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Untold Desires
''Untold Desires'' is a 1994 documentary film written and directed by Sarah Stephens and produced by Eva Orner. It looks at the sexuality of disabled people. It won the SBS networks first Logie award and won a 1995 Human Rights Medal. Production The movie primarily features people with physical disabilities talking about their needs, desires and issues they face. This is mixed in with erotic fantasy sequences. It is the first production from Fertile Films A company founded by Stephens and Orner Reception The Age's Phillipa Hawker writes "Untold Desires is terrific, challenging television." Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald Alison Stewart concludes "Melbourne film-makers Sarah Stephens and Eva Orner have managed to make a remarkable film that neutralises the negative image of disabled people as perverse or non-sexual. Highly recommended." Awards * 1995 Australian Film Institute Awards ** Best Television Documentary - Eva Orner, Sarah Stevens (SBS) - won *Logie Awards of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Orner
Eva Orner is an Australian Academy and Emmy Award-winning film producer and director based in Los Angeles. Her works include '' Untold Desires'' (winner of Best Documentary at the Australian Film Institute Awards, the Logie Awards and the Australian Human Rights Awards), '' Strange Fits of Passion'' (nominated for the Critics' Award at the Cannes Film Festival), ''Taxi to the Dark Side'' (winner of the 2008 Academy Award for Best Documentary), and ''Gonzo, The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson''. Orner's directorial debut, ''The Network'', a feature documentary set behind the scenes of Afghanistan's largest television station, premiered in the US in March 2013. Early life Orner grew up in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at Mount Scopus Memorial College and Monash University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. Career Orner, along with actress Cate Blanchett, was one of only two Australians nominated for an Oscar in 2008. Most commentators pred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bridie
David Ross Hope Bridie is an Australian contemporary musician and songwriter. He was a founding mainstay member of world music band Not Drowning, Waving which released six studio albums to critical acclaim. He also formed a chamber pop group, My Friend the Chocolate Cake, which released seven studio albums. During his solo career he has issued five studio albums and worked on soundtracks for Australian films and television like '' The Man Who Sued God'', '' Remote Area Nurse, Secret City'', and '' The Circuit''. Bridie is the founder and artistic director of Wantok Musik Foundation; a not-for-profit music label that records, releases and promotes culturally infused music from indigenous Australia, Melanesia and Oceania. In 2019 he received the Don Banks Music Award. Musical Biography David Bridie was born in 1962 and grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Deepdene with three siblings. He attended Camberwell High School and the University of Melbourne, and received training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Australian Film Institute Awards
The 37th Australian Film Institute Awards (generally known as the AFI Awards) were held on 10 November 1995 in Melbourne. Presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the awards celebrated the best in Australian feature film, documentary, short film and television productions of 1995. The ceremony was broadcast live on ABC and hosted by comedian Magda Szubanski. The nominations were announced on 9 August 1995. ''Hotel Sorrento'' received the most nominations in the feature film category with ten, while ''Halifax f.p.'' received fifteen nominations in the television category. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Feature film Non-feature film Television Additional awards References External links The Australian Film Institute , Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts official website {{Australian Film Institute Awards AACTA Awards ceremonies AACTA Awards AACTA Awards AACTA Awards AACTA Awards The Australian Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Institute Award For Best Television Documentary
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Television Documentary is an award that was handed out to producers annually between 1990 and 1997 by the Australian Film Institute. In 1998, this Award was replaced equivalent Awards in the non-feature film category including Australian Film Institute Award for Best Feature Length Documentary, Australian Film Institute Award for Best Documentary Under One Hour and Australian Film Institute Award for Best Direction in a Documentary. See also * Australian Film Institute * AFI Awards * Australian Film Institute Television Awards The Australian Film Institute Television Awards are annual awards presented for excellence in Australian television annually as part of the Australian Film Institute Awards, AFI Awards by the Australian Film Institute. The AFI Awards cover non-feat ... References {{Australian Film Institute Awards Australian Film Institute Awards Australian documentary film awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Awards Of 1996
The 38th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday, April 21, 1996, at the Melbourne Park Function Centre in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. The ceremony was hosted by Daryl Somers, and guests included Gloria Reuben and Holly Hunter. Winners and nominees The nominees for the 38th Logie Awards were announced in early April 1996. Unlike previous years, there were five nominations in each category. These were then cut to three on the night of the ceremony. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on 21 April 1996. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Gold Logie Acting/Presenting Most Popular Programs Most Outstanding Programs ; Most Outstanding Achievement in Drama Production :''Winner:'' ::'' Blue Murder'' ( ABC TV) ;Most Outstanding Achievement in Public Affairs :''Winner:'' ::"Minor Surgery, Major Risk", ''Four Corners'' ( ABC TV) ;Most Outstanding Documentary :''Winner:'' ::'' Untold Desires'' (SBS TV) ;Most Outstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Award For Most Outstanding Factual Or Documentary Program
The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Factual or Documentary Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards The TV Week Logie Awards (known colloquially as The Logies) is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The event is telecast live and .... The award is given to recognise an outstanding Australian factual, observational or documentary program. The winner and nominees of this award are chosen by television industry juries. It was first awarded at the 7th Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1965 as Best Documentary Series (1967, 1973-1974, 1976-1986). The award was renamed many times in subsequent ceremonies; Best Documentary (1966, 1969), Best Australian Documentary Series (1970), Best Documentary/Current Affairs Series (1971), Best Dramatised Documentary Series (1975). The nominees in the ''Best Documentary'' categor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Films
This is a list of films released in 1994. The top worldwide grosser was '' The Lion King'', becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all-time, although it was slightly overtaken at the North American domestic box office by ''Forrest Gump'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. The year is considered to be one of Hollywood's best years for cinema during the post-Golden Age era, setting the standard for the movies of the modern age. Also in 1994, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer celebrated its 70th anniversary. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1994 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events *February 15 - Viacom acquired 50.1% of Paramount Communications Inc. for $9.75 billion, following a five-month battle with QVC. *March 4 - Actor John Candy dies of a heart attack at the age of 43 while on location in Durango, Mexico for the film '' Wagons East''. *March 21 - Steven Spielberg wins his first Academy Award for Best Director for '' Schindler's List'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Documentary Films
The year 1994 was designated as the "International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Charter, Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitting December 31. This was due to an adjustment of the International Date Line by the Kiribati government to bring all of its territories into the same calendar day. Events January * January 1 ** The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is established. ** Beginning of the Zapatista uprising in Mexico. * January 8 – ''Soyuz TM-18'': Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7-day orbit of the Earth, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. * January 11 – The Irish government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the Provisional Irish Republican Army and its political arm Sinn Féin. * January 14 – U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Documentary Films
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s English-language Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Australian Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
