverman ), Luke Arnold ( Never Tear Us Apart, Black Sails ), Errol Shand ( Mystery Road, Rake ), Emilie de Ravin ( Remember Me, Lost ), Trisha Morton Thomas ( Total Control ), Ben Oxenbould ( Mr InBetween, Mystery Road ) and Miranda Otto ( The Unusual Suspects, The Lord of the Rings ). In an Australian first, the languages spoken in the series are Arrernte as well as English.
This new four-part crime drama from SBS is our first drama co-production with NITV . Produced by Bunya Productions , with the support of Screen Australia’s First Nations Department, Screen NSW, Screen Territory and international partner About Premium Content.
Off Country
TX: Early 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 4 x 26mins
Off Country follows the lives of seven Indigenous students over a year as they leave home and become boarders at one of the most elite schools in the country, Geelong Grammar School. Wrestling with their conflicting identities as students move between boarding life and home life, Off Country creates a historic record of one of Australia’s key Indigenous education pathways and a complex portrait of what it is to be an Indigenous child in Australia today.
Off Country is a Brown Cabs Productions, Letterbox Films , and Goodthing Productions production for NITV . Principal production investment from Screen Australia in association with the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund and Film Victoria.
Yum Cha Footy
TX: Early 2022 on NITV
#3## Number of Episodes: 28 x 30mins
More spring rolls, please! Join us as the best league players bring their mates to talk sport, pop culture and the issues that affect us all in an off-the-cuff, fly on the wall chat over dinner at their favourite restaurant. Yum Cha Footy is an internal NITV production.
Curious Australia: Black Empire
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 1 x 30mins
After a successful but exhausting career fighting prejudice, racism, and exploitation in the Australian music industry, rapper Jimblah embarks on his latest project - BLKMPIRE - aiming to reimagine how the music industry can work. But can he transform the country through black song, or will the staid traditions of an exploitative industry rear their heads?
Black Empire is a Dinosaur Disco Films Pty Ltd production for NITV . Funded by NITV, Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation through the Curious Australia initiative.
Curious Australia: Sista’s in Mining (working title)
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 1 x 30mins
Sistas in Mining (working title), is a documentary that will follow the inspiring story of Shontell Leah Ketchell , an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman, who is an aspiring screenwriter who works as a production operator on a coal mine in Central Queensland.
Sista’s in Mining (working title) is a Pandamonium Films Australia Pty Ltd production for NITV . Funded by NITV, Screen Australia and Screen Queensland through the Curious Australia initiative.
Curious Australia: Un-Locked
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 1 x 30mins
Un-Locked aims to put a unique lens on juvenile incarceration from Indigenous and non- Indigenous perspectives. The documentary will also examine the different experiences of individuals from different socio-economic backgrounds.
Un-Locked is a Studio Gilay Pty Ltd production for NITV . Funded by NITV, Screen Australia and Screen NSW through the Curious Australia initiative.
Kindred
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 1 x 90mins
“We have lived in both worlds, black and white. We understand the divide between the two in a really unique way, we have seen it from both sides.” Kindred promises a moving feature documentary about Gillian Moody and Adrian Russell Wills , two best friends who invite us into their remarkable story of friendship and the bond that bought them together - being adopted.
Kindred is a Kalori Productions production for NITV . Principal production investment from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department in association with Screen NSW . Financed with support from NITV.
National Indigenous Music Awards 2022
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
The National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) will return to NITV in 2022, bringing Indigenous music and stories to audiences around Australia.
No Ordinary Black
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 5 x 8mins
In partnership with Screen NSW, Film Victoria, Screen Territory , South Australian Film Corporatio n and Screenwest , No Ordinary Black is designed to bring to the screen thought-provoking First Nation stories, authored and crafted by First Nations people.
Blackfellas Who Can’t Dance: A comedy-drama from writer/director Enoch Mailangi ( All My Friends Are Racist ) and producer Majhid Heath ( Dark Place ). This story follows Nathan, who falls in love at a gym but soon finds his love interest is fundamentally different, and the two dance around their desires. This project is also supported by Screen NSW . Blackfullas Who Can’t Dance is a Noble Savage Pictures production for NITV . Principal production funding from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department and NITV through the No Ordinary Black initiative. Financed with support from Screen NSW.
Finding Jedda: Finding Jedda, which follows two girls who go head-to-head for the role of a lifetime, in a reimagining of the 1954 auditions for the iconic Australian film Jedda. Writer/director Tanith Glynn-Maloney ( Robbie Hood ) teams up with executive producers Dan Lake and Meg O’Connell ( Retrograde ). Finding Jedda is a Since 1788 Productions, Unless Pictures, and Orange Entertainment production for NITV . This project is also supported by Screen Territory. Principal production funding from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department and NITV through the No Ordinary Black initiative. Financed with support from Screen Territory.
Mudskipper: Martha, a Torres Strait Islander woman, works tirelessly in a laundromat loading machines and folding washing, ready for the collection of her boss. When a mysterious visitor arrives, Martha is reminded of the life she has left behind. The creative team features writer/director John Harvey ( Water ), writer Walter Waia and producer Gillian Moody ( Ties That Bind ). Mudskipper is a Brown Cab Productions production for NITV . This project is also supported by Screen Queensland . Principal production funding from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department and NITV through the No Ordinary Black initiative. Financed with support from Screen Queensland.
Shiny One: A comedy from writer/director Viviana Petyarre ( Utopia Generations ), producer Tanith Glynn-Maloney ( Robbie Hood ) and executive producers Dan Lake and Meg O’Connell ( Retrograde ). The film centres on a youngfella named Wenye, who leaves his remote community to pursue a dream vision calling him to the big smoke to find his pot of gold. Shiny One is a Since 1788 Productions, Unless Pictures, and Orange Entertainment production for NITV . This project is also supported by Screen Territory. Principal production funding from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department and NITV through the No Ordinary Black initiative. Financed with support from Screen Territory.
The Lost Crystal of Jessica’s Room: From writer/director Gary Hamaguchi and producer Jodie Bell , who previously collaborated on Saving Seagrass . The film follows two children who play a game where they use a treasure map to find a crystal in their backyard, but the crystal is not what is seems. The Lost Crystal of Jessica’s Room is a Ramu Productions production for NITV . This project is also supported by Screenwest . Principal production funding from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department and NITV through the No Ordinary Black initiative. Financed with support from Screenwest.
Barrumbi Kids
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 10 x 30mins
Barrumbi Kids tells the rollicking, coming-of-age story of Tomias and Dahlia - two best friends growing up in a magical and remote Northern Territory community. This series celebrates the value of unstructured outdoor play, living with the consequences of their shenanigans, engaging with the physical world and above all, making your own fun! A fast-paced drama with action, humour and heart. Through fishing, hunting and schooling, the children learn about themselves, each other and living in both Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal cultures.
Barrumbi Kids is an Ambience Entertainment Pty Ltd and Tamarind Tree Pictures Pty Ltd production for NITV . Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Territory. Financed with support from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Screen Queensland and Screen NSW.
Larapinta
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 6 x 30mins
Larapinta is an environmental documentary, told through the eyes of young presenter Talia Liddle . Drawing on inspiration from documentaries such as Our Planet, it will educate and inspire audiences to connect to country, to look at country from a different perspective, as something to care for rather than something at our disposal. Larapinta will look at the effect of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture and Country but it will also show the strength that continues to this day - an equal balance of horror and beauty.
Larapinta is a No Coincidence Media Pty Ltd and Pursekey Productions Pty Ltd production for NITV . Principal production investment from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department , in association with Screenwest. Financed with support from Goolari Media and Screen NSW.
Our Law
TX: Mid 2022 on NITV
#3## Number of Episodes: 6 x 30mins
After 170 years of locked doors and sealed lips, documentary cameras are now granted intimate and candid access to the Indigenous officers and cadets attempting to break the cycle of Indigenous incarceration and repair a deeply troubled Aboriginal-police relationship, while giving voice to the communities being policed.
Our Law is a Pink Pepper Pty Ltd and Periscope Pictures Pty Ltd production for NITV. Principal production investment from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department , in association with NITV . Financed with support from Screenwest and Lotterywest.
Going Places with Ernie Dingo S5
TX: Late 2022 on NITV
#3## Number of Episodes: 12 x 52mins
Going Places with Ernie Dingo will return to NITV this year, introducing a new suite of iconic destinations. From the Kakadu National Park to the Great Barrier Reef, Ernie is no stranger to exploring the beauty that our country has to offer. After four seasons, Ernie will be hitting the road with some friends - actor Aaron Fa’aoso , journalist Rae Johnston , entrepeneur and presenter Bianca Hunt and Network 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs.
Produced by NITV.
Skip Ad
TX: Late 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 13 x 30mins
Click that button and ‘Skip This Ad’ now. Skip Ad is a half hour of all the wild and crazy content from IG, YouTube, TikTok, and wherever else people are silly enough to post selfies of themselves eating dishwasher tablets. It’s Funniest Home Videos, but for the new generation. Slow TV? No thanks! This is ‘Fast TV’. Grab whatever screen you have and let’s get meta! Skip Ad is an internal NITV production.
The First Inventors
TX: Late 2022 on NITV
#3## Number of Episodes: 4 x 1hr
In this flagship series, The First Inventors uncovers the vast, innovative knowledge of Indigenous Australia. Rob Collins takes a journey through continental time and Country as he meets and collaborates with First Nations experts whose front-line Australian field work is illuminating ancient innovations and discoveries.
The First Inventors is a Ronde Pty Ltd production for NITV. A production for NITV and Network 10 . Major production investment from Screen Australia in association with NITV. Financed with support from the National Indigenous Australians Agency , with Tourism Australia, Screen NSW and Screen Territory.
Strait To The Plate S2
TX: Late 2022 on NITV
#3## Number of Episodes: 6 x 24mins
Strait to the Plate’s second season follows the return of Aaron Fa’Aoso as he travels throughout the three western regions (Top Western, Western and Near Western) traditionally known as the Guda Maluylgal, Maluyligal and Kawaialagalgal regions of the Torres Strait Islands. Island hopping by dinghy and air, he visits Saibai, Boigu, Dauan, Mabuyag, Thursday Island, Hammond, Prince of Wales and Friday Island.
Strait To The Plate is a Lone Star Company Pty Ltd for NITV . Produced with investment from Screen Queensland.
MICF Deadly Funny 2022
TX: Late 2022 on NITV
#3## Number of Episodes: 1 x 1hr
Cheeky and loud, black and proud, Deadly Funny is Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s national comedy competition unearthing the freshest and funniest First
Nations talent from across the country. Deadly Funny is a national comedy competition open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders over the age of 18. It encourages new talent to get behind the mic and work with some of Australia’s finest First Nations comedians and storytellers. Entering its 17th year, it has seen the likes of Steph Tisdell, Kevin Kropinyeri, Andy Saunders, Shiralee Hood, Dane Simpson and Sean Choolburra join the program as both participants and mentors.
Keeping Hope
TX: Late 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 1 x 1hr
Mark Coles Smith is at the beginning of a difficult personal journey. He has been haunted by unanswered questions regarding the suicide of his best friend in the Kimberly ten years ago. While the passing of years has numbed the pain, Mark reflects how people who die young are frozen in time. However, with those who take their own lives, it’s difficult to properly celebrate their lives because when talking about them feelings of guilt and remorse inevitably arise. They become statistics and painful memories. Suicide in Indigenous communities is now at epidemic proportions. It’s something we must talk about. Mark travels across the Kimberley to visit some of the worst affected areas and speaks with professionals, Indigenous community leaders and his own family to find out what’s being done and what is still needed.
Keeping Hope is a Joined Up Films production for NITV . Principal production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screenwest.
Kutcha’s Koorioke S2
TX: Late 2022 on NITV
Number of Episodes: 10 x 5mins
Kutcha’s Koorioke marks it’s free to air premiere as it joins the NITV family in its second season. Hosted by acclaimed Mutti Mutti songman Kutcha Edwards, j oin Kutcha and a stellar group of Indigenous performers young and old on a musical journey through Wurundjeri country - the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.
Kutcha’s Koorioke is a Brown Cab Productions Pty Ltd and Tamarind Tree Pictures Pty Ltd production for NITV . Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Film Victoria and Telematics Trust . Financed with support from the City of Yarra.
RETURNING NITV NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS IN 2022
In 2022, our dedicated team of NITV journalists across the country will continue to deliver breaking news, cover the big stories and explore the issues that matter most to our communities. NITV’s flagship current affairs program The Point is back with NITV’s John Paul Janke and Network 10’s Narelda Jacobs , joined by key commentators and high-profile personalities each week to discuss the stories you need to know through a unique Indigenous perspective. Karla Grant returns for another season of Living Black , where she sits down with inspiring and influential people to delve into issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, bringing personal insight to extraordinary stories. Veteran journalist Natalie Ahmat and our team of First Nations journalists are back on screens seven days a week in 2022 with daily editions of NITV News and Friday national wrap program Nula .
RETURNING NITV SPORT IN 2022
Championing young, diverse players and perspectives, Yokayi Footy returns. to NITV in March. Viewers will get their footy fix, be treated to player interviews, and enjoy moving community stories as football and Indigenous culture intersect. Over the Black Dot also returns in March, with an all-Indigenous panel covering NRL highlights alongside special guests, championing Indigenous achievements and having some laughs along the way. After the 50th anniversary of the Koori Knockout was postponed to 2021, the tournament will return to its home on NITV, live in October.