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1 7 form y separately published work icon Two Fists One Heart Rai Fazio , ( dir. David Elfick ) Australia : Palm Beach Pictures , 2009 Z1567485 2009 single work film/TV

'Two Fists One Heart is a contemporary family drama set in Perth, Western Australia.

'Anthony Argo is a champion boxer and nightclub doorman. He is trained by his father Joe who has brought his Sicilian values with him to Australia. Joe's proud traditional view of the world increasingly comes into conflict with his son's pursuit of "la dolce vita".

'Anthony meets Kate who stimulates him with ideas and love. She introduces him to a wider social group, way beyond the Australian society his father has known. Anthony starts to question many of the foundations of his upbringing, in particular, the role that violence plays in the resolution of conflict.

'As he assimilates his newfound broader view of the world, while battling with his own personal disappointments, he realises he is now mature enough to be his own man and see his father and his values within the context of his own developing philosophy.'

Source: Two Fists One Heart website, http://www.2fists1heartmovie.com.au/
Sighted: 12/03/2009

1 form y separately published work icon Never Tell Me Never John Cundill , ( dir. David Elfick ) London Sydney : Golden Square Pictures Palm Beach Pictures , 1998 Z1450381 1998 single work film/TV Based on the real events that occurred to potential Olympian Janine Shepherd after she was partially paralysed in a car accident. With her dream of competing in the Winter Games in Calgary shattered, Shepherd is told that she will never ski again and will never have children. However, the determination that made her a sporting champion sees her eventually overcome these obstacles. She manages to walk again, learns to fly light planes, and more.
2 14 form y separately published work icon Blackrock Nick Enright , ( dir. Steven Vidler ) Sydney : Palm Beach Pictures , 1996 Z80151 1996 single work film/TV mystery crime During a welcome home party for a local surfing legend, a fifteen-year-old girl is gang-raped and beaten to death. When morning breaks and news of the murder circulates, the community is splintered by shame, deceit, and mistrust.
1 1 form y separately published work icon No Worries David Holman , ( dir. David Elfick ) Sydney : Palm Beach Pictures , 1992 Z999377 1992 single work film/TV children's

A story of an Australian outback family's courage as they struggle on a drought-plagued farm. Forced from their land, the Bells move to the city, where their daughter Matilda has difficulty coping. However, her friendship with another dislocated little girl, a Vietnamese refugee, helps her to adapt.

1 form y separately published work icon Harbour Beat Morris Gleitzman , ( dir. David Elfick ) Australia : Palm Beach Pictures Zenith Entertainment , 1990 6963736 1990 single work film/TV crime detective

'Neal McBride is a Glasgow cop who likes to go undercover - the rest of the police wish he would stay there. When he arrests a politician he gets reassigned to where they used to send criminals: Australia. Lancelot Cooper is a Sydney cop but a country boy at heart; he is as trusting as McBride is suspicious. The two are partners on a case where death, deception and betrayal propels them into a desperate fight for survival.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 28/1/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon Fields of Fire III Patricia Johnson , Robert Marchand , ( dir. Robert Marchand et. al. )agent London Sydney Australia : Zenith Entertainment Palm Beach Pictures Nine Network , 1989 Z1831241 1989 series - publisher film/TV

In this third instalment of the Fields of Fire series, Kate, now widowed, 'is a wealthy woman owning many cane farms. She is attracted to Rinaldo, a newly arrived Italian cane-cutter. The referendum to outlaw the Australian Communist Party splits the town. A big flood draws the community back together and brings the saga to a close.'

Source: Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series.

1 form y separately published work icon Fields of Fire II Patricia Johnson , Nine Network (publisher), ( dir. David Elfick et. al. )agent Sydney Australia Sydney : Zenith Entertainment Nine Network Palm Beach Pictures , 1988 Z1711944 1988 series - publisher film/TV

Inspired by Robert Donaldson's novel Cane, this sequel to the 1987 mini-series Fields of Fire begins in 1946. Following the marriage of WWII, British expatriate Bluey and Dusty, one of his co-workers in the Australian cane fields, the focus shifts to a pair of new characters - Gina, an Italian refugee, and Franco, her black-marketeer husband.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Fields of Fire Miranda Downes , Robert Marchand , Nine Network (publisher), ( dir. Robert Marchand ) Sydney Australia : Palm Beach Pictures Nine Network , 1987 Z1691421 1987 series - publisher film/TV

The first part of a trilogy that dramatises the recurring 'new chum' theme in Australian storytelling and also touches on racism, wartime propaganda, and the mateship and community that exists in a small town dependent on one industry to survive. The narrative begins in the late thirties, with the arrival of a young Englishman in the Queensland sugar cane town of Silkwood. When he is not accepted by the Australian cane cutters, the Italian workers take him under their wing. As the story progresses, he has several love affairs, goes to war, and eventually returns to the canefields.

1 form y separately published work icon Undercover Miranda Downes , ( dir. David Stevens ) 1984 Australia : Filmco Limited Palm Beach Pictures , 1984 Z1409115 1984 single work film/TV humour historical fiction

A romantic dramatisation of the beginnings of the Australian Berlei Corset company, which went on to become the most widely recognised brand for lingerie and underwear in Australia. Victorian Fred Burley founded Unique Corsets Limited with his brother Arthur in 1912 and went on to form Berlei Limited in 1919. The company eventually expanded its operations to New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

1 5 form y separately published work icon Starstruck Stephen MacLean , ( dir. Gillian Armstrong ) 1982 Sydney : Palm Beach Pictures , 1982 Z1577992 1982 single work film/TV humour (taught in 1 units) An energetic rock musical comedy, Starstruck tells the story of reluctant Sydney barmaid Jackie Mullens, whose life is seemingly being wasted in her family's working-class pub. It also doesn't help that business is going downhill fast. Jackie's dream is to be a singing star, and in this she is being assisted by fourteen-year-old Angus, her odd-ball cousin. Uninterested in the mundane task of learning at school, Angus puts into action a number of crazy showbiz ideas that he believes will make Jackie famous. He manipulates the media, pulling off a brazen publicity stunt that turns Jackie into the celebrity of the day. Throughout all this, the pub continues to deteriorate. As Jackie attempts to deal with mounting career obstacles, she begins to realise that if the family business were to collapse, not only would it break the family up, but she'd also be forced to get a job to pay for somewhere to live. When Angus pulls off another amazing stunt at the Opera House on New Year's Eve, however, Jackie is able to save the pub and realise her dream in one magical evening.
1 form y separately published work icon The Chain Reaction Chain Reaction Ian Barry , ( dir. Ian Barry ) Australia : Palm Beach Pictures , 1980 6378644 1980 single work film/TV crime thriller horror

'Deadly radiation is released following an accident at the WALDO nuclear waste facility in central Australia. Heinrich (Ross Thompson), a scientist at the facility who has been exposed to a fatal dose of contaminated water, escapes into the countryside where he meets holidaying couple Larry (Steve Bisley), a car mechanic, and his wife Carmel (Arna-Maria Winchester), a nurse.

'Given orders to kill Heinrich and anyone he might have spoken to, WALDO security agents Gray (Ralph Cotterill) and Oates (Patrick Ward) close in on Heinrich, Larry and Carmel. Heinrich makes contact with Eagle (Hugh Keays-Byrne), an anti-nuclear campaigner who arrives on the scene determined to save Larry and Carmel and expose the cover-up by WALDO.'

Source: Australian Screen. (Sighted: 29/8/2013)

1 7 form y separately published work icon Newsfront Phillip Noyce , Bob Ellis , David Elfick , Philippe Mora , Anne Brooksbank , ( dir. Phillip Noyce ) Palm Beach : Palm Beach Pictures , 1978 Z1323552 1978 single work film/TV (taught in 6 units)

Beginning in Australia in the late 1940s, when movie theatres were the only source of audiovisual news coverage, the narrative follows the exploits of Len Maguire and his young sidekick Chris as they cover the big news stories for the Cinetone newsreel company. Len is a doggedly dependable and ever-cautious senior cameraman, trapped in a world of changing values. Len always knows the right thing to do, but becomes troubled as his marriage falters, his job becomes threatened by the arrival of television, and Cinetone is taken over and its work marginalised. Len's loyalties to the Catholic Church, the Labor Party, and his family are juxtaposed against both his brother/rival cameraman Frank--who sells out his values, abandons his responsibilities, and heads off to success in the USA--and his cocky young assistant, Chris.

The first feature film for Phillip Noyce, Newsfront also depicts the increasing changes to the Australian cultural and political landscape, tracing social shifts from the first waves of European post-war immigration through to the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.

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