ABOUT
Budaya Productions is a collective of filmmakers based in Melbourne with a focus on telling gutsy and diverse stories with unconventional characters.
Taken from the Indonesian word budaya (boo·däi·yäh) meaning culture or cultural, Budaya Productions has produced a number of award winning documentaries that have been broadcast on SBS, ABC, Al Jazeera, Australia Network and screened at festivals around the world.
To view Budaya's showreel, please click here.
PEOPLE
Mark Andersson
Mark is an award-winning documentary filmmaker inspired by colourful and determined characters. He has made several films that have screened on television and numerous international film festivals. Mark has a keen visual sense and brings both a practical knowledge and a creative sensibility to the Budaya Productions team. Mark also works as a freelance DOP and Editor.
Katrina Lucas
As a creative producer, Trina has made a number of award-winning and internationally recognised broadcast and educational documentaries. Her films aim to be socially conscious as well as entertaining, and ultimately empower those involved. Trina also works as a freelance Director and Producer.
Rachael Thompson
Rachael is a Shooter/Director with an eye for engaging stories and beautiful images. Dark to Light: Saving Burma’s Eyes is Rachael’s most recent film, which she shot over two years and involved two trips inside Burma. Rachael has worked as a radio journalist, a field director on documentaries for ABC, ARTE and BBC, and as a faciltator of filmmaking workshops for community groups.
FRESH OFF THE BOAT - 25 mins, 2008 - SBS
Synopsis
Hip-hop comedy group F.O.B. - immigrant slang for "fresh off the boat" - are Generation Y Melbournians who want to be heard. Fast paced and articulate, funny and provocative, F.O.B. are determined to take the piss out of their respective races and break down cultural barriers, no matter what the consequences.
Festivals + Awards
- WINNER 'Best Documentary' 2009 Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
- Nominated 'Best Documentary' 2009 South Australian Screen Awards
- Nominated 'Best Cinematography' 2009 SA Screen Awards
- Nominated 'Best Editing' 2009 SA Screen Awards
- 'Honourable Mention' 2008 Urban World Film Festival, New York
Credits
Writer/Directors Mark Andersson & Katrina Lucas
Producers Kristian Moliere and Shane McNeil
Shot by Mark Andersson
Editor/VFX/Graphics David Ngo
Animation by Luku
Featuring music from The FOB Mixtape & Justice & Kaos
Produced in association with
A FIGHTING CHANCE - Documentary 25 / 50 minutes, 2007 - SBS
Synopsis
Once a celebrity and Olympic champion in his former homeland of Bosnia, 42-year-old Nermin Sabanovic thinks he still has what it takes to fight for a world boxing title. While he may have the support of the Bosnian community and his friends at the Aboriginal Sobriety Group where he works, his wife and two daughters aren’t so sure. Nermin has been out of the ring for ten years and his aging body may not be up to it.
Festivals + Awards
- Official Selection 2009 Portable Film Festival
- WINNER 'Best Documentary' 2008 South Australian Screen Awards
- Official Selection 2008 South by SouthWest Film Festival SXSW, USA
- WINNER 'Silver Award' 2007 Australian Cinematographers Society
Credits
Directed & Shot by Mark Andersson
Written by Mark Andersson & Katrina Lucas
Produced by Tom Zubrycki
Co-produced by Katrina Lucas
Edited by David Banbury
Original music by Unkle Ho
Distribution Galloping Films
Produced in association with
STONE COUNTRY - Documentary 13 / 26 minutes, 2006 - ABC2
Synopsis
Set in the remote township of Ngukurr, on the southeast border of Aboriginal owned Arnhem Land, this documentary is a snapshot of the community as seen through the eyes of Ngukurr residents, from the local radio DJ to community elders.
Festivals + Awards
- WINNER 'Best Documentary' 2006 SA Screen Awards
- Official Selection 2006 Berlin Asia-Pacific Film Festival, Germany
- Official Selection 2008 Wairoa Maori Film Festival, New Zealand
- Screened 2007 Fitzroy Shorts, Australia
Credits
Written/Directed & Shot by Mark Andersson
Produced by Jeff Morgan & Katrina Lucas
Graphics by Dimitrios Pouliotis
Music by Yugul
Broadcast ABC2
Distribution Ronin Films
DARK TO LIGHT - Documentary 26 minutes, 2010 - Australia Network
Synopsis
Burma's eye surgeons are few and far between, but they are faced with the highest rate of recorded cataract blindness worldwide. Stretched to their limits, they can restore sight to only a tiny proportion of patients. Dr Henry Newland and his team of Australian eye surgeons are determined to help. For the first time, they expand their aid program beyond Burma's city hospitals and head into the country's most needy and remote areas. There, they equip and train as many local eye doctors as they can, hoping to create a lasting, sustainable solution.
Festivals + Awards
- Finalist SCINEMA 2010 Festival of Science Film, Australia
- Official Selection 2010 Kos International Health Film Festival, Greece
- WINNER 'Silver Award' 2010 Australian Cinematographers Society
Credits
Directed and Shot by Rachael Thompson
Produced by Katrina Lucas
Edited by Mark Andersson & Erfan Khadem
Music by Tom Harrer
Motion Graphics by Dan McGrath
Broadcast ABC Australia Network
Produced in association with
Distribution Ronin Films
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A WALK BETWEEN TWO FIRES - Documentary 13 minutes, 2009
Synopsis
On the eve of his sentencing, a 37-year-old South Australian Ngarrindjeri man seeking redemption in the Australian justice system, must face the crime he has committed and prepare himself for the uncertain road that lies ahead. Incorporating interview footage originally used as supporting evidence in his trial, this film is a honest account of one man's personal journey through the dark side and beyond.
Festivals + Awards
- Finalist 'Filmmaker's Choice Award' 2010 We Speak, Here Online Film Festival
- WINNER 'Best Documentary' 2009 South Australian Screen Awards
- WINNER 'Best Emerging Producer' 2009 SA Screen Awards
- Nominated 'Best Indigenous Filmmaking' 2009 St Kilda Film Festival
Credits
Written/Directed & Shot by Mark Andersson
Produced by Mark Andersson & Katrina Lucas
Music by Godspeed You! Black Emperor & Audio Network
Sound edit by Tom Harrer
MY IDENTIFIED LIFE - Documentary 15 minutes, 2007
Synopsis
This short profile of Australia’s foremost UFO investigator and Adelaide icon 86-year-old Colin Norris, incorporates archival footage and animation to try and dispel the myths and uncover the truth... as Colin sees it.
Festivals + Awards
- Official Selection 2008 Portable Film Festival
- Nominated 'Best Documentary' 2007 South Australian Screen Awards
- Official Selection 2007 St Kilda Film Festival
- Selected 2007 Fitzroy Shorts
Credits
Directed, Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson
Produced by Katrina Lucas
Music by Jayme Capurso
Animations by Dimitrios Pouliotis
Archival Footage Network Ten, Channel 9 & Channel 7
LUCKY COUNTRY - 'Behind The Scenes' 40 minutes, 2009
Online & DVD Extras
Production video diaries
Behind the scenes featurette
Cast & crew interviews
Webisodes
Credits
Directors Mark Andersson & Dimitrios Poliotis
Producer Katrina Lucas
Executive Producers Kristian Moliere & Shane McNeil
Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson & Dimitrios Poliotis
Colour Grade by Ernest Weiss-Hariyanto
Distribution Madman Films
FROM MY MOTHER TONGUE - Mini-doc 8 minutes, 2010
Synopsis
Siamak Fallah, visual artist and religious refugee, is undertaking a performance installation in which he explores his bilingual dreams through experimental painting methods as he sleeps in an inner-city gallery for two weeks. Siamak uses sour orange trees - a symbol of religious oppression of Baha'is - from his birthplace Iran, combined with water, ochre and paper, to illustrate his dream... a dream he has not dreamt yet.
Festivals
- Official Selection 2011 ArtDeco Film Festival, Sao Paulo Brazil
Credits
Directed, Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson
Produced by Katrina Lucas
Music composed by Tom Harrer
Production assistant Dimitrios Pouliotis
Additional Footage by Siamak Fallah
SALLY'S STORY - Documentary 21 minutes, 2011
Synopsis
Self-proclaimed bi-sexual transgender Jewish cowgirl Sally Goldner tells her story of self- discovery, as she navigates the gender path on the way to her 45th birthday. A coming of age tale and personal portrait of inspiring Melbourne transgendered woman Sally Goldner: activist, drummer, singer/songwriter, stand-up comic and radio DJ.
Festivals
- Official Selection 2011 Vancouver Queer Film Festival
- Official Selection 2011 Melbourne Queer Film Festival
- Official Selection 2011 St Kilda Film Festival
- Official Selection 2011 Translations Seattle Transgender Film Festival
Credits
Directed, Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson
Produced by Mark Andersson & Katrina Lucas
Music by Nick Browning & Audionetwork
Hair & Makeup by Satya Harrington
BEHIND THE TRIANGLE WARS - 'Behind The Scenes' 20 minutes, 2011
featurette &Web Extras
Credits
Director Rachael Thompson
Producer Lizzette Atkins
Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson
Distribution Antidote Films
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WOMEN IN PERFORMANCE: BALI - Documentary 22 mins, 2010
Synopsis
In the last 25 years there has been a significant change within Bali's performing arts. In an area traditionally dominated by men, women are now able to emerge and perform across genres - from gamelan music and puppetry through to dance and drama. In this documentary several renowned performers share their passion for traditional Balinese performing arts, and how they negotiate their role as performer with that of traditional housekeeper and mother.
Credits
Directed and Produced by Katrina Lucas
Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson
Distribution Video Education Australia
EAT WELL BE ACTIVE START YOUNG - Documentary 43 mins, 2009
Synopsis
Parents of children newborn to 5 years share their stories of starting breastfeeding, introducing first solids and keeping toddlers and small children eating healthy. They also demonstrate how they support their children’s development through helping them with tummy time and learning to roll, crawl and walk, as well as games and activities to keep kids active.
Credits
Directed and Shot by Jeni Lee
Produced by Katrina Lucas
Edited by Mark Andersson
Animation and Graphic Design by Greg Holfield
Visual Effects by The Cutting Room
Music by Tom Harrer
Commissioned by
LOOKING FORWARD LOOKING BACK - Documentary 22 minutes, 2008
Synopsis
Since its early days as the Highways Department, South Australia's Department for Transport has an established history of Aboriginal employment. This film explores the past and present significant contributions that their Aboriginal workers have made towards the construction and design of many of the state’s roads, highways and landscapes, and looks at changing attitudes towards Aboriginal workers within the department itself.
Credits
Directed by Katrina Lucas
Produced by Joyleen Thomas & Katrina Lucas
Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson
Commissioned by
WITHOUT A HOME - Documentary 40 minutes, 2005
Synopsis
Over the past two decades, homelessness has become an increasingly visible problem in Australia, a social blight that is in sharp contrast to the country's widespread affluence. Delving into the complex issue of homelessness, this is a film that challenges stereotypes and offers insight into the lives of those sleeping it rough.
Produced in association with the Hutt Street Centre
Credits
Directed and Shot by Mark Andersson
Produced by Jeff Morgan & Katrina Lucas
Edited by Mark Andersson
Music by Jayme Capurso
Distribution Video Education Australia
STREET ART - Documentary 25 minutes, 2011
Synopsis
To some, street art and graffiti is nothing but vandalism, but to others it is a vital form of self expression. In this eye-opening program we speak to eight members of Melbourne's thriving street art scene. Through their stories we examine not only the street art of Melbourne, but its contribution to art and society globally. We explore the history of street art, the inspirations of our featured artists, and the materials and techniques they use.
Festivals + Awards
- Nominated 'ATOM Award' 2011 Australian Teachers of Media Awards
Credits
Directed by Katrina Lucas
Shot & Edited by Mark Andersson
Produced by Thomas Baricevic
Distribution Video Education Australia
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STRAYS OF BALI - Documentary in-production
Synopsis
Australian Linda Buller is on a gruelling mission to save Bali's tattered street dogs, but can one Western woman reach out to Bali’s dogs and start a revolution?
She may be a tough-talking Aussie, but 60-year-old Linda Buller’s passion and love of animals is second-to-none. Linda first came to the tropical island of Bali 20 years ago to sober up and get her life back on track, and ended up staying to start a career as an artist. Yet it wasn’t long until the endless sight of horrifically wounded dogs roaming the streets inspired this feisty animal-lover to set up a dog refuge centre with little funds in an abandoned gallery and start collecting maimed dogs and puppies from the street.
Now local resistance to Linda’s plans, plus an endless stream of dumped dogs, cats and monkeys, and a serious rabies outbreak, means Linda’s mission is one hard task. And to top it all off, just as her centre is facing overpopulation and closure by mid 2012, Linda is hit by typhoid and dengue fever, forcing her to reluctantly hand over the shelter’s reigns to volunteer and fellow Aussie Ebony Owens.
But Linda won’t let this slow her down, and with Ebony and a stream of dedicated volunteers help she continues to work towards her dream to build Bali’s first ever dog sanctuary. She knows this is the only hope for her furry friends, most of which have lost limbs or suffered severe illness and are still in recovery. It is these dogs that are hardest to adopt out to suitable families, as the Balinese have a different cultural viewpoint on keeping pets and how much to nurture them. As Hindus, they believe humans who lead a less than perfect life are destined for canine reincarnation.
Meanwhile Ebony and the local Balinese staff continue to pick up, treat and vaccinate dilapidated dogs on a daily basis, and Linda is unwavering in her plan to build a sanctuary, no matter what the cost.
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Credits
Director/DOP Mark Andersson
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NEWS + SCREENINGS
20 June, 2011
Budaya Productions is very happy to welcome our friend and talented filmmaker Rachael Thompson to our team! Some of Rachael's recent credits include field directing and behind-the-scenes content on the six-part series Penguin Island (ABC1/BBC/ARTE France), additional camera on The Trial (SBS), and edit assistant on Seed Hunter (ABC/ARTE/NatGeo/SVT/RTE). Besides documentary, Rachael’s previous work includes producing for ABC radio and facilitating filmmaking workshops for community groups. We are looking forward to collaborating with Rachael and already have serveral exciting projects in the pipeline so stay tuned :)
17 March, 2011
Great news! Sally's Story has been invited to screen at this year's Translations Seattle Transgender Film Festival and Vancouver Queer Film Festival, the largest queer media event in Western Canada, with approximately 13,000 viewers each year. Sally's Story has also been selected to screen at this years St Kilda Film Festival.
11 January, 2011
Our latest self funded doco Sally's Story about transgender activist Sally Goldner will be premiering at the 2011 Melbourne Queer Film Festival, yee ha!
3 August, 2010
We are pleased to announce that Dark to Light has been acquired by ABC's Australia Network, and will be broadcast to the Asia-Pacific region in the coming months. The film is also being distributed by educational distributor Ronin Films, and will be available for purchase through them very soon.
20 July, 2010
Dark to Light: Saving Burma's Eyes has been selected as a finalist in this year's SCINEMA Festival of Science Film, in the 'International Open - Documentary' category.
The film is also part of SCINEMA's travelling festival program, and will be screened in venues across the country from August 14 - 22 to celebrate National Science Week, so check it out if you can!
15 June, 2010
Our recently completed half-hour doco Dark to Light: Saving Burma's Eyes, funded by the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the South Australian Film Corporation and directed by the talented Rachael Thompson, has been selected for the 2010 Kos International Health Film Festival in Greece.
A Walk Between Two Fires has also been selected for the online 'We Speak, Here' Film Festival 2010. You can watch and rate the film here.
5 December, 2009
Director Kriv Stender's latest feature film - Lucky Country - is now available on DVD, and we were lucky enough to be charged with creating the online and DVD extras for the film. You can rent a copy at your local video store, or purchase a copy here too see our behind the scences documentary, cast and crew interviews and much more. You can also view the behind the scenes featurette we made for the film here.
1 July, 2009
We were chuffed to hear that A Walk Between Two Fires recently received a nomintion for 'Best Acheivement in Indigenous Filmmaking' at the 2009 St Kilda Film Festival.
20 February, 2009
Our latest self-funded short doco project - A Walk Between Two Fires - about a local Ngarrindjeri man, has picked up a South Australian Screen Award for 'Best Documentary', with Mark and Trina winning the 'Emerging Producer Award' for the same film, and Mark nominated for 'Best Director'. Fresh off the Boat slipped in with 'Best Editing', 'Best Cinematography' and 'Best Doco' nominations.
Fresh off The Boat also recently took home the trophy for 'Best Short Documentary' at the 2009 Chicago International Music and Movies Festival. See what the judges had to say here.
CONTACT
Budaya Productions
Brunswick East
Victoria 3057
Australia
Ph + 61 3 9386 2265
MARK ANDERSSON
Director / DOP / Editor
KATRINA LUCAS
Producer / Director
