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OUR MAN ALBERT
In this film we
discover how a Jewish boy from Melbourne became one of London's great
music hall stars in the early 1900s, his talent having first been
'discovered' on Western Australia's goldfields.
Albert Whealn was truly the first "Boy from Oz" who made it
internationally. This will be a dramatised documentary directed
by Roger Hodgman, one of Australia's leading theatre, and television directors.
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WHIPPED
This films takes us to India's exotic Bollywood in the 1930s, where Perth-born Mary
Evans is rapidly becoming a superstar as 'Fearless
Nadia'.
Collectively, these documentary films introduce audiences to three
extraordinary performers who were to enrich the popular culture of their
adoptive lands. See the synopsis attached. |
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DOWN-TO-EARTH
A portrait of the life, work & wild world of down-to-earth
internationally-renowned Australian Ceramic Artist Pippin
Drysdale.
A female Falstaff, larger than life, colourful and generous of
spirit. She paints her own picture of a naughty daughter of a
wealthy family. But her silver spoon upbringing has never
stopped her from being a genuine down-to-earth character in
everything she does: in her love-life, in her love of life, in
her social-life, in her internationally acclaimed work, and in
herself. |
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THE GARDEN DIVA
With today’s
explosion in inner-city living, town houses and apartments have
become the lifestyle choice of many upwardly mobile thirty-somethings
who have little or no gardening experience. They want instant
courtyard, terrace or balcony gardens that are low maintenance
and water wise, but also vibrant, cool, inviting, stylish, and
ideal for entertaining.
They need the
expertise and pizzazz of Neil Hansen.
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KONICHIWA AUSTRALIA
The Japanese Shakuhachi
bamboo flute and the Australian Didgeridoo. Both played
for centuries. Both integral to their culture’s
identity, soul and meaning.
In
this journey of discovery an Australian indigenous
Didgeridoo maker and international musician visits a
Shakuhachi master in Japan to learn the secrets of its
making and playing the Shakuhachi in the bamboo groves
beneath Mt Fuji. The Japanese master then accompanies
the didgeridoo maker to Australia’s red-earthed
Australian outback to learn the secrets of making and
playing the didgeridoo. While seeking to discover the
differences between these two dramatically different
cultures, more similarities than differences are
revealed. |
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KIDZSTUFF - NOW YOU'RE COOKING®
Starring Darren Simpson
and the kids of the neighbourhood. Kids are the fussiest
eaters. Ask any and every mother or father. So how do
you get the kids interested in good food with great
flavour that’s actually good for them too? Simple, you
get their parents to be involved too.
Darren Simpson,
apart from being a father himself, is also the
Ambassador for the promotion of good food to children.
In this fun new series, Darren shows how you encourage
kids to help make dishes in the kitchen. Darren will
also show the viewers how to make great tasting, simple
dishes that are simple good for all the family. A simply
good fun for everyone. And better still, there’s nothing
like it on television.
KidzStuff – Now you’re cookin’. |
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DESIGNS ON ITALY
A DESIGN SERIES PRESENTED BY
Dott.ssa Jeanne-Marie Cilento
Giornalista + Disegno + Architetto
► View Trailer
As an Architect, Designer and Design Journalist,
Australian-born Jeanne-Marie Cilento lives in the epicentre
of European Design culture - Rome. Through her contacts with
Italian-based global designers of everything from cars to
couture, from furniture to food, she will take us on a
journey to understand the philosophies and processes behind
the designs that continually reshape our world. Plus she’ll
also chart the course of Aussie designers who are beginning
to make an impact on the world scene. Jeanne-Marie’s
relaxed, Australian style and international perspective will
be filled with both insight and entertainment. |
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TRUFFLES
DOWN-UNDER
Presented by Elisabeth
Luard and
Alain Fabrègues
4x30 farm, food + eco series
Remember the
new-world wine revolution that transformed Australia? It
transformed the way the world viewed Australia too? That
next food revolution to take on the world could well be
truffles. In the South West of Australia they’re now
successfully farming Truffles. Truffles have captured
the imagination of lovers of food, cooks and chefs right
around the world. Manjimup is three hours drive
south-east of Perth. On one property alone there is a
plantation of more than 65,000 truffle oak and hazelnut
trees planted and producing. World-renowned English
writer and presenter Elisabeth Luard teams with French
Chef extraordinaire Alain Fabrègues to discover the
magic of truffles, fresh regional produce and genuine
passionate characters in the most eco diverse region in
the world. |
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ANNA GARE - QUICKIES IN THE
KITCHEN
Tricks, tips and traps
to making simple, stylish, flavour-filled food in a
flash. The series idea – the quick version Nowadays
everybody is time-poor. But no-one wants to compromise
on quality and quality of life; especially where food is
concerned. For many, the only answer seems to be
pre-prepared meals from the supermarket. Quickies in the
kitchen is a better answer for busy people. Quick meals
full of flavour, full of passion and full of
entertainment for the viewers.
Our presenter Anna Gare is fun and funny. She will
present a series of five minute programs, covering areas
like quick snacks, quick hearty meals, quick healthy
meals, dinner parties, roasts, kids’ meals, breakfasts,
one pot wonders - lunches – dinners, dinner-party menus,
baby food, party food and love food. All fast and fun to
prepare. And none compromising on flavour and style.
The series ‘Quickies in the kitchen’ is a clear
reference to Anna’s sassy, quirky, fun, out there style.
Plus the content. She is a great communicator and can
simplify even the most difficult of techniques. And show
the viewer short cuts too.
The series ‘Anna Gare’s Quickies in the Kitchen’ will be
shot with high production values and have a fast-paced,
fun, modern feel. These sequences will be shot in such a
way that they can be used as 5 or 10-minute
interstitials or they can be re-edited into a commercial
half-hour episodes.
© MagoFilms. Copyright is claimed over all ideas |
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BRIDAL TRAIN
Australian stories
of romance, marriage and migration under fire. Where the love a man
outweighed the love of a country. Bridal Train is a significant and
little known-part of Australian history, it affected the lives of tens
of thousands, and parallels the consolidation of the political, military
and social relationship between Australia and USA we experience today.
It may even have influenced it. Of the original 12,000 brides, today
there are less than 50 war brides alive. Sadly their stories, and part
of the story of Australia, is dying with them. |
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COMPLETED PROJECTS |
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FRASER
MAGO Films has produced a number of corporate marketing and training films for the local and international market. These include a training film for Telstra in Australia and a marketing video for one of Singapore's major property groups 'Centerpoint Properties' for their Fraser Properties division. A showreel can be sent on request. |
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APPETITE
FOR ASIA
Marian travels regularly into Asia and has secured numerous television projects, documentaries, series and major corporate productions.
Included among these were a series of a children's
magazine programmes. Kids In Charge (in the
third series) and a 10 part art series, One Small Island,
about Singapore artists both commissioned by Singapore TV12.
Marian Executive Produced Appetite for Asia
a 13 part cooking/travel/lifestyle series shot in Singapore and Asia in
1998.
This series screened nationally in Australia on the SBS Network and has sold internationally as well.
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X-PATS: THE ALIEN CONNECTION
Xpats the Alien Connection ABC Accord project.
Completed in 2000 it has not only screened on the ABC in
Australia and Foxtel, it was also sold to BBC Horizons in
the UK.
X-Pats The Alien Connection
56 minute documentary
This intriguing story defines what addiction to an expat
lifestyle means, in terms of culture and sex, for many of
the Westerners who work and live in the Asian region. Expats
are in a unique position compared to most of us: First class
travel, maids to free them from of the "drudgery" of
domestic life, large rental allowances including other
numerous perks offered by their employers.
Power is the drug that these expats subscribe to. The
documentary, "X-Pats the Alien Connection" discovers what it
is about this drug that hooks them and keeps them at the
top, in Asia, and on the move.
During the course of this one hour documentary, we follow
the lives of several expats including, Lawrence 35, who is
single has been living in Singapore for eight years doing
deals and can never imagine heading home.
Steve 34 is married to Kate, 30, a career girl from Sydney.
Newly arrived, Steve will reveal another side to the life of
an expat from a married man's perspective. Long hours and
constant travel and doing business in another culture can be
stressful.
Judy is our single "career girl". She reveals that even
though she is living in the fast lane in one of the busiest
cities in the world, she often experiences loneliness as
expat men prefer to date the Asian girls. But her fortunes
are about to change.
David 22 and his girlfriend Belinda find their journey
fraught with problems. David's inability to come to terms
with living in a different culture means problems for his
relationship with Belinda.
Long term expats wives mother Cathy and daughter Pippa are
from the UK. Pippa has to move to America where life will be
very different. We also meet Ofelia, a singing karaoke
Filipino maid. She is an expat too, however, her
circumstances a very different to the other expats.
The expats' opulent lifestyle can be addictive, but it can
also mean ruin in a personal sense and during the course of
this documentary several of our expats lives unravel.
In "X-Pats The Alien Connection" we come to understand what
motivates people to leave their country of birth to live and
work in Asia.
The relationships they form with the local Asian community
and their position within that society will be revealed in
this informative and entertaining film. |
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PILBARA PEARL
The short film Pilbara Pearl, a finalist at Aspen, has
screened on SBS, ABC and Channel 4 in the UK. |
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