2003 - 04 Annual Report - Sbs

4The Deadlys, 2003The annual Vibe Australia National Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Community Sports, Arts and Music Awards,known as The Deadlys, was broadcast for the first timeon Australian television. Produced by the SBS IndigenousUnit, the broadcast highlighted some of the awardwinners and performers. (1 hour special broadcast on 14October 2003)Sounds of the Planet – WomAdelaideEarly in 2004, musicians from all over the world gatheredin Adelaide for three days and nights of non-stop musicand, for the first time in WomAdelaide’s 12-year history,SBS cameras were there to record the event and to talkto the musicians about their lives and inspiration.(1 hour telecast on 5 September 2003 at 7.30 pm)She’ll Be Right, Boss!While Australians prove themselves internationally in suchfields as sport and the arts, Pria Viswalingam looked at‘the big end of town’ and asked whether those worldclass salaries being paid to Australian executives areevidence of world class performances in business Thisseries questioned whether Australian business is keepingup. (5 half-hour episodes broadcast Wednesdays at 8pmin January-February 2004)Oz ConcertSBS Television broadcast a highlights program of theOz Concert, a multicultural Australia Day concert heldin Perth on 26 January 2004. (1 hour special broadcastFebruary 2004)HotlineAs part of its conversation with its audience, SBScontinued its weekly presentation of viewer feedback,complimentary and critical, on Hotline, presented byElectra Manikakis. (5 minute episodes broadcast Mondaysat 5.50pm and repeated later in the week)A Fork in the Mediterranean (In production)Twelve years on and going where no other travelprogram goes, series nine of A Fork in the Roadfeatures eight destinations in the Mediterranean. Thistime, Pria Viswalingam focuses on people and issues ina richly textured series that delves further into the livesand thoughts of the multi-cultured people that make upthe Mediterranean. (8 half-hour episodes for transmissionin 2005)Everyone Loves a Wedding (In production)Wedding customs are as mixed as Australia’s culturalmakeup. They brim with inherited symbols of love, luck,fertility and happiness. While there are many and variedways to get married, the ultimate experience is a universalone. This observational documentary series explores whyeach of the 16 chosen couples is getting married, andhow they go about it. (8 half-hour episodes scheduledfor broadcast Wednesdays 8pm beginning29 September 2004)Blaktrax (In production)This documentary series, produced by the SBSIndigenous Unit, focuses on the day-to-day lives of fivetalented contemporary Aboriginal musicians from urbanand remote areas of Australia. (5 half-hour episodesscheduled for broadcast from September 2004)Blaktrax Special (In production)In this one hour special, Troy Cassar-Daly takes us ona journey as he surprises old friend and mentor, BrianYoung, in Alice Springs. Together, they visit the remotecentral desert communities of Hermansberg, Papunyaand Mutitjulu. During the tour, while camping under thestars, Troy and Brian talk openly about life on the road,the people they meet along the way, and the people theyleave behind. (1 hour special for broadcast later this year.)