What does Yoowarni mean?
Yoowarni means to come together.
Pronounced ‘you-war-knee’, it translates to “one” and is utilised to express an understanding of unity and the integration of two worlds into one.
Language group:
Gooniyandi people from the North West of Western Australia.
Circles are often used to symbolise a meeting place and can hold significant meaning for different languages groups across Australia.
For Yoowarni Productions we have used the symbols to highlight significant moments and meeting places on the journey of creating Yoowarni Productions - this leads to the naming of each circle.
Our logo captures the journey of Ice Cream Productions and Northern Pictures – coming together to create Yoowarni and going together into the future as one.
About Ice Cream Productions
Originated in 2018, Ice Cream Productions started with a dream; to become a beacon for change in an industry that has the power to alter the perspectives and views of Aboriginal people
We want to integrate our storytelling, provide a transfer of knowledge and reinstate control over our first nations narrative. Ice Cream Productions is about innovation and creativity, alongside our ancestral holistic ideologies that has allowed us to widen our scope as a company and develop projects in various industries that supports our mission.
The name Ice Cream is used in memory of co-founder Scott Wilson’s grandfather who passed in 2018. He was a respected man and station manager in Western Australia. One day, while mustering across the country a wild horse galloped into camp. A beautiful white horse, that Scott’s grandfather roped and called Ice Cream. A few days later a young boy at camp fell into a fire. The camp being so far from town they did not have medical supplies to support the severe burning of this young boy. Scott’s grandfather without hesitation put the boy on the back of Ice Cream and raced to the nearest town. The young boy spoke at my grandfather’s funeral and shared this story of how my grandfather saved his life. Ice Cream productions carries the memory of my grandfather and will uphold while sharing the integrity and values he stood for.
Co-founder Benny Eggmolesse stand-up:
About Northern Pictures
Established in 2010, Northern Pictures has one of the strongest storytelling reputations in Australian television.
Producing on average 100 hours of content for global broadcasters each year, their slate includes blue chip natural history programs, social issues series, factual entertainment, theatrical documentaries, children's factual and scripted drama.
Northern Pictures has been recognised as significantly contributing to diversity and representation on and off screen. The team prides on creating programs with unique access and cinematic sensibilities, underpinned by strong journalistic values.
NP’s factual team has produced some of Australia’s most awarded and recognised documentary content, tackling big subjects such as racism, mental health, domestic violence, disability, misogyny and addiction.
NP Kids has built a reputation for entertaining, nature inspired content that excites and engages young audiences in the preschool and kid’s space. Their latest kids comedy series, Hardball, won the 2020 International Emmy Award for Best Kids Live Action.
NP has expanded into scripted content with a focus on comedy and adventure.