Erub Arts entry, Dauma and Garom was not only awarded the much sought after ICTV Best Collaborative Video at the recent National Remote Indigenous Media Festival, the animation was also the winner of the People’s Choice Award. ICTV received over 140 entries from as far away as the Kimberley, reflecting the increasing interest and skill base of Indigenous video-makers in remote communities. The art centre coordinated the production of Dauma and Garom on Darnley Island. This involved story custodian John Mye, community members, school students and staff of the art centre working alongside animator Jonathon Daw, filmmaker Jan Cattoni, artist educator Lynnette Griffiths. Dauma & Garom is a contemporary story composed by the late Mr George Mye and tells of a love story between a crab (Dauma ) and a fish (Garom). The main characters were created from ghostnet materials based on the large scale commissioned work for the Australian Museum, with students charcoal drawings for the remaining characters. This project provided valuable experience and training for our media staff and they look forward to future documentation of local stories. Erub Arts is very proud of achieving these awards and acknowledges the team effort and the financial support of our funding bodies Australian Museum and the Torres Strait Regional Authority, Culture, Art & Heritage program. Congratulations and a big thank you! Follow link to view Dauma & Garom: vimeo/107549652
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 01:37:25 +0000
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