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Colourise Festival

Australian Indigenous media arts festival

Colourise is a non-for-profit community festival that promotes and inspires production of local, national and international Indigenous community screen culture in partnership with arts, education and training organisations.

As part of the celebrations of the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) gathering season, the event is staged in early July at venues throughout Brisbane, from community halls and ovals to inner city restaurants and prominent arts venues. A tribute ceremony is featured, which pays respect to prominent local Indigenous people and highlights family values and traditions.

Drawing from the customs and potential of a collaborative arts culture, the festival marries the vitality of the Indigenous community with a showcase of exciting new screen culture art forms and talent.

In 2007, Colourise Festival formed a partnership with the International Film Festival, creating ColouriseBIFF. This partnership aims to broaden the view on national and international Indigenous cultural practices and perspectives.

Colourise Festival is presented by Uniikup Productions Ltd, a community-based media arts group, and is organised by Colourise, Uniikup’s innovative screen culture-based creative consultancy service.

Uniikup is a media development initiative of the Brisbane Indigenous community. Murriimage Community Video and Film Service (along with Radio 4AAA). It was established in 1985 and out of this initiative, in 1994, emerged Uniikup Productions Limited as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. Uniikup Incorporated Murriimage as its trading name. Numerous media arts programs for Indigenous community organisations, individuals, and government agencies have been produced over the past 24 years.

Last updated by Eliza Hull (2011-10-29)