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Ling Cooper Tang
Ling Cooper Tang, formerly credited as Ling-Hsueh Tang, is a Chinese Australian actress. She became known for her role as Dr. Kylie Preece in the hospital drama TV series ''All Saints'' (1999-2002), and has starred in many TV series since, including the 2024 British adventure series ''Nautilus'', as well as several films. Early life and education Ling-Hsueh Tang studied acting at the Queensland University of Technology's Academy of the Arts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Drama) 1995. Career Tang has been credited as Ling Cooper Tang since around 2016, according to IMDb. Television In 1998 Tang appeared in '' Breakers''. She became known for her role as Dr. Kylie Preece on ''All Saints'', an Australian hospital drama, which she played from 1999 to 2002. In 2001 she appeared on the cover of ''TV Week'' to promote the series. In 2002, Tang presented the ABC Television children's program, '' Play School''. She played Mei Lin in series 4 of ''The Doctor Blake Mysteries' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland University Of Technology
The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public university, public research university located in the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. It has two major campuses, a modern city campus in Gardens Point, Brisbane, Gardens Point and a historical campus in Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Kelvin Grove. The university offers courses in fields including architecture, engineering, information technology, healthcare, teaching, law, arts and design, science and mathematics. QUT operated as the Queensland Institute of Technology (QIT'')'' established in 1965 receiving university status by act of Parliament of Queensland in 1988. Queensland University of Technology commenced operations the following year in January 1989. The Brisbane College of Advanced Education, an amalgamation of tertiary colleges dating back to 1849, merged with QUT expanding to its Kelvin Grove site in 1990. In 2022, QUT enrolled 50,216 students, including 37,860 undergraduate and 11,760 postgraduate stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Hospital (Australian TV Series)
''Children's Hospital'' is an Australian television series that screened on the ABC in 1997 and 1998. There was one series of 13 episodes produced. The series was set in a busy inner-city children's hospital. It followed the stories of the hospital staff, the young patients and their concerned families. Cast Main * Ian Stenlake as James * Jodie Dry as Charlie * Rachel Szalay as Kris * Gennie Nevinson as Pam * Deborah Galanos as Meredith * Hugh Baldwin as Dave * Ling-Hsueh Tang as Tina * Paula Arundell as Claire * Jamie Jackson as Peter Guests * Alan David Lee as Terry Voyt (1 episode) * Brittany Byrnes as Helen Voyt (1 episode) * Firass Dirani as Marc (1 episode) * John Howard as Len Larkin (1 episode) * Kate Sheil as Maureen (1 episode) * Lorna Lesley as Glenda Reynolds (1 episode) * Peter Whitford as Surgical specialist (1 episode) * Rhiana Griffith as Kelly (1 episode) * Sam Healy as Tamara (1 episode) * Scott McGregor as Ray Reynolds (1 episode) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue Performing arts center, performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings, and a masterpiece of 20th-century architecture. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon and completed by an Australian architectural team headed by Peter Hall (architect), Peter Hall, the building was formally opened by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1973, 16 years after Utzon's 1957 selection as winner of an international design competition. The Government of New South Wales, led by the Premier of New South Wales, premier, Joseph Cahill, authorised work to begin in 1958 with Utzon directing construction. The government's decision to build Utzon's design is often overshadowed by circumstances that followed, including cost and scheduling overruns as well as the architect's ultimate resignation. The building and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griffin Theatre Company
Griffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new works, based in Sydney. Founded in 1979, it is the resident theatre company at the Stables Theatre in Kings Cross. the artistic director is Declan Greene. Artistic directors *Declan Greene (2020–present) * Lee Lewis (August 2012–2020) * Sam Strong (2010–2012) * Nick Marchand (2006–2010) * David Berthold (2003–2006) *Ros Horin (1992–2003) *Ian Watson *Peter Kingston (inaugural artistic director) History Founded in 1979 its original founders were Peter Carmody, Penny Cook, Eadie Kurzer, Jenny Laing-Peach, and Rosemarie Lenzo. The organisation held its first meetings in Laing-Peach's cottage in Griffin Street, Surry Hills. Their first project was to present the Irish play '' The Ginger Man'' by James Patrick Donleavy at the Kirk Gallery in Cleveland Street, Surry Hills on 6 April 1979. The first Artistic Director was Peter Kingston who served until the appointment of Ian B Watson in 1988. For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Vesely
Matthew Vesely is an Australian filmmaker, best known for his 2022 feature film ''Monolith''. His other work includes the web series ''Wastelander Panda'' (2013) and the short films ''My Best Friend Is Stuck on the Ceiling'' (2015) and ''System Error'' (2020). He works as development manager at Closer Productions. Early life and education Matthew Vesely grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. For high school, he attended Scotch College in Adelaide, graduating in 2004. He graduated from Flinders University with a Bachelor in Creative Arts in 2007. Career Vesely's career started with making a number of low-budget short films, including the comedy ''Better Late Than Never'', the documentary ''Street's Press'', and the 2009 drama ''A Load Of Buckshot''. In 2009, He took part in the South Australian Film Corporation's inaugural FilmLab Development Workshop. His short film ''The Thing About Dolphins'', produced under the auspices of FilmLab, screened at the Adelaide Film Festival in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monolith (2022 Film)
''Monolith'' is a 2022 Australian science-fiction thriller film directed by Matt Vesely from a script written by Lucy Campbell, and produced by Bettina Hamilton. Described as high-concept science fiction, it stars Lily Sullivan, the only on-screen actor in the film, as a journalist uncovering a mystery. The film premiered in Australia on 27 October 2022 at the Adelaide Film Festival, and internationally at SXSW in March 2023. Plot The central character (known only as The Interviewer) is a disgraced journalist who, depressed and alone in her parents' large home while they are away, starts podcasting about unsolved mysteries in the hopes of reviving her career. She invites listeners to phone in with their stories. A story begins to build around a strange black brick, first reported by a maid named Floramae, and followed by many others who report the mysterious appearance of a similar object in their lives. The story is simple, but anxiety and tension is built further with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiaan Van Vuuren
Christiaan Van Vuuren (born 1982), known as The Fully Sick Rapper in his first video series, is an actor, writer, director and video blogging, video blogger from Sydney, Australia. He often collaborates with his brother, Connor Van Vuuren, and their YouTube channel is called Van Vuuren Bros. Early life Van Vuuren was born in 1982 at Sutherland Hospital in Caringbah and grew up in Cronulla. His parents met in London, his father a South African and his mother a Kiwi people, Kiwi. Career While Van Vuuren was placed in quarantine in a Sydney hospital for tuberculosis for six months in 2010, he gained fame via videos posted under the name The Fully Sick Rapper. He collaborated with his brother Connor Van Vuuren and Nicholas Boshier on the web series ''Bondi Hipsters''. In 2014 and 2016, along with Connor, he co-wrote, co-directed and starred with Boshier in the ABC Television (Australian TV network) , ABC Television series ''Soul Mates (TV series), Soul Mates''. He has featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Sunburnt Christmas
''A Sunburnt Christmas'' is a 2020 Australian Christmas film, made as a Stan original. Directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren on his feature-length debut, from a script by Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella, and Timothy Walker, the film stars Daniel Henshall, Sullivan Stapleton, and Tatiana Goode. Synopsis A struggling Australian outback farm gets gatecrashed by an on-the-run criminal Daryl, dressed as Santa Claus. On the run from a mobster, and mistaken for the real Santa by the youngest child of the single parent family, Daisy, her wily teenage sister Hazel sees Daryl as an opportunity to get her family back on track. Cast * Daniel Henshall as Daryl Dunn * Sullivan Stapleton as Dingo * Tatiana Goode as Hazel * Ling Cooper Tang as Fiona Raley * Lena Nankivell as Daisy * Matt Vesely as Clyde Dandy * Eadan McGuiness as Tom * Alirio Zavarce * Ewine McMorrine Production The film is produced by Every Cloud Productions and Highview Productions. Lisa Scott of Highview Productions is producer, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan (streaming Service)
Stan (stylised as Stan.) is an Australian subscription over-the-top streaming service. It was launched on 26 January 2015. Stan originally was founded as StreamCo Media, a 50/50 joint venture between Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media. In August 2014, each company invested A$50 million in StreamCo. StreamCo was renamed Stan Entertainment in December 2014, prior to the January 2015 launch of the streaming service. Nine Entertainment acquired Fairfax Media in 2018, making Stan a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Digital. The service offers a broad range of film and television content from both local and foreign productions, particularly from the United States and United Kingdom. Stan also includes a growing library of their own original film and television content. With over 2.6 million subscribers, as of June 2023 Stan is the fourth largest streaming service in Australia, behind Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. Stan's original comedy '' No Activity'' became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Planet
''Strange Planet'' is a 1999 Australian dramedy film directed by Emma-Kate Croghan and starring Claudia Karvan, Naomi Watts, Alice Garner and Hugo Weaving. The film takes place in Sydney between New Year's Eve 1998 and January 2000. It was Croghan's follow up to ''Love and Other Catastrophes'' and used many of the same cast and crew. Plot The film explores the lives of three male friends and three female friends over the course of one year. Judy has an affair with her married boss. Sally is a party girl open to all experiences. Alice is morally strict but feels stuck. Ewan is a lawyer who hates the law. Joel is left by his wife. Neil is desperate for love. Cast *Claudia Karvan as Judy *Naomi Watts as Alice *Alice Garner as Sally * Tom Long as Ewan *Aaron Jeffery as Joel *Gennie Nevinson as Therapist *Felix Williamson as Neil *Hugo Weaving as Steven * Rebecca Frith as Amanda * Ling-Hsueh Tang as Verna * Helen Thomson as Lulu * Marshall Napier as Robert * Kate Beahan as Poppy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Commission
The Australian Film Commission (AFC) was an Australian government agency was founded in 1975 with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in Australia as well as to preserve the country's film history. It also had a production arm responsible for production and commissioning of films for the government. It was superseded by Screen Australia from 1 July 2008. History The Australian Film Commission was established by the Whitlam government on 7 July 1975 as the successor to the Australian Film Development Corporation set up by the Gorton government. In the first year of its existence, its budget was $6.5 million.David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p16 The AFC acted as a funding and development agency for the Australian film industry. With the ''Australian Film Commission Amendment Acts'' passed in 1980 and 2003, the AFC shifted focus onto funding and promoting Australian film both locally, and in inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadloch
''Deadloch'' is an Australian black comedy crime mystery television series that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 2 June 2023. Created by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, the series is set in Deadloch, a fictional town in Tasmania, and stars Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Alicia Gardiner, and Nina Oyama. ''Deadloch'' was produced by Amazon Studios. The series was renewed for a second season in July 2024. Synopsis The beguilingly sleepy settlement of Deadloch, on Tasmania's coastline, is shaken when the body of a local man turns up dead on the beach. Two female detectives reluctantly take charge of the investigation together: the fastidious Senior Sergeant Dulcie Collins, and the brash and reckless Detective Eddie Redcliffe from Darwin, aided by overeager Constable Abby Matsuda and ditsy Officer Sven Alderman. The murder coincides with the town's annual "Winter Feastival" — a celebration of local arts, cuisine and culture. The investigation forces Dulcie and Eddie to cope with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
