DECEMBER 2010

NOTHING SAYS ROMANCE LIKE SBS

Valentine’s Day 2011

Please send your requests for review or promotional samples for any of the below through to press@madman.com.au with ‘SBS Valentine’s Day’ in the subject headline.

EROTIC TALES – VOLUME 1 / EROTIC TALES – VOLUME 2

EROTIC TALES is just the thing to spice up your Valentine’s Day! Both volumes feature a series of sexy, poetic and exotic short films – laced with humorous, fantasy touches – from award-winning international directors, including Nicholas Roeg (WALKABOUT), Bob Rafelson (FIVE EASY PIECES) and Paul Cox (INNOCENCE). 

Each story is conceived and filmed by a different director of international origin – from places as far and wide as Iceland, Germany, Switzerland and the Czech Republic – and features playful musings on what eroticism means to them. Well-known international actors featured in the series include Claudia Karvan, Barry Otto and Mira Sorvino.

CARLA CAMETTI PD

A drama about crime, romance and a family that loves you… to death, this sizzling series stars the gorgeous Diana Glenn (Satisfaction) & Aussie heartthrob Vince Colosimo (Underbelly).

Sassy, sexy and determined, Carla Cametti has thrown off the shackles of her traditional Italian upbringing to pursue the career of a Private Detective – the only problem is one of them is trying to kill her! Will she live long enough to enjoy it? When gorgeous Detective Senior Sergeant, Luciano Gandolfi, swaggers into her life and offers to shield her from the bullets, who is Carla to argue? This thrilling six-part series was shot on location in and around the rich cultural surrounds of Carlton, Melbourne.

JAQUIE BROWN DIARIES

Real-life Kiwi TV personality Jaquie Brown plays an egocentric and occasionally volatile version of herself as the light relief reporter on a hard-hitting current affairs show in this hilarious series. THE JAQUIE BROWN DIARIES takes a satirical look at the life of a C-grade celebrity and brings the gossip pages to frightening fruition as Jaquie spews on pedigree pets, publicly endorses terrorist toothpaste, starts a fashion show food fight and goes head to head in an uninformed live debate with the Prime Minister.

Much smarter than those real current affairs shows, this is fun, lightweight (& just a little bit naughty) Valentine’s Day viewing!

NYNNE

This gorgeous Danish series is an ideal Valentine’s Day treat for couples & singles alike. NYNNE is ‘Sex & the City’ meets ‘Bridget Jones’ Diary’ – the charming story of a woman in her thirties who is warm, gorgeous, flamboyant, spontaneous, and always busy making her ideas come to life… until she gets a new and better one.

What is her perfect life? Nynne doesn’t know, but she wants it, and she knows for sure that it has nothing to do with being alone. This is a quirky and colourful series about a modern single woman who wants it all, and her constant quixotic search for a soul mate.

KICK

They came from everywhere to find each other in the fun & fresh Aussie series, KICK. They live on Hope Street – it’s nothing flash, but it’s home. It’s an inner city community where aspirations and dreams collide with daily life.

There’s Miki, an exuberant, crazy Greek girl who’s trying to find some order in the chaos of her life. She’s falling for Joe, the uptight British, Indian doctor, but he’s living with a yuppie lawyer. Tatiana has all the boys drooling, but she lives for soccer. Hoa Tran has big dreams of a Karaoke kingdom, Ozzie just wants to fit in, and Layla’s coming out. Love, laughs, friendship, fighting, families and football – it’s all a beautiful game.

SAVED

For those who like a bit of culture & current affairs thrown in with their Valentine’s Day viewing, SAVED is for you! It’s the story of a married woman, Julia (played by Claudia Karvan), who saves a young Iranian refugee from detention, only to fall passionately in love with him.

Amir Ali claims to be an Iranian student persecuted by his government, but the Australian Department of Immigration dispute his identity. When Julia meets Amir, he is severely depressed and close to deportation, so Julia throws herself obsessively into his case, causing friction between her and her husband, Peter. Julia eventually frees Amir and the young Iranian man moves in with the couple. As Julia helps Amir adjust to ordinary life, she finds herself increasingly attracted to this handsome, damaged young man, but she also starts to see the subtle cracks in Amir’s story. Is he really who he claims he is? Or does he have a darker, more dangerous history?

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