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Kelrick Martin appointed Head of Indigenous at ABC TV

Kelrick Martin.

Award-winning Indigenous filmmaker and development executive Kelrick Martin is headed to the ABC as the new head of Indigenous.

Martin replaces Sally Riley, now the ABC’s head of scripted production.

A descendant of the Ngarluma, Bunuba and Gooniyandi people of northern Western Australia, Martin has a 20 year career in Indigenous broadcasting.

He joins the ABC from Screenwest, where he was Indigenous manager, responsible for the development and support of WA’s Indigenous filmmaking community. Prior to this he was commissioning editor for NITV.

Kelrick began his career as a cadet radio broadcaster for Goolarri Media. Moving to Sydney in 1998, he presented ABC Radio National's Awaye! and was the inaugural presenter of ABC TV's Message Stick. In 2002 he completed his Masters in Documentary Writing and Directing at AFTRS.

Martin formed Spear Point Productions in 2010, whose credits include documentaries Yagan, Outside Chance, Prison Songs, and short drama, Karroyul – a 2015 AACTA Award nominee.

“We are delighted to welcome Kelrick to the team. He is an immense talent who brings with him an extensive working knowledge of creating compelling content with and about Indigenous Australia. He will be leading a passionate team at an important time, as the ABC strives to build on the vital and growing legacy of the Indigenous department,” said Riley.

Martin said the ABC had an incredible track record of producing cutting-edge Indigenous screen content in Australia, most recently seen with Cleverman and the iview series Black As

“This opportunity is both an honour and a true milestone in my career, and I'm excited to begin working with the current generation of skilled, passionate Indigenous filmmakers who are forging their path locally and overseas,” he said.

Martin starts September 26.
 

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