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An Accidental Soldier
''An Accidental Soldier'' is an Australian television drama film produced by Goalpost Pictures, released on 15 September 2013, and starring Marie Bunel, Dan Spielman, Julia Zemiro, and Bryan Brown. It is written by Blake Ayshford from the screenplay of John Charalambous, who based it on his 2008 book ''Silent Parts''. The film was directed by Rachel Ward and was shot just outside Perth, Western Australia. Plot summary Harry Lambert (Dan Spielman) is a timid 35-year-old Australian baker who is shamed by his rural neighbours to join the 1st AIF and fight in the Western Front of World War I. Behind the lines, he continues to bake bread but when they are called up to fight, Harry realises he doesn't want to kill and leaves the battlefield. In the countryside, deserters are being trailed; he barely avoids capture when Colombe Jacotot (Marie Bunel) finds him. She is a quiet farm-wife, who has faced the horrors of war: the death of her son and her husband abandoning her. Neither knows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Ward
Rachel Claire Ward (born 12 September 1957) is an English-Australian"Rachel Ward asks 'Aren’t we good enough?' " by Raymond Gill, dailyreview.com.au, 8 December 2016 , , and . Early life Ward was born in |
Beautiful Kate
''Beautiful Kate'' is a 2009 Australian drama film directed by Rachel Ward and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Maeve Dermody and Sophie Lowe. Ward adapted the script from a 1982 novel of the same name by Newton Thornburg; this was the first novel by Thornburg used for a movie since ''Cutter's Way'' (1981). The film was shot on location in the Flinders Ranges. The film premiered in June 2009 at the Sydney Film Festival and was released in limited release across Australia on 6 August 2009. Plot Writer Ned Kendall is returning to the remote and isolated family home inhabited by his sister Sally, to say goodbye to his father, Bruce, who is dying. Ned also brings his fiancée, Toni, who has trouble getting used to the isolation and harshness of rural Australia. Ned starts reliving memories of his childhood, many involving his beautiful twin sister Kate, and his older brother Cliff. These memories awaken long-buried secrets from the family's past. He begins wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Drama Television Films
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2013 War Drama Films
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ABC1
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel and the ABC are in Ultimo, an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The network began operating on 5 November 1956 as the ABC National Television Service, starting in Sydney, followed by Melbourne, with other stations being established in state capitals and regional areas in the following years. In the 1960s and 1970s, the network was also referred to as ABC National Television, or ABC Television. Until the introduction of digital television in 2001, the network was the only domestic television service broadcast by the ABC. On 8 February 2008, the channel was renamed ABC1, before being rebranded as ABC TV on 20 July 2014. As of 2022, the ABC is the third-rated television network in Australia, behind the Seven Network and Nine Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
46th AWGIE Awards
The 46th Annual AWGIE Awards, which is conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, honors the best in Australian writing for screen, television, stage and radio. It was held at the Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 4 October 2013, and was hosted by comedian Sammy J. David Williamson AO and Attorney General George Brandis were also in attendance. Winners are highlighted in bold Nominees Telemovie: Adaptation * An Accidental Soldier - Blake Ayshford * Underground: The Julian Assange Story - Robert Connolly Television: Mini-Series Original *Devil's Dust - Kris Mrska * Underbelly: Badness - Nicola Aken, Peter Gawler, Felicity Packard, Jeffrey Truman * Underbelly: Squizzy - Peter Gawler, Andrew Muir, Felicity Packard, Jeffrey Truman Television: Series * Rake (''R v Greene'') - Peter Duncan * Rake (''R v Mohammed'') - Peter Duncan * Rake (''R v Floyd'') - Andrew Knight * Redfern Now (''Raymond'') - Adrian Wills Television: Serial * Home and Away (''5660'') - Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Lead Actress In A Television Drama
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress in Television Drama is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in acting in television drama by an actress. The first Award was made in 1986. Prior to 1990, two awards existed and were called ''Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series'' and ''Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature''. The awards were merged in 1990 to become ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini Series'' which in 1991 was renamed ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama''. In 2000, the Awards were again awarded in two categories, called ''Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series'' and ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama''. In 2002, the Awards were again combined under the title ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama'' and two years later, in 2004, the Award was named ''Best Actress in a Leading Role in a T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Direction In Television
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction in Television is awarded annually by the Australian Film Institute as part of the awards in television for excellence in direction. Prior to 1990, two awards existed and were called ''Best Direction in a Mini Series'' and ''Best Direction in a Telefeature''. The awards were merged in 1990 to become ''Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series'' which in 1991 was renamed ''Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama''. In 2004, this award became ''Best Direction in Television''. Best Direction in a Mini Series Best Direction in a Telefeature Best Direction in a Telefeature or Mini Series Best Achievement in Direction in a Television Drama Best Direction in Television See also * Australian Film Institute * AFI Awards * Australian Film Institute Television Awards The Australian Film Institute Television Awards are annual awards presented for excellence in Australian television annually as part of the AFI A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Award For Best Telefeature, Mini Series Or Short Run Series
The AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature is an award that has been handed out to producers annually since 1986 by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), since 2011 the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). History The award was originally presented by the AFI in two separate categories, for "Best Telefeature" and "Best Mini Series", but in 1990 both categories were merged to form Best Television Mini Series or Telefeature. By 2008 the award name was changed again, to AFI Award for Best Telefeature, Mini Series or Short Run Series. From the inaugural AACTA awards in 2011 until 2020, the name was AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series, changing to AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature in 2021. Best Mini Series Best Telefeature Best Miniseries or Telefeature (or Short Run Series) See also * Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd AACTA Awards
The 3rd Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (generally known as AACTA Awards) are a series of awards which includes the 3rd AACTA Awards Luncheon, the 3rd AACTA Awards ceremony and the 3rd AACTA International Awards. The former two events were held at The Star Event Centre, in Sydney, New South Wales on 28 January and 30 January 2014, respectively. Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, television, documentary and short film productions of 2013. The AACTA Awards ceremony were televised on Network Ten. These awards were a continuum of the Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards), established in 1958 and presented until 2010, which was rebranded the AACTA Awards when the Australian Film Institute (AFI) established AACTA in 2011. The Academy announced new television craft categories on 16 May 2013. However, a lack of funds and loss of a naming right ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian
''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition, ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.Bruns, Axel. "3.1. The active audience: Transforming journalism from gatekeeping to gatewatching." (2008). "''The Australian'' has long positioned itself as a loyal supporter of the incumbent government of Prime Minister John Howard, and is widely regarded as generally favouring the conservative side of politics." As the only Australian daily newspaper distributed nationally, its readership of both print and online editions was 2,394,000. Its editorial line has been self-described over time as centre-right. Parent companies ''The Australian'' is published by News Corp Australia, an asset of News Corp, which also owns the sole daily newspapers in Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, and Darwin, and the most circulated metropolitan daily newspapers in Sydney and Melbourne. News Corp's Chairman and Founder is Rupert Murdoch. ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
