Australia should forget about modelling its film and TV industry on the Us or UK. Soon they’ll be following our lead claims Lee Zachariah.
It’s a rite of passage for any budding film and television wannabe and every self-important media commentator to point at the enduring successes of the Us and UK industries, and – with a tremor of incredulity at how nobody has thought of this before – suggest that Australia simply does what they do.
Why, they ask, does it always feel like we’re starting from square one? Why is the ABC not a brand like the BBC? Why don’t we have a local movie studio that could lure all of those big stars back home? Why am I the first person to think of this?
Naturally, we have moments of glory. Wolf Creek 2: The Legend of Mick’s Torso Collection has just entered production.
It’s a rite of passage for any budding film and television wannabe and every self-important media commentator to point at the enduring successes of the Us and UK industries, and – with a tremor of incredulity at how nobody has thought of this before – suggest that Australia simply does what they do.
Why, they ask, does it always feel like we’re starting from square one? Why is the ABC not a brand like the BBC? Why don’t we have a local movie studio that could lure all of those big stars back home? Why am I the first person to think of this?
Naturally, we have moments of glory. Wolf Creek 2: The Legend of Mick’s Torso Collection has just entered production.
- 2/10/2013
- by mumbrellahouse
- Encore Magazine
The brainchild of Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah, the ABC’s irreverent film show The Bazura Project, has been given the okay by stalwarts David Stratton and Margaret Pomeranz.
Across a season of six episodes, The Bazura Project – which went to air on ABC2 for the first time last night – offers a ‘Guide to Sinema’, exploring the depiction of sin in film.
Zachariah told Encore, “We were distinctly non-Biblical with our definition of ‘sin’, as an entire episode devoted to, say, sloth would probably not be the most captivating of television. So the show will look at Violence, Sex, Money, Profanity, Drugs and Fame over the course of the run.”
The Bazura Project originated on Melbourne’s community channel, Channel 31, airing from 2006-2008, picking up four Antenna Awards along the way.
Speaking about the original show, Zachariah said, “The Bazura Project was the type of movie show we couldn’t...
Across a season of six episodes, The Bazura Project – which went to air on ABC2 for the first time last night – offers a ‘Guide to Sinema’, exploring the depiction of sin in film.
Zachariah told Encore, “We were distinctly non-Biblical with our definition of ‘sin’, as an entire episode devoted to, say, sloth would probably not be the most captivating of television. So the show will look at Violence, Sex, Money, Profanity, Drugs and Fame over the course of the run.”
The Bazura Project originated on Melbourne’s community channel, Channel 31, airing from 2006-2008, picking up four Antenna Awards along the way.
Speaking about the original show, Zachariah said, “The Bazura Project was the type of movie show we couldn’t...
- 9/28/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The ABC has unveiled a trailer for the Bazura Project, an irreverent look at film which is set to make its transition from community television to the national broadcaster.
The six part series goes to air on ABC2 at 9pm next Thursday.
It features Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah offering “a guide to sinema” looking at how the likes of violence, sex, money, profanity, drugs and fame are shown on the big screen.
The Bazura Project started life on community television in late 2006 and ran for three series.
The six part series goes to air on ABC2 at 9pm next Thursday.
It features Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah offering “a guide to sinema” looking at how the likes of violence, sex, money, profanity, drugs and fame are shown on the big screen.
The Bazura Project started life on community television in late 2006 and ran for three series.
- 9/23/2011
- by Tim Burrowes
- Encore Magazine
It was Star Wars creator George Lucas that said "movies aren't released, they escape." With less than a week before the premiere of The Bazura Project, Lee Zachariah has come to the conclusion that this sentiment also applies to television. "There's always things that you look back and you wish you could have changed or done better," he says. "But those are things that only the filmmakers notice. I hope so, anyway." The Bazura Project ( the title is a mysterious acronym for the audience to solve) had its first incarnation on community television. Starring Zachariah and co-creator Shannon Marinko, the program consisted of parodies of film classics, reviews, interviews and segments on film history. The series - which was produced on an...
- 9/22/2011
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
"We could not be happier with the lapse in judgment that caused the ABC to green-light our show," Lee Zachariah says. "The ABC is one of those great cultural institutions. We apologise in advance for ruining its reputation." Zachariah is joking (hopefully!) about The Bazura Project, a six-part comedy and entertainment series about "films, movies, cinema and everything in-between", which he pens and writes with his partner in crime, Shannon Marinko, and which is set to premiere on ABC2 on September 29. The show originally ran on Australian community television from 2006 to 2008 garnering a dedicated fan base.
- 9/8/2011
- FilmInk.com.au
ABC2 has four new local programs premieringthroughout September; comedy Twentysomething, film show The Bazura Project, live music show Triple J Presents and documentary night Sunday Best.
Kicking off on ABC2 is Twentysomething, a 6x30minute series that sees two best friends deal with unemployment, eviction, and avoiding real life that the rest of their friends (Jess Harris and Josh Schmidt) are tackling such as finishing university and climbing the corporate ladder, and settling down. It also starts Hamish Blake, Simon Russell and Leah de Niese.
Twentysomething premieres Tuesday 6 September at 9pm.
The Bazura Project is a six-part comedy show written by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah. Presenting their ‘Guide to Sinema’ with an emphasis on the ‘sin’, they’ll explore the six social vices that make films so appealing: Sex, Violence, Money, Profanity, Drugs and Fame. The Bazura Project was formerly broadcast on community TV across Australia.
The Bazura Project premieres Monday 19 September,...
Kicking off on ABC2 is Twentysomething, a 6x30minute series that sees two best friends deal with unemployment, eviction, and avoiding real life that the rest of their friends (Jess Harris and Josh Schmidt) are tackling such as finishing university and climbing the corporate ladder, and settling down. It also starts Hamish Blake, Simon Russell and Leah de Niese.
Twentysomething premieres Tuesday 6 September at 9pm.
The Bazura Project is a six-part comedy show written by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah. Presenting their ‘Guide to Sinema’ with an emphasis on the ‘sin’, they’ll explore the six social vices that make films so appealing: Sex, Violence, Money, Profanity, Drugs and Fame. The Bazura Project was formerly broadcast on community TV across Australia.
The Bazura Project premieres Monday 19 September,...
- 8/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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