2003 - 04 Annual Report - Sbs

9SBSi COMMISSIONED PROGRAMSSpecial Production FundFrom its Special Production Fund, SBSi commissioned a total of 74 hours of programs, comprising documentary(38½ hours) and drama (35½ hours).One hour documentariesThe Poverty of AbundanceHula GirlsTrafficked – The Child Sex TradeThe Big LieA portrait of Argentina and its social crisisThe origins and evolution of the myth of the ‘Pacific Woman’ (Financed inassociation with ZDF Germany, ARTE France, and AVRO The Netherlands.)The plight of women and children caught up in prostitution’s trade routes acrossAsia and AustraliaThe people who took on one of the world’s biggest cigarette producers, and wonDocumentary series (in development)Short StoriesThe story of four short stature people from Sydney’s western suburbs (4 x ½ hr)Documentary seriesFirst Australian NationsSubmarinersDesperately Seeking SheilaMissingLoved UpThe ColonyThe Sexual Life of UsFeature length documentariesFahimeh’s StoryHouse of DreamsThe story of Indigenous Australia dating back 40,000 years (8 x 1 hr)War games with the crew of Australia’s newest submarine, HMAS Rankin (4 x ½ hr)The search for true love in the Australian outback (An international co-productionwith Carlton Television) (6 x 1 hr)Who searches for the thousands of people who go missing every year? (4 x ½ hr)The sixth National Indigenous Documentary Fund programs: Five differentstories of Indigenous love (5 x ½ hr documentary series)Families recreate and experience the harsh realities of convict Australia (7 x 1 hr)The largest single study into Australian sex habits ever undertaken by anAustralian university (2 x 1 hr)A vivacious Iranian divorcee marries a retired Australian sergeant and convertshim to IslamPoetic feature film about the origins and creation of the Sydney Opera HouseDrama, Comedy and Mini-series (in development)The CircuitTriple ZedHippy SchoolFat TuesdayWog Street Soccer ClubThe unusual trial cases of Western Australia’s outback magistrates’ courts (6 x 1 hr)Brisbane 1975 and a group of university students form a community radiostation (6 x ½ hr)Neil, 13, is starting his first day at an experimental school (3 x 1 hr mini series)What happens when Sydney comes together for Mardi Gras? (10 x ½ hr)Neighbours join forces to form a community soccer team (13 x ½ hr)One hour dramasWives TaleSpace TravelJewboyTwo sisters married to the same manHow long does it take before the abnormal seems normal?Sometimes you have to lose yourself to find your faithDrama series in productionRAN (Remote Area Nurse)Feature filmsLook Both Ways aka LifestoryTen CanoesHelen becomes increasingly aware that she can never truly belong to the islandsshe loves (6 x1 hr)A story about the wonderful and terrible randomness of lifeAn epic Indigenous tale of love set in the 19th century at the moment the Yolngupeople’s world changed foreverSBSi Commissioned Programs in association with the Australian FilmTelevision and Radio SchoolKeeping it TogetherInterstitials (5 x 2 mins)