''OzGirl'' is an Australian

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that ran from February to June, 2009. The series consists of 24 episodes, of between five and seven minutes each. The final episode was broadcast live on-air.

Story

''OzGirl'' tells the story of Sadie Brown, a small-town, country girl who moves to

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, where she lives with her cousin Megan. The show explores Sadie's efforts to make friends, get a job, pursue her passion for photography, meet "Mr. Right", fall in love, and find her long-lost mother. It started out as an experiment in the use of social networking as a medium for building a community. ''OzGirl'' established a "solid audience across a range of platforms including

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, KoldCast TV,

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and

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." The series has been described as "Australia's first social web show in which the characters exist within the audience's existing social networks and interact with them as they would if they were real people."

Cast

Sophie Tilson Sophie Tilson is an Australian actress, writer and producer. She was one of the stars of the 2009 web series ''OzGirl''. She is perhaps best known for playing the character Lisa Devine on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. Her first scre ...

- Sadie Brown *

Shanrah Wakefield Shanrah Wakefield (born April 18, 1985) is an Australia born writer and actress. Her writing credits include the Lifetime movie ''Wrong Swipe'' (2016), which she co-wrote with Sophie Tilson. In acting, she was one of the stars of the 2009 we ...

- Megan Brown * Richard Askin - George Sullivan * Nicola Collie - Lisa * Joel Famularo - Tony *

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- Patrick * Janet Watson Kruse - Robyn Brown * Bradley Williams - Hot Guy

Recognition and awards

* 2009

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– Best Web Series * 2009 ITVFest (Independent Television Festival) – Best Acting * 2010

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- Best Foreign Web Series

References

External links

Official website
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