Nicholas Giannopoulos is an Australian stand-up comedian, stage, TV and film actor and film director. He is best known for his comedy stage show Wogs Out of Work alongside George Kapiniaris, the television sitcom Acropolis Now and The Wog Boy film series and has been described as "Australia's leading exponent of "wog" humour".
The Australia international rules football team is Australia's senior representative team in International rules football, a hybrid sport derived from Australian rules football and Gaelic football. The current team is solely made up of players from the Australian Football League.
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger is a 2008 Australian independent teen film written and directed by Cathy Randall. It stars Danielle Catanzariti, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Toni Collette. The film follows Jewish 13-year-old Esther (Catanzariti), an outcast at her posh school, where she has no friends. That changes when she meets nonconformist Sunni (Castle-Hughes) from the local public school.
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! is a 2008 documentary film about the Australian New Wave of 1970s and 1980s low-budget cinema. The film was written and directed by Mark Hartley, who interviewed over eighty Australian, American and British actors, directors, screenwriters and producers, including Quentin Tarantino, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dennis Hopper, George Lazenby, George Miller, Barry Humphries, Stacy Keach, John Seale and Roger Ward.
Blind Company is a 2009 feature film directed by Melbourne auteur Alkinos Tsilimidos and starring Colin Friels. It premiered at the 2009 Melbourne International Film Festival.
Any Questions for Ben? is a 2012 Australian dramedy film created by Working Dog Productions, directed by Rob Sitch. It tells the story of Ben, a wealthy millennial living in Melbourne who is constantly quitting jobs, moving house, changing partners and travelling internationally. When he attends a school reunion to give a speech about his achievements, he realises he is dissatisfied with life but is also reunited with Alex, who now works as a human rights lawyer for the UN in Yemen. As their relationship progresses and Ben goes through various difficulties, Alex travels between Melbourne and Yemen eight times throughout the film.
The Life of Harry Dare is a 1995 Australian film about an Aboriginal detective. Directed by Aleksi Vellis it stars John Moore as the titular Harry Dare, who is searching for his missing Kombi van.
Rats and Cats is a 2006 Australian comedy film.
Spin Out is a 2016 Australian romantic comedy film directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie and starring Xavier Samuel and Morgan Griffin.
Alice Foulcher is an Australian writer and actress, best known for the Australian indie drama-comedy That's Not Me (2017). She is also known for her roles in Paris Syndrome and A Bit Rich.
Embedded is a 2016 erotic political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Sewell and produced by Steve Jaggi, which sees a war correspondent meet an alluring, enigmatic woman at a cocktail party, before a dangerous power play engulfs the two. The film stars Nick Barkla, Laura Gordon, Ryan Harrison, Marcus Johnson and Peter Phelps. The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival to generally positive reviews, with Variety calling it a "diamond like work", while The Iris called Embedded "a compelling watch."
Night is a 2007 Australian documentary film about the night, co-produced and directed by Lawrence Johnston. The film features scenes of Australia at night, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and a moonrise over Uluru, as various Australians are interviewed about their emotional connections and life experiences relating to the night time.
Nick Barkla is an Australian actor. He has played lead roles in the films Em 4 Jay, Embedded and Blind Company. He has appeared on stage in A Steady Rain at the Old Fitzroy Theatre in 2015 and in Uncle Bob at Red Stitch Actors Theatre in 2002. In 2007 Barkla received the first AFI Fellowship.
Envy is a 1999 Australian film directed by Julie Money starring Linda Cropper, Anna Lise Phillips and Wade Osbourne.
Hephzibah is a 1998 documentary film written, directed and produced by Curtis Levy. It looks at the life of concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin.
Watermark is a 2003 Australian film directed by Georgina Willis and produced by Kerry Rock. It screened at Directors' Fortnight at 2003's Cannes film festival.
The Flip Side is a 2018 Australian romantic comedy film starring Eddie Izzard, Emily Taheny, Vanessa Guide and Luke McKenzie.
Mrs Carey's Concert is a 2011 Australian documentary film of a private girls' school's concert held at the Sydney Opera House and its lead-up at the school.
