ANZAC Girls explained

Genre:Period drama
Camera:Single camera
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:Australia
Composer:Bryony Marks
Cinematography:Geoffrey Hall
Company:Screentime
Language:English
Network:ABC1
Num Episodes:6

ANZAC Girls is an Australian television drama series that first screened on ABC1 on 10 August 2014. The six-part series tells the rarely told true stories of the nurses serving with the Australian Army Nursing Service at Alexandria, Lemnos, and the Western Front during the First World War.[1] The series is based on Peter Rees' book The Other ANZACs as well as diaries, letters, photographs and historical documents.[2] The series was written by Felicity Packard and Niki Aken, produced by Screentime, and filmed in South Australia.[3]

Cast

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Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2014AWGIE AwardsBest Television Mini Series – Adaptation[5] Niki Aken & Felicity Packard
ACS State AwardsBest Telefeature/Series (SA/WA)Geoffrey Hall
Best Entry (SA/WA)[6] Geoffrey Hall
Screen Producers Australia AwardsTelemovie or Mini Series Production[7] Screentime
ASSG AwardsBest Sound for a Television Drama Series[8] ANZAC Girls
2015AACTA AwardsBest Cinematography in Television[9] Geoffrey Hall
Best Sound in TelevisionTom Heuzenroeder, Des Kenneally, Belinda Trimboli and Pete Best
Best Production Design in TelevisionScott Bird
Logie Awards[10] Most Outstanding Mini-Series or TelemovieANZAC Girls
Most Outstanding NewcomerBrandon McClelland
Most Popular New TalentLaura Brent
Golden Nymph Awards[11] Best MiniseriesANZAC Girls
Best Actress in a MiniseriesGeorgia Flood

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANZAC Girls. ABC Television. 5 May 2015.
  2. Web site: ANZAC unsung heroines honoured by UC screenwriter. canberra.edu.au. 5 May 2015. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129044836/http://www.canberra.edu.au/monitor/2014/aug/uc-screenwriter. dead.
  3. Web site: Airdate: ANZAC Girls. TV Tonight. 5 May 2015.
  4. Web site: ANZAC Girls: Media Kit. Screentime & Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 November 2015. 27 November 2013.
  5. Web site: 47th Annual AWGIE Awards Winners Announced. AWG. awg.com.au. 5 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150413134832/http://www.awg.com.au/news-18/latest-news/633-47th-annual-awgie-awards-winners-announced.html. 13 April 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: SA and WA. cinematographer.org.au. 5 May 2015.
  7. Web site: Awards Finalists Announced » Screen Producers Australia. screenproducersaustralia.org.au. 5 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150311074048/http://screenproducersaustralia.org.au/news/screen-producers-australia-awards-finalists-announced-2/. 11 March 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: ASSG – ASSG Awards Nominations 2014. ASSG. 5 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528143656/http://assg.org.au/assg-awards-nominations-2014/. 28 May 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: 4th AACTA Awards: full list of nominees. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 2014. 5 May 2015.
  10. News: Willis. Charlotte. Here's the full List of 2015 Logies nominations. news.com.au. 22 March 2015. 2 April 2015. 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402232333/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/heres-the-full-list-of-2015-logies-nominations/story-fn8cjmx5-1227273521488. dead.
  11. Web site: Knox. David. Aussie dramas nominated at Monte Carlo TV festival. TV Tonight. 21 April 2015. 21 April 2015.