SBS independent
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SBS independent is the primary production unit of SBS "home-baked" primetime programming.
All productions are commissioned in association with the independent sector of the Australia
n film
and television
industry.
Since its establishment in 1994, SBSi has commissioned more than 800 hours of drama and documentary from independent Australian filmmakers, many of whom come from non-English speaking and indigenous backgrounds, and SBSi titles have won more than 450 national and international award
s.
SBSi has secured a significant niche in the Australian production arena. Its commissioned works have been widely recognised through film and television awards and acknowledged by broader community response throughout Australia and overseas.
SBSi commissions feature film
s, drama series, animation
, single documentaries
, and documentary series. Now 2008, films in 720p
HD
.
All productions are commissioned in association with the independent sector of the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
industry.
Since its establishment in 1994, SBSi has commissioned more than 800 hours of drama and documentary from independent Australian filmmakers, many of whom come from non-English speaking and indigenous backgrounds, and SBSi titles have won more than 450 national and international award
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...
s.
SBSi has secured a significant niche in the Australian production arena. Its commissioned works have been widely recognised through film and television awards and acknowledged by broader community response throughout Australia and overseas.
SBSi commissions feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
s, drama series, animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
, single documentaries
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, and documentary series. Now 2008, films in 720p
720p
720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan...
HD
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
.
Animation
- Animated Tales of the WorldAnimated Tales of the WorldAnimated Tales of the World is a 2001 American animated series that aired on HBO. It won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2001, for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Peter Macon.-External links:...
- BobtalesBobtalesBobtales is an Australian animated series of aboriginal dreamtime stories produced in Perth, Western Australia in 1997.Thirteen 5-minute episodes were produced by independent film company Gripping Film and Graphics and the Western Australian Aboriginal Media Association in Western Australia, with...
- Harvie KrumpetHarvie KrumpetHarvie Krumpet is an Australian clay animation made in Melbourne written, directed and animated by Adam Elliot and produced by Melanie Coombs. This short film won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 2003, in addition to numerous festival awards and the 2004 Australian Film Institute Best...
- John Callahan's Quads!John Callahan's Quads!John Callahan's Quads! is a Canada-Australia co-production cartoon, based upon work of John Callahan. The show aired on Canada's Teletoon, on Australia's SBS, and in Latin America on Adult Swim...
- LeunigMichael LeunigMichael Leunig , typically referred to as Leunig, is an Australian poet, cartoonist and cultural commentator. His best known works include The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama and the Curly Flats series...
- The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper MorelloThe Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper MorelloThe Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello is a 2005 Australian short film. The first episode is labeled Jasper Morello and the Lost Airship.- Story :The First Voyage - Jasper Morello and the Lost Airship...
Documentary
- The Prodigal Son
- Australia By Numbers
- Fond Memories of Cuba
- Golden Sandals: The Art of Reg MombassaReg MombassaReg Mombassa is the pseudonym of Chris O'Doherty, a New Zealand born artist and musician. Resident in Australia, he is as well known there for his musical exploits — founder and former member of the popular Australian band Mental As Anything and member of Dog Trumpet - as he is for his art...
- John Safran's Music JamboreeJohn Safran's Music JamboreeJohn Safran's Music Jamboree was a light-hearted Australian music documentary television series, hosted by John Safran for SBS television...
- John Safran vs GodJohn Safran vs GodJohn Safran vs God is an 8 part television documentary series by John Safran which was broadcast on SBS TV of Australia in 2004. It has been described in a media release as "John Safran's most audacious project yet". It had a much more serious tone than Safran's previous work Music Jamboree...
- Nerds FCNerds FCNerds FC is an Australian television documentary featuring soccer. 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....
- Poles ApartBlue PolesBlue Poles is an abstract painting from 1952 by the American artist Jackson Pollock, more properly known as Blue Poles: Number 11, 1952, and is considered to be Pollock's most important painting...
- Sydney 2000
- The Animated Leunig
- DecadenceDecadence (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...
Films
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Mullet (film) Mullet is an Australian film released in 2001, written and directed by David Caesar, and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Susie Porter and Andrew Gilbert.-Plot summary:... Nijinsky Nijinsky can refer to:*Vaslav Nijinsky , ballet dancer and choreographer*Bronislava Nijinska , dancer, choreographer and teacher*Nijinksy , starring Alan Bates Harry Saltzman as Vaslav Nijinsky*Nijinsky II, race horse... The Quiet Room The Quiet Room is a 1996 Australian drama film directed by Rolf de Heer. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Celine O'Leary - Mother* Paul Blackwell - Father* Chloe Ferguson - Girl Age 7* Phoebe Ferguson - Girl Age 3... Radiance (film) Radiance is a 1998 Australian independent film. It is the first feature film by Aboriginal director Rachel Perkins about three indigenous sisters who reunite for their mother's funeral... Teesh and Trude Teesh and Trude is an Australian drama directed by Melanie Rodriga, and was adapted from an original stage-play by Wilson McCaskill. The film was produced and shot entirely in Western Australia with Production Investment Funding Support from ScreenWest and Lotterywest... Ten Canoes Ten Canoes is a 2006 film. It was directed by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr and starred Crusoe Kurddal. The title of the film arose from discussions between de Heer and David Gulpilil about a photograph of ten canoeists poling across the Arafura Swamp, taken by anthropologist Donald Thomson in... The Tracker The Tracker is an Australian drama film produced in 2002. It was directed and written by Rolf de Heer. It is a set in 1922 in outback Australia where a racist white colonial policeman used the tracking ability of an Indigenous Australian tracker to find the murderer of a white woman... Walking on Water (film) Walking on Water is a 2002 Australian drama film directed by Tony Ayres. The film explores the grief, tenderness, stupidity and humour that arises from death. When Gavin is finally laid to rest after a grueling fight with AIDS, his close friends Charlie and Anna find themselves at odds regarding... Yolngu Boy Yolngu Boy is an Australian film which was released in 2001.The film is about three Aboriginal Australians, Botj , Lorrpu and Milika , that trek through Australia's Top End after Botj, recently released from prison, commits arson and vandalism while high from sniffing petrol... |