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Panic At Rock Island
''Panic at Rock Island'' is a 2011 Australian-New Zealand TV movie made for the Syfy (Australia) Channel. accessed 24 May 2015 Cast * Zoe Crammond * Vince Colosimo * Sarah TasikProduction The film was made with financial support from Channel Nine and Universal Networks International (UNI). UNI purchased the film at the development stage purely on the basis of the storyline. The film was shot over four weeks on Goat Island and in |
Tony Tilse
Tony Tilse is an Australian television director. He won the Australian Directors' Guild Award for best direction of a TV drama series (periodical) and TV mini-series for ''Underbelly'' in 2008. Tilse also directed ''The Postcard Bandit'', and ''Murder in the Outback'', based upon the disappearance of British tourist Peter Falconio in the Australian outback in 2001 and docu-drama ''Scorched'', which was based upon the events of the 2001 Black Christmas bushfires; as well as several episodes of sci-fi series ''Farscape ''Farscape'' is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in the US on Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday, 19 March 1999, at 8:00 pm EST as their anchor series. The series was c ...''. References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Australian television directors {{Australia-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Blight
Rosemary Blight is an Australian film producer, credited with films such as '' The Sapphires'' (world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and AACTA Award for Best Film), '' The Tree'' (closed the 2010 Cannes Film Festival), and '' Clubland'' (featured at the Sundance Film Festival). Her television work includes the ''Lockie Leonard'' series. She has been principal partner and company director with Goalpost Pictures since 1992,LinkedIn ''Rosemary Blight''. Retrieved 13 March 2015. and a board member of since 2013. Early lif ...
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Dave Gibson (producer)
David Timothy Gibson (born 1950s) is the founder of New Zealand film production company The Gibson Group. After its sale in 2013 to his business partners, he was appointed CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission. Early life Gibson was born in Pahiatua to Christabel Gibson, a schoolteacher and later lecturer, and David Maurice Gibson, a farmer. He studied at St Patrick's College, Silverstream, a boy's boarding college in Upper Hutt. He began a teaching degree at Wellington College of Education in Karori, but left after six weeks for a degree at Victoria University of Wellington in education and English. During this time, Gibson started experimenting with film. He purchased a Super 8 film camera and began filming his friends at concerts and producing short pieces for the University's Drama Society. Career While still enrolled at Victoria University, Gibson began part-time work for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. This mainly involved labour, moving sets froAvalon Studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Bowler
Grant Bowler (born 18 July 1968) is a New Zealand-Australian actor and television presenter who has worked in American, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian film, television, and theatre. He is known for playing the role of Constable Wayne Patterson in ''Blue Heelers'' and Wolfgang West in '' Outrageous Fortune''. He also appeared as Wilhelmina Slater's love interest Connor Owens in ''Ugly Betty''. He starred as Joshua Nolan on the Syfy television series '' Defiance''. As a presenter, he is best known for hosting reality game shows – including '' The Mole Australia'' and ''The Amazing Race Australia'', both airing on the Seven Network. Bowler has been the voiceover for '' Border Security: Australia'' for the Seven Network since 2004. He has also provided the voiceover for the Canadian version of the show and the American version of the show when those version screen in Australia & New Zealand as ''Border Security: International'', which often air on 7two. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Smart
Dierdre Claire Smart (born 9 July 1966) is an Australian actress, model, singer, dancer and painter. After giving up on being a dancer, she rose to prominence portraying Lucinda Croft in the popular soap opera ''Home and Away'' from 1991 to 1992. After leaving the show she appeared in a handful of television guest spots, plays and films, including the 1997 comedy ''Welcome to Woop Woop'', and was known for her appearances as Lady Luck on the variety programme '' The Footy Show'' before returning to regular television in the police procedural '' Water Rats'', where she portrayed Detective Senior Constable Alex St. Clare from 1999 to 2001. Her more recent roles include having appeared in the 2011 TV movie ''Panic at Rock Island'' and the television shows ''Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries'' in 2013 and ''Winter'' in 2015. She is also known in Australia for being a permanent fixture in the country's tabloids and for her close friendship with billionaire businessman James Packer, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Hutchinson
Anna Hutchison (born 8 February 1986) is a New Zealand actress and producer. Her roles include Delphi Greenlaw on ''Shortland Street'' (2002–04); Lily Chilman, the Yellow Cheetah Ranger on ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' (2008); Allison Dine on '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' (2009); Amy Smart on ''Go Girls'' (2009–12); Jules Louden in ''The Cabin in the Woods'' (2012); Laeta on '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'' (2013); Sasha on ''Anger Management'' (2013–14) and Kim in ''The Right Girl'' (2015). Career Hutchison's career began on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' and continued in the American series ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury''. She also played Allison Dine, the girlfriend of crime figure Terry Clark in the Australian television series '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' also known as ''Underbelly: The Mr Asia Story'', and Amy Smart in the New Zealand television comedy-drama series ''Go Girls''. In 2012, she starred in the Joss Whedon-Drew Goddard me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Tovey
Jessica Tovey (born 10 November 1987) is an Australian actress. Tovey graduated from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts and has made appearances for various drama companies. She is best known for her role of Belle Taylor on the long-running Australian soap opera '' Home and Away''. Tovey joined the show in 2006 and was nominated for two Logie Awards during her time there. In 2009, she announced she had quit ''Home and Away'' and her character was killed off. Tovey became the face of American shoe company, Skechers. She appeared in '' Underbelly: The Golden Mile'' in 2010 and '' Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo'' in 2011. Career Born in Sydney, Tovey graduated from the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, where she appeared in a number of stage productions. She has played leading roles at Australian Theatre for Young People, drama festivals and in The Global Shakespeare Festival, where she won acclaim for her performance in '' Macbeth''. In 2005, she joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Colosimo
Vincenzo Colosimo (born 11 November 1966) is an Australian AFI Award winning stage, television and screen actor. He has worked in both Australia and the United States. He is of Italian descent and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was previously married to Australian actress Jane Hall. Early life Colosimo was born in Melbourne, one of four children of Italian-born parents from Calabria. He grew up in the inner city suburb of Carlton North. Career Film Colosimo has had some success on film, mainly in Australia. He made his film debut in the coming-of-age story '' Moving Out'' in 1983 and featured in 1984's '' Street Hero''. Other credits include the cult movie '' Chopper'' (2000), in which he played Melbourne drug dealer Neville Bartos opposite Eric Bana; ''The Wog Boy'' (2000); ''Lantana'' (2001); ''Walking on Water'' (2002); ''The Nugget'' (2002); ''Take Away'' (2004); and ''Opal Dream'' (2006). In 2008, he starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the 2008 American film '' Bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Page
Nathan Page (born 25 August 1971) is an Australian actor, best known for his commercial voice-over work and his role as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson in '' Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries''. Early life Page grew up in an Air Force family and moved around Australia frequently as a child. A former cyclist, Page attended the Australian Institute of Sport with Stuart O'Grady and competed in Europe with Lance Armstrong. He retired from professional cycling at the age of 19 due to various injuries and because he could not remain competitive in Europe without performance-enhancing drugs. He recalled "It was an era that was plagued by drugs and it was very hard to see your way through to a long career... because I stayed clean, you could beat them some of the time, but not all of the time." Describing his decision to take up acting after ending his cycling career, Page has said "I went into a wilderness for a while and had nothing to fall back on, then I decided to do something ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Cramond
Zoe Cramond (born 8 October 1984) is a New Zealand actress. After graduating from Unitec Institute of Technology, Cramond appeared in various theatre productions and television commercials. She made appearances in ''Outrageous Fortune (TV series), Outrageous Fortune'' and ''Shortland Street'', before deciding to give up her acting career to study graphic design. She returned to acting after being cast in the television film ''Panic at Rock Island'' and ''Go Girls''. In 2011, Cramond joined the cast of comedy-drama ''Packed to the Rafters'' as Emma Mackey, marking her first major role. She relocated to Sydney for filming. Cramond competed in the Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 12), 12th Season of ''Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' in 2012. She and her dance partner Aric Yegudkin came in third place. The following year, Cramond filmed a guest appearance in ''Fat Tony & Co.''. From 2015 until 2020, she played Amy Williams (Neighbours) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syfy (Australia)
Syfy was an Australian pay television channel dedicated to science fiction and fantasy television shows and movies. The channel was launched on 1 January 2014, replacing SF. On 31 December 2019, it was replaced with Fox Sci-Fi. History In August 2013, it was announced that Foxtel had failed to complete negotiations with the TV1 General Entertainment Partnership (of which NBCUniversal was a part member) for a new carriage deal for their channel SF (an Australian science fiction channel), and would ultimately replace it with another science fiction dedicated channel once SF's carriage deal had expired. It was announced in September that Syfy, wholly owned by NBCUniversal, would replace SF in early 2014. Syfy is part of the international brand Syfy Universal and is wholly owned and operated by Universal Networks International (a division of NBCUniversal). In contrast, SF was an Australian exclusive brand with only 33.33% owned by NBCUniversal (with the remaining shares equally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goat Island (Port Jackson)
Goat Island is a heritage-listed island located in Port Jackson, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located north-west of the Sydney central business district, Goat Island is about 300m wide in a north/south direction and 180m long in an east/west direction; and covers an area of . Goat Island lies off the shores of the Sydney suburbs of Balmain and Millers Point, at the junction of Darling Harbour with the main channel of Sydney Harbour. The island is a former gunpowder storage, arsenal, bacteriology station, shipyard, powder magazine, maintenance facility and accommodation and now interpretation centre and education facility. Over the years Goat Island has served as a quarry, convict stockade, explosives store, police station, fire station, boatyard and film set. Today the island forms part of the Sydney Harbour National Park. The built facilities on the island were designed by Edmund Blacket and Alexander Dawson and built from 1826 to 1994. Goat Island is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
