ABC’s new drama Redfern Now premiered last night on ABC1 as the second most watched show in its timeslot behind Seven’s Beauty and the Geek.
Billed as the first TV series completely written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians, the six-part series follows six different stories of life in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Redfern.
Last night’s episode, directed by Satellite Boy’s Catriona McKenzie and starring Leah Purcell, debuted with 721,000 total viewers, across the five city metro markets, according to preliminary ratings from OzTAM.
The drama, which was 12th for the night, beat Nine’s Australian Federal Police which rated 702,000 and Ten’s Law and Order: Svu on 681,000.
Cameras began rolling in May on the series which is produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear with Cracker’s Jimmy McGovern as story producer. The Sapphires’ Deborah Mailman and Sheri Sebbens as well as director Wayne Blair...
Billed as the first TV series completely written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians, the six-part series follows six different stories of life in Sydney’s inner-city suburb of Redfern.
Last night’s episode, directed by Satellite Boy’s Catriona McKenzie and starring Leah Purcell, debuted with 721,000 total viewers, across the five city metro markets, according to preliminary ratings from OzTAM.
The drama, which was 12th for the night, beat Nine’s Australian Federal Police which rated 702,000 and Ten’s Law and Order: Svu on 681,000.
Cameras began rolling in May on the series which is produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear with Cracker’s Jimmy McGovern as story producer. The Sapphires’ Deborah Mailman and Sheri Sebbens as well as director Wayne Blair...
- 11/2/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The first all-Indigenous created TV drama series has begun shooting in the inner city suburb of Redfern with a strong cast and crew involved.
The six-part one-hour series Redfern Now, is touted as the first TV show produced, directed and written by Indigenous creators.
The series is produced by Blackfella Films, the same team behind the forthcoming ABC tele-movie Mabo, due to have its world premiere first at the Sydney Film Festival before airing on ABC1.
The series will include direction Mabo’s Rachel Perkins, Satellite Boy’s Catriona McKenzie, Leah Purcell as well as Wayne Blair fresh from the Cannes Film Festival where his picture The Sapphires screened in official selection.
Blair brings with him Sapphires’ cast Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapsell. Also involved is Dean Daley-Jones of Toomelah and Mad Bastards and Jimi Bani who plays the lead role in Mabo.
Under the guidance of British writer Jimmy McGovern,...
The six-part one-hour series Redfern Now, is touted as the first TV show produced, directed and written by Indigenous creators.
The series is produced by Blackfella Films, the same team behind the forthcoming ABC tele-movie Mabo, due to have its world premiere first at the Sydney Film Festival before airing on ABC1.
The series will include direction Mabo’s Rachel Perkins, Satellite Boy’s Catriona McKenzie, Leah Purcell as well as Wayne Blair fresh from the Cannes Film Festival where his picture The Sapphires screened in official selection.
Blair brings with him Sapphires’ cast Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapsell. Also involved is Dean Daley-Jones of Toomelah and Mad Bastards and Jimi Bani who plays the lead role in Mabo.
Under the guidance of British writer Jimmy McGovern,...
- 5/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Shooting has commenced on ABC1 series Redfern Now. The six-part series from Blackfella Films (Mabo, First Australians) will spend the next three months filming in and around Sydney.
The series, which is directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae), Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy), Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and Leah Purcell (Black Chicks Talking). tells the stories of six inner city households whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident. It is the first drama project from the ABC's Indigenous Department to go into production.
The cast includes Deborah Mailman (Mabo), Dean Daley-Jones (Mad Bastards), Jimi Bani (Mabo) and newcomers Miranda Tapsell and Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires).
UK scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern (Accused, The Streets) collaborated with a group of Indigenous writers to pen the series.
Producer Darren Dale told If that Blackfella has already begun developing the show's second season. "It's such a wonderful project in that Indigenous writers have created this series with Jimmy,...
The series, which is directed by Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae), Catriona McKenzie (Satellite Boy), Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) and Leah Purcell (Black Chicks Talking). tells the stories of six inner city households whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident. It is the first drama project from the ABC's Indigenous Department to go into production.
The cast includes Deborah Mailman (Mabo), Dean Daley-Jones (Mad Bastards), Jimi Bani (Mabo) and newcomers Miranda Tapsell and Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires).
UK scriptwriter Jimmy McGovern (Accused, The Streets) collaborated with a group of Indigenous writers to pen the series.
Producer Darren Dale told If that Blackfella has already begun developing the show's second season. "It's such a wonderful project in that Indigenous writers have created this series with Jimmy,...
- 5/27/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
The Hunter has lead the Aacta Awards with 14 nominations including best film.
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
- 11/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Nominations for the 2011 Deadly Awards have been announced, including nominations for best film, TV show, and best male and female actors.
The Deadly’s, now in their 17th year, are Australia’s leading Indigenous awards for achievements in the performance arts, sport and community.
In the Film category; Mad Bastards, Toomelah, Here I Am, Shifting Shelter 4 and Jandamarra’s War are nominated, while in the TV category; On the Edge (Nitv), Living Black (Sbs), Marngrook Footy Show (Nitv & ABC), The Barefoot Rugby League Show (Nitv) and Yamba’s Playtime (Imparja Television) are nominated.
In the female actor of the year category, the nominees are: Rarriwuy Hick for Wrong Skin (play), Deborah Mailman for Offspring, and three entries from Here I Am; Marcia Langton, Pauline Whyman and Shai Pittman.
In the male actor of the year category, the nominees are: Aaron Fa’Aoso for East West 101, Jack Charles for Jack Charles v The Crown,...
The Deadly’s, now in their 17th year, are Australia’s leading Indigenous awards for achievements in the performance arts, sport and community.
In the Film category; Mad Bastards, Toomelah, Here I Am, Shifting Shelter 4 and Jandamarra’s War are nominated, while in the TV category; On the Edge (Nitv), Living Black (Sbs), Marngrook Footy Show (Nitv & ABC), The Barefoot Rugby League Show (Nitv) and Yamba’s Playtime (Imparja Television) are nominated.
In the female actor of the year category, the nominees are: Rarriwuy Hick for Wrong Skin (play), Deborah Mailman for Offspring, and three entries from Here I Am; Marcia Langton, Pauline Whyman and Shai Pittman.
In the male actor of the year category, the nominees are: Aaron Fa’Aoso for East West 101, Jack Charles for Jack Charles v The Crown,...
- 7/19/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
By Brendan Fletcher (writer-director of “Mad Bastards”)
Brendan Fletcher
I spent a lot of time in the “frontier” region of Australia making documentaries and short films over the last 15 years. The people, the landscape and just the harshness of the place — it is just all so cinematic, and I decided fairly early on that I wanted to bring the amazing experiences I’d had and the feeling I’d felt to the big screen.
The northwest of Australia (called the “Kimberley”) is a wide open land on the edge of the desert, and its main industry is cattle. So just like the Wild West in the U.S., it’s basically cowboy country. But right alongside the cowboy thing, the aboriginal culture of tens of thousands of years ago is thriving too. So what you’ve got is a region that feels like you’re walking around in a Western...
Brendan Fletcher
I spent a lot of time in the “frontier” region of Australia making documentaries and short films over the last 15 years. The people, the landscape and just the harshness of the place — it is just all so cinematic, and I decided fairly early on that I wanted to bring the amazing experiences I’d had and the feeling I’d felt to the big screen.
The northwest of Australia (called the “Kimberley”) is a wide open land on the edge of the desert, and its main industry is cattle. So just like the Wild West in the U.S., it’s basically cowboy country. But right alongside the cowboy thing, the aboriginal culture of tens of thousands of years ago is thriving too. So what you’ve got is a region that feels like you’re walking around in a Western...
- 1/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
By Brendan Fletcher (writer-director of “Mad Bastards”)
Brendan Fletcher
I spent a lot of time in the “frontier” region of Australia making documentaries and short films over the last 15 years. The people, the landscape and just the harshness of the place — it is just all so cinematic, and I decided fairly early on that I wanted to bring the amazing experiences I’d had and the feeling I’d felt to the big screen.
The northwest of Australia (called the “Kimberley”) is a wide open land on the edge of the desert, and its main industry is cattle. So just like the Wild West in the U.S., it’s basically cowboy country. But right alongside the cowboy thing, the aboriginal culture of tens of thousands of years ago is thriving too. So what you’ve got is a region that feels like you’re walking around in a Western...
Brendan Fletcher
I spent a lot of time in the “frontier” region of Australia making documentaries and short films over the last 15 years. The people, the landscape and just the harshness of the place — it is just all so cinematic, and I decided fairly early on that I wanted to bring the amazing experiences I’d had and the feeling I’d felt to the big screen.
The northwest of Australia (called the “Kimberley”) is a wide open land on the edge of the desert, and its main industry is cattle. So just like the Wild West in the U.S., it’s basically cowboy country. But right alongside the cowboy thing, the aboriginal culture of tens of thousands of years ago is thriving too. So what you’ve got is a region that feels like you’re walking around in a Western...
- 1/26/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Mad Bastards is one of the most average movies I've seen at this year's festival. It's a family drama wrapped in a road trip disguise, following a drifting father who treks across Australia to meet his 13-year-old son for the first time. I felt like the movie had an opportunity to raise an original voice, but the plot points were so tried-and-true that the film was incredibly predictable and felt more like something that had to be endured rather than enjoyed.
Even though the film is set in Australia - one of the most gorgeous landscapes on Earth - the cinematography was average at best, failing to capture the beauty of the area in an original or impressive way. There are plenty of location montages, but they all feel lifeless and uninteresting. The "sense of place" that Michael Rapaport was so brilliantly able to express in his documentary about A Tribe Called Quest...
- 1/25/2011
- by benp
- GeekTyrant
Machine Gun Preacher
Opens: 2011
Cast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon, Madeline Carroll, Kathy Baker
Director: Marc Forster
Summary: After finding God, drug-dealing biker Sam Childers renounces his outlaw ways and embarks on a spiritual path, becoming a crusader for hundreds of desperate and helpless children who were being forced to become soldiers in war-torn southern Sudan.
Analysis: Despite taking the freshly rejuvenated James Bond franchise and nearly destroying it with the very disappointing "Quantum of Solace", German-Swiss filmmaker Marc Forster still has a decent amount of good will left thanks to strong earlier efforts like "Monster's Ball," "Finding Neverland," "Stranger Than Fiction" and "The Kite Runner".
Now, in his first film since that Bond outing, Forster returns to serious drama with this true story tale of a biker who became a humanitarian crusader for children in the Sudan. The story itself is fascinating, the born again Sam Childers and...
Opens: 2011
Cast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon, Madeline Carroll, Kathy Baker
Director: Marc Forster
Summary: After finding God, drug-dealing biker Sam Childers renounces his outlaw ways and embarks on a spiritual path, becoming a crusader for hundreds of desperate and helpless children who were being forced to become soldiers in war-torn southern Sudan.
Analysis: Despite taking the freshly rejuvenated James Bond franchise and nearly destroying it with the very disappointing "Quantum of Solace", German-Swiss filmmaker Marc Forster still has a decent amount of good will left thanks to strong earlier efforts like "Monster's Ball," "Finding Neverland," "Stranger Than Fiction" and "The Kite Runner".
Now, in his first film since that Bond outing, Forster returns to serious drama with this true story tale of a biker who became a humanitarian crusader for children in the Sudan. The story itself is fascinating, the born again Sam Childers and...
- 1/17/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
[1] Writer/director Brendan Fletcher debut feature film Mad Bastards is set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The Australian film follows the story of "Tj's quest to find the son he's never known." The journey takes him "across the remote and stunning Kimberley landscape." Here is the official plot synopsis: Tj is a mad bastard, and his estranged 13-year-old son Bullet is on the fast track to becoming one, too. After being turned away from his mother's house, Tj sets off across the country to the Kimberly region of northwestern Australia to make things right with his son. Grandpa Tex has lived a tough life, and now, as a local cop, he wants to change things for the men in his community. Crosscutting between three generations, Mad Bastards is a raw look at the journey to becoming a man and the personal transformation one must make. Developed with local...
- 12/28/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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