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Peter Andrikidis
Peter Andrikidis is an Australian film and television director, and producer. Early life and education Andrikidis went to the Sydney high school Drummoyne Boys High School in the mid-1970s, where he made a small film called "Nemesis". He graduated from the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in Film Direction in 1981. Career Immediately after graduation from AFTRS, Andrikidis was recruited to Crawford Productions, where he worked on '' The Flying Doctors''. He moved to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), where he worked as director and producer on the medical drama series ''G.P.'', which earned him his first Australian Film Institute Award (AFI Award). This was followed by the police drama series '' Wildside'', then two series of the comedy/drama series '' Grass Roots''. Andrikidis has also directed a number of TV mini-series and telemovies. These included the real life dramatisations ''My Husband, My Killer'' (about the murder of Megan Kalaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Television And Radio School
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. The school is a Commonwealth Government statutory authority. History Established in 1972 as the Australian Film and Television School, as part of the Commonwealth Government's strategy to promote the development of Australia's cultural activity, AFTRS was opened to students in 1973, with the first intake of 12 students including directors Gillian Armstrong, Phillip Noyce and Chris Noonan. In 1973 Jerzy Toeplitz was appointed Foundation Director of the School and after six years in the role was awarded the Order of Australia and the AFI's Longford Lyell Award. In 1975 Gough Whitlam helped to create funding agencies to support the film school. Campus For many years AFTRS was located in purpose-built premises at North Ryde, Sydney. In 2008 the school relocated to a purpose-built facility adjacent to Fox Studios, lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV Granada
ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was its weekend counterpart. Granada's parent company Granada plc later bought several other regional ITV stations and, in 2004, merged with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. Granada Television was particularly noted by critics for the distinctive northern and "social realism" character of many of its network programmes, as well as the high quality of its drama and documentaries. In its prime as an independent franchisee, prior to its parent company merging with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc, it was the largest Independent Television producer in the UK, accounting for 25% of the total broadcasting output of the ITV network. Granada Television was founded by Sidney Bernstein at Granada Studios on Quay Street in Manchester and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fat Tony & Co
''Fat Tony & Co.'' is a nine-episode Australian television series focusing on Tony Mokbel and covers the manhunt which lasted 18 months and dismantled a drug empire. It premiered on 23 February 2014 and concluded on 6 April 2014 on the Nine Network. It is technically a part of the '' Underbelly franchise'', with various actors reprising their role from previous series. Production Conception ''Fat Tony & Co.'' has been marketed as a sequel to the first series of '' Underbelly'', however due to changes in funding with Screen Australia it was not branded as an ''Underbelly'' series. ''Fat Tony and Co'' actually runs chronologically alongside of ''Underbelly'', with the storyline being told from the point of view of Mokbel. The first few episodes chronicle his rise while the " Melbourne gangland war" is taking place but the later episodes focus on his disappearance and arrest in Greece, and other events that unfolded after the original series of Underbelly concluded. After a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers In Arms
Brothers in Arms may refer to: Literature * ''Brothers in Arms'' (Bujold novel), a novel by Lois McMaster Bujold * ''Brothers in Arms'' (''Dragonlance'' novel), a ''Raistlin Chronicles'' novel by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin * ''Brothers in Arms'', a 2004 young adult novel in ''The Bluford Series'' by Paul Langan and Ben Alirez * ''Brothers in Arms'', a title in the comics series '' Star Wars: Clone Wars'' * ''Brothers in Arms: A Novel'', a novel by Hans Hellmut Kirst Music * ''Brothers in Arms'' (album), by Dire Straits, 1985 ** "Brothers in Arms" (song), the title song * ''Brothers in Arms'', an album by Joan Baez, 1991 * "Brothers in Arms", a song composed by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori from ''Halo Original Soundtrack'', 2002 * "Brothers in Arms", a song by Bon Jovi from ''2020'' * "Brothers in Arms", a song by Junkie XL from the ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' film soundtrack, 2015 Television and film * "Brothers in Arms" (''Arrow''), an episode of ''Arrow'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits
''The Straits'' is an Australian television drama series for ABC1 filmed in Cairns, the Torres Strait Islands and other Far North Queensland locations. The series is based on an idea by actor Aaron Fa'aoso and produced by Penny Chapman and Helen Panckhurst from Matchbox Pictures. It is directed by Peter Andrikidis, Rachel Ward, and Rowan Woods. It is written by Louis Nowra, Blake Ayshford, Nick Parsons, Kristen Dunphy, and Jaime Browne. On 19 October 2012, it was announced that a second series will not be produced. In December 2012, the show began airing exclusively on Hulu. Synopsis The series follows the Montebello family, whose business involves smuggling drugs into Australia, and guns and exotic wildlife out, making use of ties of blood and loyalty in the Torres Strait Islands. When Harry Montebello, the head of the family, starts to plan his succession, he sparks a vicious family power struggle. While under attack from ambitious bikers and mercurial Papua New Guinea Rask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halifax F
Halifax commonly refers to: *Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada * Halifax, West Yorkshire, England * Halifax (bank), a British bank Halifax may also refer to: Places Australia *Halifax, Queensland, a coastal town in the Shire of Hinchinbrook *Halifax Bay, a bay south of the town of Halifax Canada Nova Scotia *Halifax, Nova Scotia, the capital city of the province **Downtown Halifax **Halifax Peninsula, part of the core of the municipality **Mainland Halifax, a region of the municipality * Halifax (electoral district), a federal electoral district * Halifax (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district **Halifax County, Nova Scotia, the county dissolved into the regional municipality in 1996 *Halifax Harbour, a saltwater harbour *Halifax West, a federal electoral district since 1979 Prince Edward Island *Halifax Parish, Prince Edward Island British Columbia * Halifax Range, a mountain range United Kingdom * Halifax, West Yorkshire, England ** Halifax (UK Parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Rats (TV Series)
''Water Rats'' is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based on the work of the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime around Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney Harbour. ''Water Rats'' premiered on 12 February 1996, and ran for six seasons and 177 episodes. Colin Friels and Catherine McClements were the original stars of the series and were instrumental in the show's early success. They both departed the show in 1999. In later seasons, Steve Bisley, Aaron Pedersen and Dee Smart became the show's main stars. For the sixth and final season in 2001, the show concentrated more on the cops' personal lives rather than just focusing on the crimes committed. The Nine Network cancelled the show after six seasons. Executive Producer Kris Noble blamed escalating costs for the cancellation. However, Bisley and Smart had also quit the show and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy (TV Series)
''Embassy'' is an Australian television series originally broadcast by ABC Television from 1990 to 1992. Three series were produced with a total of 39 episodes. The program is set in the Australian embassy of a fictional South-East Asian country called Ragaan, located half-way up the Malay Peninsula, somewhere between Thailand and Malaysia. It features stories about Australian ambassadors and their staff.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 159 Creation and production ''Embassy'' was created by Grundy Television director Ian Bradley, producer of '' Prisoner'', who first proposed the idea for a diplomatic series during the Iran hostage crisis in 1979.Bruce Jones, 'TV Series: Hawke Calms Malaysia Fury', ''Sun-Herald'' (Sydney, 21 October 1990), p. 2. It was produced by ABC Television with assistance from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Of Mykonos
Kings or King's may refer to: *Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persian poem **The Morgan Bible, a French medieval picture Bible **The Pararaton, a 16th-century Javanese history of southeast Asia *The plural of any king Business *Kings Family Restaurants, a chain of restaurants in Pennsylvania and Ohio *Kings Food Markets, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey * King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes *King's Variety Store, a chain of stores in the USA *King's (defunct discount store), a defunct chain of discount stores in the USA Education *King's College (other), various colleges * King's School (other), various schools * The King's Academy (other), various academies Electoral districts *King's (New Brunswick electoral district) (1867–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Witness
''False Witness'', also known as ''The Diplomat'' internationally, is a two-part Australian television mini-series, produced by Screentime Australia, and broadcast simultaneously on the Australian subscription television channel UK.TV and BBC HD. Commissioned as part of its required drama output, ''False Witness'' was the third in a series of drama commissions by the network in 2008, following '' Make or Break'' and '' Supernova''. Inspired by real events, ''The Diplomat'' stars Dougray Scott as Ian Porter, a British diplomat to Tajikistan, who comes under scrutiny from Scotland Yard whilst trying to prevent the sale of a nuclear bomb formerly belonging to the Soviet Union. The series premiered in Australia on 11 January 2009, with the second episode broadcast the following night. The series also broadcast in the United States on iOn as a four-hour event on 17 January 2009. Despite being co-produced by the BBC, the series was never broadcast on terrestrial television in the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UKTV (Australia And New Zealand)
BBC UKTV is an Australian pay television channel in Australia and New Zealand, screening British entertainment programming, sourced mainly from the archives of the BBC, RTL Group (mainly Talkback Thames material) and ITV plc. The channel was originally a joint venture with Foxtel (60% ownership), the RTL Group (20% ownership) and BBC Worldwide (20% ownership). It is now owned solely by BBC Studios. It is the home of the channel's flagship programme ''The Graham Norton Show''. History The channel was first launched in Australia in August 1996, becoming available on Austar in April 1999 and on Optus in December 2002. A New Zealand version with different programming launched on Sky TV, in November 2003. It shows a mix of repeats of old UK shows previously screened in Australia or New Zealand and new episodes of programs not shown before in Australia or New Zealand. Repeated series include '' Doctor Who'', '' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', ''Are You Being Served?'', ''Dad's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Underbelly (TV Series)
''Underbelly'' is an Australian television true crime-drama series which first aired on the Nine Network on 13 February 2008 and 1 September 2013, before being revived on 3 April 2022. Each series is based on real-life events. There have been six full series, with season 7 being a miniseries. A 2014 series titled ''Fat Tony & Co'' is a sequel to the first series but is not branded under the ''Underbelly'' title. Synopsis The first series is based on the book ''Leadbelly: Inside Australia's Underworld'', by journalists John Silvester and Andrew Rule. The series also borrows the title 'Underbelly' from a previously successful series of 12 true crime compilations by the same authors. Three direct tie-in novels, based on the first three seasons, were also later published by the same authors as part of this series, and a separate 16th book (''Underbelly: The Golden Casket'') was published in 2010. The fourth series is based on the book ''Razor'' by crime author Larry Writer, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
