Chandon Pictures

Chandon Pictures is an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10 November 2007 and ended on 7 May 2009.

Chandon Pictures
GenreComedy
Created byRob Carlton
Directed byRob Carlton & Alex Weinress
StarringRob Carlton
Josh Lawson
Darren Gilshenan
Rebecca Massey
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Producer(s)Rob Carlton
Production location(s)Melbourne & Sydney, Australia
Running time25 Minutes
Release
Original networkMovie Extra
Original release10 November 2007 –
7 May 2009
External links
Website

The series featured sixteen episodes and was a spin-off from a Tropfest short film produced by Rob Carlton and Alex Weinress. It followed the misadventures of a struggling video production company called 'Chandon Pictures.'[1] Rob Carlton, who plays the main character, is the younger cousin of Brian Carlton, The Spoonman talkback host on the Austereo Triple M network. This was revealed when The Spoonman interviewed Rob.

On 10 July 2008, it was announced that the series had won a second season and it had sold format rights to its distributor Lionsgate.[2]

The first season premiered in the UK on Dave on 19 February 2009 in a 10pm slot. It was also aired in the US on the Sundance Channel.

Regular cast

Guest cast

Episodes

Season 1 (2007)
# Title[3] Director(s)[3] Writer(s)[3] Original Air Date[3]
1"Cousins"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton10 November 2007 (2007-11-10)
2"Back To School"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton17 November 2007 (2007-11-17)
3"Bevan's Heaven"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton24 November 2007 (2007-11-24)
4"Champion Charles"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton1 December 2007 (2007-12-01)
5"Private Dick"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton8 December 2007 (2007-12-08)
6"Death Wish"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton15 December 2007 (2007-12-15)
7"White Ants"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton22 December 2007 (2007-12-22)
8"Hollywood"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton29 December 2007 (2007-12-29)

Season 2 (2009)
# Title Director(s)[A] Writer(s)[B] Original Air Date
9"The Lifestyle"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton19 March 2009 (2009-03-19)
10"Run Bitch Run"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton26 March 2009 (2009-03-26)
11"Not a Pyramid"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton2 April 2009 (2009-04-02)
12"The Man with the Dancing Fingers"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton9 April 2009 (2009-04-09)
13"She's 22"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton16 April 2009 (2009-04-16)
14"Pack"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton23 April 2009 (2009-04-23)
15"Script is Written"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton30 April 2009 (2009-04-30)
16"Rock$tar"Rob Carlton & Alex WeinressRob Carlton7 May 2009 (2009-05-07)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipients and nominees Result
2008 ASTRA Awards Most Outstanding Drama Chandon Pictures Nominated
Australian Film Institute Best Performance in a Television Comedy Rob Carlton Nominated
Best Television Comedy Series Chandon Pictures Nominated
Australian Writers' Guild Comedy - Situation or Narrative Rob Carlton (Episode 1: "Cousins") Nominated
Rob Carlton (Episode 2: "Return of the Titan") Nominated
Rob Carlton (Episode 6: "Death Wish") Won
2009 Australian Film Institute Best Television Comedy Series Chandon Pictures Nominated
Australian Writers' Guild Comedy - Situation or Narrative Rob Carlton (Episode 7: "A Script is Written") Nominated
2010 Logie Awards Most Outstanding Light Entertainment Program Chandon Pictures Nominated
Notes
  • A ^ Directors - Rob Carlton & Alex Weinress
  • B ^ Writer - Rob Carlton

References
  1. Newsome, Brad (10 November 2007). "Chandon Pictures review". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  2. Knox, David (10 July 2008). "More Pictures for Chandon comedy". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  3. "Chandon Pictures: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2009.


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