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SBS Independent
SBS independent (SBSi) operated as the commissioning house for Australia's multicultural public broadcaster, the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), between August 1994 and December 2007. It was instituted via the landmark "Creative Nation" cultural policy initiative released in October 1994 by the Keating Government. The core purpose of the institution was to commission multicultural content from Australian independent film and television producers. At the end of December 2007, SBSi ceased to function as an administratively independent institution, and was merged with the SBS Content and Online Division. For the thirteen years that it operated, SBSi commissioned more than 810 titles spanning feature film, animation, television drama, documentary, comedy, variety and reality programs, totalling over 1500 hours of content. This content was often commissioned from inexperienced and early career television and filmmakers, many of whom come from non-English speaking and Indigenous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sbsi
SBS Contents Hub (former SBSi) is the digital window of SBS Media Group. Its headquarters are located in Seoul, South Korea. SBSi is also affiliated with SIREN Entertainment. The current CEO of SBS Contents Hub is Lee, Nam-Ki. Productions Games * "WonderKing Online" See also * NDOORS Corporation *WonderKing Online References External links Company Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Sbs contents Hub Contents Content or contents may refer to: Media * Content (media), information or experience provided to audience or end-users by publishers or media producers ** Content industry, an umbrella term that encompasses companies owning and providing mas ... Film distributors of South Korea Video game companies of South Korea Software companies of South Korea Video game publishers Companies listed on KOSDAQ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fond Memories Of Cuba
In the culinary arts, fond is a contraction of ''fonds de cuisine'' which is loosely described as "the foundation and working capital of the kitchen". It refers to a flavorful liquid that is used as foundation (''fondation'' in French, hence the abbreviation ''fond'') for other preparations, such as stocks, broths, gravies and sauce In cooking, a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi-solid food, served on or used in preparing other foods. Most sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to a dish. ''Sauce'' is a French word t ...s. In popular usage, the word ''fond'' is often conveniently used to refer to the stock made from a fond. It is also sometime used colloquially to refer to the solid bits of food found stuck to a pan after something was cooked; more technically, these bits are deglazed with a liquid in order to produce a fond. References {{reflist Sauces Cooking techniques Culinary terminology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresh Air (film)
''Fresh Air'' is a 1999 Australian film. It was one of a series of "million dollar movies" financed by the Australian Film Commission and SBS Independent.Andrew L Urban, "FRESH AIR – ON LOCATION", ''Urban Cinefile'' Retrieved 12 November 2012 Cast *Marin Mimica as Jack * Nadine Garner as Kit * as E * as Harrison * |
Floating Life
''Floating Life'' is a 1996 Australian drama film directed by Clara Law about a Hong Kong family who move to Australia. The film was selected as the Australian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast *Annette Shun Wah as ''Yen Chan'' *Annie Yip as ''Bing Chan'' * Anthony Wong as ''Gar Ming'' * Edwin Pang as ''Mr. Chan'' *Cecilia Fong Sing Lee as ''Mrs. Chan'' * Toby Wong as ''Yue'' *Toby Chan as ''Chau'' * Julian Pulvermacher as ''Michael'', Yen's husband * Bruce Poon as ''Cheung'', Bing's husband *Celia Ireland Awards *1996: Locarno International Film Festival ''Silver Leopard'' (Clara Law) *1996: Golden Horse Film Festival ''Golden Horse Award'' (Best Original Score: Davood A. Tabrizi) *1996: Gijón International Film Festival ''Best Director'' (Clara Law) *1996: Gijón International Film Festival ''Grand Prix Asturias'' (Best Feature: Clara Law) *1997: Créteil International Women's Film Festival ''Grand Prix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty War
The Dirty War ( es, Guerra sucia) is the name used by the military junta or civic-military dictatorship of Argentina ( es, dictadura cívico-militar de Argentina, links=no) for the period of state terrorism in Argentina from 1974 to 1983 as a part of Operation Condor, during which military and security forces and right-wing death squads in the form of the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (AAA, or Triple A) hunted down any political dissidents and anyone believed to be associated with socialism, left-wing Peronism, or the Montoneros movement.''Political Violence and Trauma in Argentina, '' Antonius C. G. M. Robben, p. 145, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007Marguerite Guzmán Bouvard, ''Revolutionizing Motherhood: The Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo,'' p. 22, Rowman & Littlefield, 1994 It is estimated that between 9,000 and 30,000 people were killed or disappeared, many of whom were impossible to formally document due to the nature of state terrorism. The primary target, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Loop (film)
''City Loop'' is a 2000 Australian film shot in Brisbane. Locations include Southbank, West End, and Boondall. It was produced by Bruce Redman for the Queensland-based production company Red Movies It was originally known as ''Bored Olives''. Plot The plot follows the lives of several characters over a few hours on the same night, centering on a pizza delivery place called Speedy's. The stories are: *A chef named Dom has a breakdown. *Misha, a delivery driver, bets he can have sex with his last pizza delivery customer, Sophie. *Erin, another delivery driver, is in love with her best friend, Robert. *The boss, Katie, is having an affair with a co-worker. *An occasional employee called Megan has a wild night. Cast *Sullivan Stapleton as Dom * Ryan Johnson as Misha *Jessica Napier as Sophie *Brendan Cowell as Robert *Kellie Jones as Erin * Hayley McElhinney as Katie *Megan Dorman as Stacey *John Batchelor as Mr Maxwell *Jason Gann as Boy Hoon *Sam Atwell Production The film wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boys (1998 Film)
''The Boys'' is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods. The screenplay by Stephen Sewell is based on the play by Gordon Graham, with Graham influenced by the 1986 murder of Anita Cobby, with the play first performed by Griffin Theatre Company under the direction of Alex Galeazzi. Plot After serving time in prison for an assault on a liquor store employee, Brett Sprague is released from prison and returns home to his two brothers and his and their girlfriends, mother and stepfather. Things have changed, and as Brett begins to drink his way through the day, he regains his "top-dog" position one argument at a time. This power trip gets Brett and his brothers united in rage against their girlfriends and mother, and they are involved in a heinous crime. The aftermath of the night unfolds through the story with flashforwards. Cast * David Wenham – Brett Sprague * Toni Collette – Michelle * Lynette Curran – Sandra Sprague * John Polson – Glenn Sprague * Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beneath Clouds
''Beneath Clouds'' is a 2002 film by Indigenous Australian director Ivan Sen. It is the feature film debut by the two lead actors. Damian Pitt was approached by Sen on the streets of Moree, New South Wales, and had never acted before. Dannielle Hall was cast through a more traditional method, via an audition tape. Much of the support cast were local residents from Pitt's hometown of Moree. Plot synopsis Lena has an absent Irish father she longs to see and an Aboriginal mother she finds disgusting. When she breaks away, she meets up with petty criminal Vaughn who's just escaped from low security prison to reluctantly visit his dying mother. Blonde and light-skinned, Lena remains in denial about her Aboriginal heritage; Vaughn is an angry young man with a grudge against all whites. An uneasy relationship begins to form as they hit the road heading to Sydney, taking them on a journey that's as emotional as it is physical, as revealing as it is desperate. Initially the two reluctan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Rules (film)
''Australian Rules'', is a 2002 Australian sports drama film directed by Paul Goldman and starring Nathan Phillips, Luke Carroll, Tom Budge, Brian Torry and Lisa Flanagan. The film was adapted from the novels ''Deadly, Unna?'' (1998) and ''Nukkin Ya'' by Phillip Gwynne. The film is about a young man experiencing the hardships of growing up in rural South Australia. In particular, it deals with the issue of racial relationships through the central characters, their involvement in local Australian rules football, and Aboriginal players. The film was launched at the Adelaide Festival of Arts on 5 March 2002, and nationwide on 29 August 2002. Plot In the isolated and fictional South Australian fishing town of Prospect Bay, the only thing that connects the black and white communities is football. Gary "Blacky" Black ( Nathan Phillips) and Dumby Red (Luke Carroll) are an exception; teenage best friends from different sides of the tracks. Dumby is the star of the football team and li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decadence (SBS TV)
''Decadence: The Meaninglessness of Modern Life'' is a six-part television documentary series commissioned by SBS Independent and produced by Fork Films. The series is hosted by Pria Viswalingam, who is best known for his work on the travel show '' A Fork in the Road''. Decadence was originally broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) of Australia in 2006 in the form of six, thirty-minute-long episodes (including advertisements). It was re-screened again in 2007 as part of the SBS season on globalisation. The series examined the decadence and meaninglessness of modern, western life. It is also posed the question: 'If we live in such a great and prosperous world, and we are living longer, better, and healthier than before, why are we so unhappy?' There were interviews with prominent experts and leaders in their fields throughout the series including John Tirman, Cardinal George Pell, Avner Offer, Susan Greenfield, Phillip Knightley, Kishore Mahbubani, Noam Chomsky, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Poles
''Blue Poles'', also known as ''Number 11, 1952'' is an abstract expressionist painting by American artist Jackson Pollock. It was purchased amid controversy by the National Gallery of Australia in 1973 and today remains one of the gallery's major paintings. Title At the time of the painting's creation, Pollock preferred not to assign names to his works, but rather numbers; hence, the original title of the painting was simply ''Number 11'' or ''No. 11'' for the year 1952. In 1954, the new title ''Blue Poles'' was first seen at an exhibition at the Sidney Janis Gallery; it reportedly originated from Pollock himself.Lloyd, Michael and Michael Desmond''Blue Poles'' National Gallery of Australia. Excerpted from ''European and American Paintings and Sculptures 1870–1970 in the Australian National Gallery'' by M. Lloyd and M. Desmond, 1992. According to art historian Dennis Phillips, the specific rather than ambiguous title "limits our field of comprehension and does the painting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerds FC
''Nerds FC'' is an Australian television documentary featuring football. The first series of the show was aired as a lead-in for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on the Special Broadcasting Service network that featured coverage of the Australian national soccer team. The show follows a football team of 14 nerds who were trained over 3 months, climaxing with a match against a professional team. Nerds FC is produced by SBS independent and Grundy Television (which has now merged with Crackerjack to become FremantleMedia Australia). ''Nerds FC'''s format, '' FC Nerds'', is based on the Danish reality TV hit FC Zulu. The first series aired on Australian TV from 14 April 2006, encored from 8 June 2006, and encored ''again'' from 21 April 2007. The DVD for the first series was released on 6 June 2007. The second series aired from 9 June 2007. The DVD for the second series was released on 16 August 2007. Episodes '' List of Nerds FC episodes'' Cast The team was specifically selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
