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Igor Auzins
Igor Auzins (born 1949 in Melbourne) is an Australian filmmaker. He joined Crawford Productions in 1969 and worked as a cameraman, then a director. He made documentaries for the South Australian Film Corporation, TV commercials, tele movies and features.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p315 Select Credits *''Matlock Police'' (TV series) - camera operator *''Division 4'' (1972-73) (TV series) - director *''Upstream, Downstream'' (1975) (short film) *''Homicide'' (1973–76) - won a Logie for his direction of episode "The Firework Man" *'' The Outsiders'' (1976) - director Ghost Town *''The Big Backyard'' (1977) (short film) - director *''Upstream downstream'' (1977) (short) - director *'' All at Sea'' (1977) (TV movie) *''Death Train'' (1977) (TV movie) - director *''The Night Nurse'' (1977) (TV movie) - director *''High Rolling'' (1977) - director *'' Chopper Squad'' (1978) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian Women's Weekly
''The Australian Women's Weekly'', sometimes known as simply ''The Weekly'', is an Australian monthly women's magazine published by Mercury Capital in Sydney. For many years it was the number one magazine in Australia before being outsold by the Australian edition of '' Better Homes and Gardens'' in 2014. , ''The Weekly'' has overtaken '' Better Homes and Gardens'' again, coming out on top as Australia's most read magazine. The magazine invested in the 2020 film '' I Am Woman'' about Helen Reddy, singer, feminist icon and activist. Editor-in-chief Nicole Byers told Film Ink "Helen’s story of adversity and triumph is nothing short of inspirational. ''The Weekly'' has been telling stories of iconic Australian women for more than 80 years and we're delighted to be supporting the film production". History and profile The magazine was started in 1933 by Frank Packer and Ted Theodore as a weekly publication. The first editor was George Warnecke and the initial dummy was laid out b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecessor agencies the Australian Film Commission (AFC), the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) and Film Australia Limited. Screen Australia supports the development, production, promotion and distribution of Australian narrative and documentary screen content. History The Commonwealth ''Screen Australia Act 2008'' provides detailed information about the specific functions and powers of Screen Australia. Under this act, from 1 July 2008 the Australian Film Commission, the Film Finance Corporation Australia and Film Australia Limited were merged into one body, to be known as Screen Australia. New Zealand television and film executive Ruth Harley was appointed the inaugural chief executive officer, handing over to Graeme Mason at the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coolangatta Gold (film)
''The Coolangatta Gold'' is a 1984 Australian film which led to the establishment of the iron man race The Coolangatta Gold. Plot Joe Lucas is determined that his son Adam will become a champion iron man. He neglects his younger son, Steve, who is an aspiring band manager and enjoys karate, as well as being his brother's training partner. The leading iron man event is The Coolangatta Gold, an arduous competition for $20,000 prize money. The favorite for this event is champion iron man Grant Kenny. Kenny's father beat Joe Lucas for the iron man title in 1960. Steve falls in love with a ballet dancer, Kerri, who inspires him to compete with his brother in The Coolangatta Gold. Cast *Joss McWilliam as Steve Lucas *Nick Tate as Joe Lucas *Colin Friels as Adam Lucas *Josephine Smulders as Kerri Dean *Robyn Nevin as Roslyn Lucas *Grant Kenny as Himself *Melanie Day as Gilda *Melissa Jaffer as Ballet Teacher *Wilbur Wilde as Lead Singer *Kate Mailman as Child on beach Production Writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taurus Rising
''Taurus Rising'' is an Australian soap opera produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Nine Network in 1982. Originally intended by the network to be a replacement for ''The Sullivans'', the series was one of a number of attempts to provide an Australian alternative to the glossy American supersoaps ''Dallas'' and ''Dynasty'' and featured two wealthy Sydney-based feuding families, the Brents and the Drysdales. To this end, it represented something of a stylistic departure for Grundy's. Unlike most other Australian soap operas which were recorded on videotape, ''Taurus Rising'' was shot entirely on film. Series began at 8.30pm time-slot in a 2 hr movie pilot and continued for a couple of weeks on Tuesday nights due to decline in ratings was delegated to Friday nights at 10pm by the time of the TV series finale during 1982. TV series was never screened on Nine network since the original screening. It cost $2 million to make. ''Taurus Rising'' proved to be an expensive fai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Of The Never Never (film)
''We of the Never Never'' is a 1982 Australian drama film directed by Igor Auzins and starring Angela Punch McGregor, Arthur Dignam, John Jarratt, and Tony Barry. It is based on the 1908 autobiographical novel '' We of the Never Never'' by Jeannie Gunn. It was nominated for five AFI awards and earned one award for best cinematography. Plot The film focuses on the life of Jeannie, an educated woman from the upper-middle class of society, and her story of adapting to life in the outback of Australia. Following her marriage to Aeneas Gunn who has just bought a 1 million acre cattle station near Mataranka, called Elsey Station, Jeannie follows him from Melbourne in 1902. Some of the drovers were unhappy at first because they believed that the bush is no place for a white woman. As such, they were both wary of her and made fun of her when both she and her husband arrived. However, Jeannie was determined to prove them wrong. While her husband was away with the other men herding the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runaway Island (1982 Film)
''Runaway Island'' is a 1982 Australian television film directed by Igor Auzins and starring Miles Buchanan, Simone Buchanan, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Kate Fitzpatrick, and Ron Haddrick. Set in the 1830s, it is about some wealthy children who form a gang with poor kids.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p134 * Cast * Miles Buchanan as Jamie McLeod * Simone Buchanan as Jemma McLeod * Beth Buchanan * Hugh Keays-Byrne as Lucas the Ratter * Kate Fitzpatrick as Elene Costard * Ron Haddrick * Kerry McGuire as Molly McKenzie * Ivar Kants as Hendrick * Ray Meagher * Michael Beecher * Alexander Archdale Alexander Mervyn Archdale (26 November 190513 May 1986) was a British actor, manager and theatre producer. He had a very long career in both the theatre and in film, stretching from the 1930s to the 1980s. He spent the latter part of his life an ... Reception The movie has an 7.8/10 review on IMDb References External links * * Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Country Practice
''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were produced. The show was produced at the ATN-7's production facility at Epping, New South Wales, Pitt Town and Oakville, suburbs on the outskirts of northwest Sydney, Australia, where used for most of the exterior filming, with the historic heritage-listed Clare House, built in 1838, serving as the location of the Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital. Many other fictional locations, including Dr. Terence Elliot's (Shane Porteous) medical practice, Frank and Shirley Gilroy's house Brian Wenzel and Lorrae Desmond, the Wandin Valley Church and Burrigan High School where filmed in the Hawkesbury. Several of the regular cast members became popular celebrities as a result of their roles in the series. It also featured a number of native Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Under The Bridge (miniseries)
''Water Under the Bridge'' is a 1980 miniseries based on the 1977 novel by Sumner Locke Elliott Sumner Locke Elliott (17 October 191724 June 1991) was an Australian (later American) novelist and playwright. Biography Elliott was born in Sydney to the writer Sumner Locke and the journalist Henry Logan Elliott. His mother died of eclam .... The budget was $1.5 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford University Press, 1996 p238-239 The story follows Neil Atkins, a man torn between his goals and the women surrounding him. References External links * 1980s Australian television miniseries 1980 Australian television series debuts 1980 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bailey's Bird
''Bailey's Bird'' is an Australian TV series which was filmed in Asia. It was about a pilot and his son operating a charter operation in South East Asia. at Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 66 Cast * Hu Pryce * Mark Lee as Nick * Hussein Abu Hassan as Inspector Hamid * Noor AzizahEpisodes #Hijack # ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chopper Squad
''Chopper Squad'' is an Australian television series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the 0-10 Network (as it was then known).Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 115 The series recounted the work of a helicopter rescue team operating on Dee Why beach in Sydney. Production Pilot The original pilot was made in 1976, airing in Melbourne in November 1976 and Newcastle (NSW) in August 1977. There was quite a time lag between the pilot and the series going to air in May 1978. As with many series there were changes between the initial pilot and the series. Three actors from the pilot did not continue into the series - Rebecca Gilling, Max Osbiston and Tony Bonner. Additionally, the surnames of characters Phil and Tim were changed. Series The pilot was followed by two series with a total of 26 episodes airing between 1978 and 1979. Shortly after the show began, the " rescue helicopter base" moved its operations from Dee Why Beach Surf Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
