SBS DVD series’ take home top afi AWARDS

MELBOURNE, Monday, 14 December 2009 – SBS DVD series’ have picked up several major awards in the television and documentary categories at the 2009 Samsung Mobile AFI Industry and Ceremony Awards. 

The second season of Sydney-based multicultural crime drama EAST WEST 101 (starring Don Hany and Susie Porter) scored three key 2009 AFI Awards at Saturday evening’s ceremony – Best Television Drama, Best Direction in Television (Episode 13, Peter Andrikidis) and Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama (Susie Porter). 

In the documentary category, SBS series CRACKING THE COLOUR CODE won for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Episode 2, ‘Making the Colours’), whilst breakthrough historical series FIRST AUSTRALIANS was recognised with the award for Best Documentary Series. 

Nominations for SBS series’ were  abundant in several other categories, including EAST WEST 101, Season 2, Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama (Don Hany) and Best Screenplay in Television (Episode 13, ‘Atonement’), CRACKING THE COLOUR CODE, Best Editing in a Documentary (Episode 2, ‘Making the Colours’), FIRST AUSTRALIANS Best Direction in a Documentary (Episode 4, ‘There Is No Other Law’) and DEATH OF THE MEGABEASTS for the AFI Visual Effects Award.