documentary

The Floating Brothel

Best Original Music Score in a Documentary

APRA Screen Music AWARD (2007)

Nominee

First Place Gold Camera Award

US International Film & Video Festival “History & Biography” category (2006)

Winner

Banff World Television Festival

History and Biography Programs (2006)

Hors Concours (out of competition)

Best Documentary - Human Story Category

ATOM AWARD (2006)

Nominee

Best Film

Pacific International Documentary Film Festival (2007)

Finalist

Sydney Morning Herald Couch Potato Awards

(2006)

Honourable Mention

Secondary School Teaching & Learning Category

Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing (2006)

Winner

Best Dramatised Documentary

Australian Cinematographers Society Vic & Tas (2006)

Silver Award

Most Outstanding Documentary

Logie Awards (2007)

Nominated

Three women uncover the rags-to-respectability tale of their ancestors – the feisty convicts who became the unlikely founding mothers of modern Australia. This is the rip-roaring tale of The Lady Juliana and the boatload of street-girls, thieves and con-women who sailed to the end of the earth to breathe life into a dying colony. (Broadcast as Voyage of the Courtesans in the USA)

Year:

2005

Director:

Mark Lewis

Producer:

Sonja Armstrong

Editor:

Karin Steininger

Prod Company:

Essential Media & Entertainment

Broadcaster:

ABC1, BBC2, PBS/WNET

LINKS:

“Four stars… There are not many shows that look at the history of Australian women so this is definitely one not to be missed.”

Adelaide Advertiser

22 November 2006

“Fascinating… A history lesson no one should miss.”

Sunday Mail

19 November 2006

“Mark Lewis has delivered a compelling, frequently bawdy and ultimately moving story that lingers long after the viewing”

Clare Morgan

Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 2006

“Four stars… Those who deride Australian history as dull should tune into this excellent documentary to see just how wrong they are.”

Rachel Browne

Sun Herald, 19 November 2006

"The tale of the Juliana makes solid viewing and is a remarkable piece of history we can be strangely proud of.”

Marcus Casey

Daily Telegraph, 22 November 2006