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Rebecca Summerton
Closer Productions is a film and television production company founded by filmmakers Sophie Hyde and Bryan Mason in Adelaide, South Australia, in January 2004. It is known for award-winning feature films such as ''52 Tuesdays'' (2013) and ''Animals'' (2019), as well as television series and documentary films. History Closer Productions was founded by Hyde and Mason, who are personal as well as professional partners, who began Closer Productions in 2004 and produced their first work under the Closer banner in 2005. Writer Matthew Cormack joined the pair soon afterwards, and Matthew Bate came in 2010. Previously, Bate had his own company, Plexus Films, but after working on separate projects after winning FilmLab funding, with Bate having his short film ''The Mystery of Flying Kicks'', he and the Closer team decided to amalgamate. Closer Productions was registered as a private company on 28 January 2010. Producer Rebecca Summerton joined the company shortly after the merger. Desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Hyde
Sophie Hyde is an Australian film director, writer and producer based in Adelaide, South Australia. She is co-founder of Closer Productions and known for her award-winning debut fiction film, '' 52 Tuesdays'' (2013) and the comedy drama ''Animals'' (2019). She has also made several documentaries, including ''Life in Movement'' (2011), a documentary about dancer and choreographer Tanja Liedtke, and television series, such as ''The Hunting'' (2019). Her latest film, '' Good Luck to You, Leo Grande'', premiered at the Sundance Festival on 23 January 2022, being released later in the year on Hulu and in cinemas in the UK and Australia. Early life and education As a teenager in Adelaide, Hyde learnt acting skills at the Unley Youth Theatre (later Urban Myth and now SAYarts), where she met some of her future colleagues. She later studied film theatre at Flinders University in Adelaide and followed up at La Trobe University in Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1988. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iwantja Arts
Indulkana (also known as Iwantja, from Iwantja Creek) is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Ernabella/ Pukatja, Amata, Fregon/ Kaltjiti, Mimili and Pipalyatjara). At the 2016 Australian census, Indulkana had a population of 256. Geography Indulkana (Iwantja) is situated about west of the Stuart Highway and south of Alice Springs. By road it is (approx.11.5 hours) north-west of Adelaide GPO. Climate Based upon the climate records of the nearest weather station at Marla Police Station, Indulkana experiences summer maximum temperatures of an average of 37.1 degrees Celsius in January and a winter maximum average temperature of 19.7 degrees Celsius in June. Overnight lows range from a mean minimum temperature of 21.8 degrees in January to 5.0 degrees in June. Annual rainfall averages 222.6 millimetres. Demographics Pitjantjatjara Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In My Blood It Runs
Maya Newell is an Australian filmmaker, known for the feature-length documentaries ''Gayby Baby'' (2015) and ''In My Blood It Runs'' (2019). She works at Closer Productions in Adelaide, South Australia. Newell had intended to study international relations or medicine, but at the age of 17 won a scholarship to attend Sydney Film School for a year. Newell made several documentary short films before her feature-length films. While still a student at the film school, she made a documentary called ''Richard'' (2007), about a passionate toymaker with whom she made friends while filming. After he took his own life during the making of the film, she wrestled with the ethics of completing the film, but decided ultimately that it was a way of helping to invoke empathy. ''Gayby Baby'' observes the lives of four children whose parents are homosexual, examining the ways in which the sexual identity of their parents may have affected them. The impetus for the film was her own experience of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Tilda Cobham-Hervey (born 1994) is an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia, with a background in circus and physical theatre. In 2014 Cobham-Hervey made her film debut at the age of 19 in ''52 Tuesdays'', a critically acclaimed independent film directed by Sophie Hyde, and has also appeared on stage. She appeared in the 2018 film ''Hotel Mumbai'', and starred as feminist icon Helen Reddy in the 2019 biopic ''I Am Woman''. Early life Starting from the age of nine, Cobham-Hervey trained and performed in the Adelaide-based youth circus performance troupe Cirkidz for seven years, and was involved in five major productions. When Cobham-Hervey performed in the circus, her specialities were hula hoop, trapeze and acrobatic pitching, but the emphasis was theatrical, and the focus was on storytelling. Tilly also has a younger brother called Huey. She attended Marryatville High School. In 2009, Cobham-Hervey became a founding member of an Adelaide circus group called G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanja Liedtke
Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke (6 October 1977 – 17 August 2007) was a German-born professional choreographer and dancer. She was most noted as a dancer, choreographer and director of contemporary dance in Australia and Europe. Early life and education Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke was born on 6 October 1977 in Stuttgart, West Germany. As a young child, she moved with her family to Madrid, Spain, where she began to study ballet. Her family then settled in London, England, where she won a place to study at the Elmhurst School for Dance. After deciding to pursue a career in contemporary dance, she continued her studies at the Rambert School in London, graduating in 1995. Career Liedtke was granted Australian citizenship in 1996, keeping the dual German and Australian citizenship, and began her professional career with Australian Dance Theatre, working with the company until 2003. During this time, she toured with the company internationally, most notably around A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In Movement
Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke (6 October 1977 – 17 August 2007) was a German-born professional choreographer and dancer. She was most noted as a dancer, choreographer and director of contemporary dance in Australia and Europe. Early life and education Tanja Michaela Karin Liedtke was born on 6 October 1977 in Stuttgart, West Germany. As a young child, she moved with her family to Madrid, Spain, where she began to study ballet. Her family then settled in London, England, where she won a place to study at the Elmhurst School for Dance. After deciding to pursue a career in contemporary dance, she continued her studies at the Rambert School in London, graduating in 1995. Career Liedtke was granted Australian citizenship in 1996, keeping the dual German and Australian citizenship, and began her professional career with Australian Dance Theatre, working with the company until 2003. During this time, she toured with the company internationally, most notably around Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Brough
Jonathan Brough is a New Zealand-born film director based in Australia. He is best known for the comedy TV series ''Rosehaven'', ''Aftertaste'' and ''The Family Law''. Early life and education Brough grew up in Hawera, New Zealand, the son of John Brough, a theatre and television actor. Career Brough's graduation project was ''The Model'', a short film (11 minutes) based on a short story by Bernard Malamud, inspired by the work of painter Edward Hopper, and starring Brough's father and Susannah Devereux (later a horror actress in the US). The film was an official selection in the 1994 Cannes Film Festival for a special one-off programme of short films, and was screened at the Silver Images Film Festival in Chicago, U.S. The film was later included in a video anthology called ''Dark Stories 2: Tales from Beneath'' (2002). In following years he directed two short films, ''The Conversation'' (1995) and ''Permanent Wave'' (1996). In 2004 he directed four episodes of the telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftertaste (TV Series)
''Aftertaste'' is an Australian television comedy series on ABC TV, first airing on 3 February 2021. It is created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate, produced by Closer Productions. The first season was directed by Jonathan Brough, and the second, airing from 20 July 2022, by Renée Webster. Plot summary The series revolves around Easton West, an internationally renowned, yet volatile celebrity chef who has a spectacular fall from grace and returns to his hometown in the Adelaide Hills. He endeavours to rebuild his career and restore his reputation, with the help of his talented, young, pastry-chef niece Diana. Cast Season 1 * Erik Thomson as Easton West * Natalie Abbott as Diana * Rachel Griffiths as Margot * Wayne Blair as Brett * Susan Prior as Denise * Peter Carroll as Jim * Remy Hii as Ben Zhao * Kavitha Anandasivam as Nayani * Justin Amankwah as Kwame * Matt Vesely, as Max Season 2 Most of the Season 1 cast, as well as: * Lynette Curran as June * Julian Maroun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunting
''The Hunting'' is an Australian drama series starring Asher Keddie and Richard Roxburgh, screening on SBS TV and SBS on Demand on 1 August 2019. The four-part miniseries was created by Sophie Hyde and Matthew Cormack at Closer Productions, and co-directed by Ana Kokkinos. Plot ''The Hunting'' tells the story of two high school teachers who discover that students are sharing sexually explicit photos of their under-age friends and peers online. The revelation has consequences for four teenagers, their teachers and families in modern, multicultural Australia. Cast * Asher Keddie as Simone * Richard Roxburgh as Nick * Sam Reid as Ray * Jessica De Gouw as Eliza * Luca Sardelis as Zoe * Yazeed Daher as Nassim * Pamela Rabe as Principal De Rossi * Leah Vandenberg as Ravneet * Rodney Afif as Rami * Sachin Joab as Sandeep * Elena Carapetis as Amanda * Nathan Page as Sam * James Lea as Background Artist * Kavitha Anandasivam as Amandip "Dip" * Joe Romeo as Marto * Alex Cusack as And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy-drama
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', ''Moonlighting'', ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', ''Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Frank's Place''. See also *List of comedy drama television series *Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama *Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fucking Adelaide
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Hannah Gadsby
Hannah Gadsby (born 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, and actress. She began her career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, her show '' Nanette'' on Netflix won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Peabody Award. Starting in 2019, she toured internationally with her show ''Douglas'' and the recorded special was released on Netflix in 2020. In 2021, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. In March 2022, she published ''Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation''. Early life Hannah Gadsby was born in Smithton, a small town on the remote north-west coast of Tasmania. She was the youngest of five children. She attended Smithton High School from 1990 to 1995. In year 12, she attended Launceston College, where she had a nervous breakdown. She began studying at the University of Tasmania in Hobart but later transferred to the Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |