At the inaugural Native Lens Film Festival in Honiara, a team of local    and international judges awarded the film “Herstory: Women working in corrections” coproduced by the Correctional Services  Solomon Islands (CSSI) Women’s Network and Sukwadi Media the  award for Best Feature Film 2019. Herstory is a participatory  documentary film that tells the stories … Read more →

At the inaugural Native Lens Film Festival in Honiara, a team of local    and international judges awarded the film “Herstory: Women working in corrections” coproduced by the Correctional Services  Solomon Islands (CSSI) Women’s Network and Sukwadi Media the  award for Best Feature Film 2019. Herstory is a participatory  documentary film that tells the stories of pioneering women who were  the first to work in prisons in Solomon Islands. These women tell their  personal stories of achievement and how they collectively fought for  women’s rights in a once male-dominated workplace.

Dr Anouk Ride, co-producer initially accepted the award on behalf of the film-making team then, at a ceremony yesterday, this award was formerly handed over by co-producer Wendy Gebe to the CSSI Commissioner.

“The Test: Chronicle of an initiation” premiered on France Televisions networks France O in late 2015 and the FIFO Oceania Documentary Festival in February 2015. “The Test” is a 56 minute observational documentary that follows the journey of a village boy to a man in a revival of ancient tradition in Aorigi (Santa Catalina), Solomon … Read more →

“The Test: Chronicle of an initiation” premiered on France Televisions networks France O in late 2015 and the FIFO Oceania Documentary Festival in February 2015. “The Test” is a 56 minute observational documentary that follows the journey of a village boy to a man in a revival of ancient tradition in Aorigi (Santa Catalina), Solomon Islands. See trailer for France O here: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=824591930896543&set=vb.212922378730171&type=2&theater

Both premieres were the French language version of the film, produced by Solomon Islands film production house Sukwadi Media and French production house Compagnie des Taxi Brousse with France Televisions. In Tahiti the producer Anouk Ride and director Adilah Dolaiano did a set of interviews which can be viewed online here:

Radio New Zealand: http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/265286/solomons’-film-premieres-at-fifo
Radio Australia: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/solomon-islands-film-documents-revival-of-initiation-ritual/1413783
FIFO: http://www.fifo-tahiti.com/2015/02/tout-ce-quil-faut-savoir-sur-le-test-chronique-dune-initiation/

The English language version of the film will be released shortly.

ADILAH DOLAIANO WINS PAN PACIFIC CBA WORLDVIEW DOCUMENTARY DEVELOPMENT AWARD Adilah Dolaiano, head of Sukwadi Media, and director of upcoming documentary THE TEST is one of two winners of the award, along with Renagi Taukarai from Papua New Guinea. Watch Adilah talking about recieving this award: http://www.youtube.com/sukwadimedia THE TEST is the story of a boy … Read more →

ADILAH DOLAIANO WINS PAN PACIFIC CBA WORLDVIEW DOCUMENTARY DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Adilah Dolaiano, head of Sukwadi Media, and director of upcoming documentary THE TEST is one of two winners of the award, along with Renagi Taukarai from Papua New Guinea. Watch Adilah talking about recieving this award: http://www.youtube.com/sukwadimedia

THE TEST is the story of a boy who paddles a canoe out to sea to fish tuna in a test for himself and future of a community. The film will be produced by director and cameraman Adilah Dolaiano, producer and screenwriter Anouk Ride Dolaiano and researcher and writer Julian Maka’a.

Sukwadi Media’s pitch for a film called THE TEST has won the Oceania Pitch competition at this year’s FIFO Film Festival in Tahiti, as announced in the festival’s prize ceremony on Friday night. THE TEST is the story of a boy who paddles a canoe out to sea to fish tuna in a test for … Read more →

Sukwadi Media’s pitch for a film called THE TEST has won the Oceania Pitch competition at this year’s FIFO Film Festival in Tahiti, as announced in the festival’s prize ceremony on Friday night.

THE TEST is the story of a boy who paddles a canoe out to sea to fish tuna in a test for himself and future of a community.

The film will be produced by director and cameraman Adilah Dolaiano from Malaita, Solomon Islands (www.youtube.com/sukwadimedia), producer and screenwriter Anouk Ride Dolaiano from Australia living in Honiara, and researcher and writer Julian Maka’a from Makira, Solomon Islands.

In the Oceania Pitch programme ATPA/ FIFO selects the best projects and offers them a three day workshop to prepare their presentation, accompanied by high quality professionals such as commissioning editors, producers and directors.

After this coaching, Oceania Pitch participants present their ideas for future films to a panel of broadcasters, funding agencies and producers from all over the world.

These people then vote on the best pitch and a prize of 1000 EURO is awarded by ATPA/FIFO.

In his acceptance speech, Director of THE TEST Adilah Dolaiano thanked the organisers, his fellow Pacific Islander filmmakers at the FIFO for the Pan Pacific Media Training and the Lord for this honour of the award and the support he felt for his project. He encouraged more Pacific Islanders to pitch projects in future, saying it was important for Islanders to tell their own stories.

Producer of THE TEST Anouk Ride Dolaiano said while pitching was an intimidating experience, the level of support from FIFO, the Oceania Pitch coaches and the other Pacific Islanders working in the media had been amazing and would always be remembered by the team producing THE TEST.

Adilah Dolaiano (Sukwadi Media www.youtube.com/sukwadimedia) and Anouk Ride have been selected to participate in Oceania Pitch, a documentary pitching competition held by the FIFO Festival in Tahiti, French Polynesia. Along with renknowned writer from the Makira region in Solomon Islands, Julian Maka’a the team is seeking funding and investors for a documentary called “The Test”. … Read more →

Adilah Dolaiano (Sukwadi Media www.youtube.com/sukwadimedia) and Anouk Ride have been selected to participate in Oceania Pitch, a documentary pitching competition held by the FIFO Festival in Tahiti, French Polynesia. Along with renknowned writer from the Makira region in Solomon Islands, Julian Maka’a the team is seeking funding and investors for a documentary called “The Test”.

ABOUT “THE TEST”

A hand carved canoe with three men paddle out into the open water, to catch a fish normally hunted by giant purse seine nets – skipjack tuna.

The island of Makira is one of the few places in the world where people fish as before – using entirely local natural materials with only their experience and wits pitted against some of the world’s fastest fish. Their old methods display a range of ingenious methods to capture different species of fish – including kites that mimic birds and red mud decoys.

THE TEST takes us into the life of a typical young male teenager – music, phones and girls – but this boy also has a huge challenge ahead: how to catch tuna and prove his manhood. In the old days, those who fished for tuna were said to be able to kill giants and save their communities from peril. These days what is the value of catching tuna the old way?

For more about Oceania Pitch see http://oceaniapitch.org/index.php

UPDATES ABOUT “THE TEST” COMING SOON…

A new film on masterpiece paintings by Solomon Islanders scripted by Anouk Ride and produced by Sukwadi Media had a local premiere at the Festival of Pacific Arts in July 2012. Watch the film online (in 2 parts) at http://www.youtube.com/sukwadimedia.

A new film on masterpiece paintings by Solomon Islanders scripted by Anouk Ride and produced by Sukwadi Media had a local premiere at the Festival of Pacific Arts in July 2012. Watch the film online (in 2 parts) at http://www.youtube.com/sukwadimedia.