JFM Production
JFM specalise in Indigenous documentaries for television. That have been made in collaboration with indigenous communities all over Australia.JFM Video Production services Sydney.
James Graduated from UTS in 1988 with a BA in Communications majoring in film theory and film practice. In 1988 he travelled to the United States to work in the film industry for 5 years at Propaganda Films in Los Angeles.
James arrived back in Australia in 1993 where he started his own production company, JFM. Over the next 10 years James became a director and cinematographer of documentaries. He worked for various institutions and came to specialise in Australian indigenous art and culture.
Today he is one of Australia's most experienced filmmakers in documenting Australian indigenous art, culture and lifestyle. Having firmly established himself as documentary filmmaker James began training and mentoring Indigenous youth working in remote areas of Arnhem Land and Metro screen in Sydney, where his students went on the make award winning short films.
James has completed documentaries for the ABC, SBS, Ovation Channel and National Indigenous TV. In 2007 James completed "The French Connection" a half hour documentary for the ABC on the building of the Musee du quay Branly in Paris, Australia's greatest indigenous art commission. In 2008 he worked on projects for the Message Stick programme on the ABC and a nine part series for National Indigenous TV called "Culture Warriors". In 2009-10 James was Director/Cinematographer on "Living Strong" a 26 half hour programme for National Indigenous TV. Currently James is in postproduction on "Move it Mob Style" a 20 part series on Indigenous dance and ...read more
