VISION STATEMENT

ISA aims to maintain and promote Indigenous culture through the support of Indigenous filmmakers and their organisations.

OBJECTIVES

1. Encourage the professional development of Indigenous film & video practitioners through training and production opportunities.

2. Creating and lobbying toward greater production opportunity.

3. Facilitate and support a unified network of Indigenous film & video practitioners.

4. Promote and maintain Indigenous cultures through the production and dissemination of Indigenous film and video.

5. Support the long term implementation of national Indigenous television services.

6. Lobby for the appropriate archiving of, and access to moving images of Indigenous Australians.

7. Effective and efficient use of resources.

MEASURES OF OBJECTIVES

1. Encourage the professional development of Indigenous film & video practitioners through training and employment opportunities.

1.1) Skills audit

1.2) Completion of Indigenous Film & Television Training Strategy

1.3) Funding for professional development via the strategy

1.4) Number of courses available for professional development

1.5) Number of state based entry level production initiatives

2.Creating and lobbying toward greater production opportunity.

2.1) Funding allocated to Indigenous production

2.2) Funding allocated to development of scripts by Indigenous practitioners

2.3) How many meetings with stakeholders

3. Facilitate and support a unified network of Indigenous film & video practitioners

3.1) Survey the participation of Indigenous people in all areas of film production

3.2) Update contact list

3.3) Create data base and web site

3.4) Co-ordinate annual meeting

3.5) Maintain regular consultation with members

3.6) Comprehensive membership of active practitioners

4. Promote and maintain Indigenous cultures through the production and dissemination of Indigenous film and video.

4.1) Stage Indigenous film festival bi-annually.

4.2) Stage the Tudawali awards bi-annually.

4.3) Number of programs; representative of history/culture and language programs.

4.4) Number of programs distributed locally and internationally.

4.5) Partnerships with other organisations.

4.6) Development of protocol document.

5. Support the long term implementation of national Indigenous television services.

5.1) Develop lobby strategy for relevant government departments & ministers

5.2) Support for partnership from government broadcasters for migratory strategy

5.3) Preparation of budget bid for 2005/2006

6. Lobby for the appropriate archiving of, and access to moving images of Indigenous Australians.

6.1) Develop terms of reference for consultancy into current status of archives

6.2) Convene working party to oversee consultancy research

6.3) Adoption of recommendations of consultancy report by stakeholders

6.4) Funding support for recommendations of consultancy report.

7. Effective and efficient use of resources.

7.1) Seek and confirm adequate funding

7.2) Establish sound financial & administrative management

7.3) Prepare annual report

7.4) Maintain regular consultation with members.