As of August 2024[update], producer Darren Dale, who joined the company in 2001, is managing director of Blackfella Films.

Blackfella Films was founded in 1992 by Arrernte writer, producer, and director Rachel Perkins.

It creates both factual and drama content in various formats, for cinema release as well as both feature and series forms on television and online platforms.

[7] In 2012 they released the docudrama Mabo, a telemovie, and produced the six-part television drama series Redfern Now.

In June 2019, the company won the Sydney UNESCO City of Film Award, worth A$10,000.