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[[Image:Faro de La Serena.jpg|thumb|258px|Faro of The City]]
'''''Mortified''''' is an [[Australia|Australian]] [[Children%27s_television_series|Children’s television series]], co-produced by the [[Australian_Children%27s_Television_Foundation|Australian Children’s Television Foundation]] and Enjoy Entertainment for the [[Nine Network Australia]], [[Disney Channel Australia|Disney Australia]] and the [[BBC]]. Debuting in 2006, it is a [[live action]] [[comedy]]-[[drama]] which includes [[Surrealism|surreal]] [[Fantasy|fantasy]] elements. It centres around Taylor Fry, an imaginative eleven year old girl.<ref name="brochure"> {{cite web |url=http://www.actf.com.au/distribution/synopses/mortbrochure.pdf |title=Mortified Get me out of here! |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref>
[[Image:La Serena-Coquimbo-02.jpg|thumb|258px|The city of La Serena with the port city of [[Coquimbo, Chile|Coquimbo]] in the background]]
[[Image:Plaza de Armas - La Serena.jpg|thumb|250px|Plaza de Armas]]
'''La Serena''' ("the serene one") is the second oldest city in [[Chile]]. The city, located 471 km north of [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], has a population of 147,815, according to the 2002 census. There are also 12,333 inhabitants of the immediately surrounding countryside. It is one of the fastest-growing areas of Chile, witnessing a population increase of 32.6% between [[1992]] and [[2002]].
==Production==
It was first founded by Spaniard Captain [[Juan Bohón]] in [[September 4]] [[1544]] on the orders of [[Pedro de Valdivia]] in order to provide a sea link between Santiago and [[Lima]]. In [[1549]] the town was totally destroyed by local Indians and re-founded the same year by Captain Francisco de Aguirre in a safer ___location. The town has retained its historic architecture and this, along with a selection of beaches (known as Avenida del Mar, "Sea Avenue"), has caused the city to become a significant tourist centre, attracting many foreigners (most of them Argentines from San Juan and Mendoza provinces) during January, and later Santiago residents fleeing February heat.
''Mortified'' was created by [[screenwriter]] and [[author]] [[Angela Webber]]. Series director is Pino Amenta. It consists of 26 24-minute episodes.<ref name="actf">{{cite web |url=http://www.actf.com.au/distribution/mortified.htm |title=Live Action Series :: Mortified |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref> The story follows [[Black sheep (term)|black sheep]]<ref name="brochure" /> Taylor Fry, an eleven year old girl living in a beachside town in [[Victoria]]:(Sunburn Beach):Melbourne(east coast from Philipp bay) . She is embarrassed by her parents; jealous of her neighbour Brittany; her best friend, Hector, has a crush on her; and she has a crush on popular Leon.<ref name="age">{{cite web |author=Greg Hassall |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/mortified/articles.html |title=Mortified - review |date=2006-06-30 |publisher=The Age |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref> Taylor frequently breaks the [[fourth wall]] and speaks directly to the audience. Her imagination causes inanimate objects to seemingly come to life.
Its traditional architecture consists of a series of housing and public buildings, of late 19th-century vintage, built with wood from the [[USA|US]] state of [[Oregon]] brought to Chile as counterweight in sailing vessels coming to [[Coquimbo]], the nearby port, to load copper and other minerals for transport back to the US. This Oregon pine and the use of [[adobe]] create the genuine image of the city.
The first season of ''Mortifed'' had a [[budget]] of AUS$9.3 million. It was shot entirely on ___location on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], starting on June 8, 2005.<ref name="press">{{cite web |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/mortified/articles.html |title=26-part Children's TV series to film on Gold Coast |date=2005-07-15 |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref> ''Mortified'' was launched in [[Cannes]] at [[MIPTV Media Market|MIPTV]] in April, 2006.<ref name="tm pub">{{cite web |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/mortified/articles.html |title=Mortified wins 2 major awards at New York festivals |date=2007-02-09 |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref> It is screened by [[Channel Nine]] in Australia; its initial run started on June 30, 2006. In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] it is screened by [[CBBC]]; the first episode aired on February 19, 2007. ''Mortified'' has been sold to Disney France, Disney Italy, Disney Latin America, Disney India, BBC Kids Canada, RTE Ireland in addition to broadcasters in Sweden, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Bangladesh, [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], Latin America and the Middle East.<ref name="tm pub" />
There is also a number of remarkable and valuable small churches built of sedimentary stone quarried 5 km to the north of the [[Elqui River]], having a characteristic color and texture formed by myriad small shells. These churches are all roughly 350 years old and have undergone restoration to varying degrees, bringing them back to their original form. San Francisco, San Agustín, Santo Domingo are the names of a few of them.
==Cast==
The Cathedral, built from the same stone, dates from the 19th century. It must be said that although it lacks the same historical value as the older churches, this is a stone building in a country prone to seismic activity, and has survived various earthquakes. Indeed, during centuries of existence, there is almost no visible damage. All of these churches, along with others of minor importance, provide a unique urban landscape, an image for the city, giving it the nickname "''The City of Churches''."
The cast includes:<ref name="austv">{{cite web |url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/mortified/index.html |title=Australian Television: Mortified |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref>
A few of the major sectors are: El Centro ("downtown"), Peñuelas (actually a suburb between La Serena and its sister city [[Coquimbo]]), San Joaquín (neighborhood on a hill overlooking the ocean), La Florida, Las Compañías ("the companies"), Cerro Grande ("big hill"), La Antena and the new El Milagro ("the miracle") development.
* [[Marny Kennedy]] - Taylor Fry
* [[Nicholas Dunn]] - Hector
* [[Maia Mitchell]] - Brittany Flune
* [[Dajana Cahill]] - Layla Fry
* [[Luke Erceg]] - Leon
* [[Rachel Blakely]] - Glenda Fry
* [[Andrew Blackman]] - Don Fry
==CrewExternal links==
*[http://www.userena.cl// University of La Serena]
*[http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/85488.html/ weather forecast]
*[http://www.visit-chile.org/norte/h21.phtml Chilean tourist site for La Serena]
*[http://www.intimahinatravel.cl travel agency]
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[[Category: NineCities Networkin showsChile]] ▼Prominent crew members include:<ref name="austv" />
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* Series Creator: Angela Webber
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* [[Executive producer|Executive Producers:]] Phillip Bowman, Jenny Buckland, Bernadette O'Mahony, Jo Horsburgh
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* [[Television producer|Producers:]] Phillip Bowman, Bernadette O'Mahony
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* [[Screenwriter|Writers:]] Angela Webber, Tim Gooding, Jo Piggot, Steve Wright, Max Dann, Chris Anastassiades, Shirley Pierce, Adam Bowen, Helen McWhirter
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* [[Television director|Directors:]] Pino Amenta, Paul Moloney, Ian Gilmour, Michael Pattinson, Evan Clarry
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==Awards==
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''Mortified'' has won numerous awards including:<ref name="tm pub" />
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'''2007 New York Festivals Television Programming and Promotion Awards:'''
* Grand Award for Best Youth Program
* Gold World Medal for youth programs ages 7 to 12
'''2006 [[Australian Film Institute]] [[Australian Film Institute Awards|awards:]]'''
* Winner: Best Children’s Television Drama
* Winner: Young Actor Award (Marny Kennedy)
* Nominee: Best Direction In Television (Pino Amenta, Episode 1)
* Nominee: Best Screenplay In Television (Angela Webber, Episode 1)
'''2006 Chicago International Children's Festival:'''
* First prize in the live action television category
'''54th Columbus International Film and Video Festival:'''
* Bronze Plaque for Children and Youth Programs
'''Australian Teachers of Media Awards:'''
* Best Children's Television Series
==DVD==
A [[DVD]] of the series will be released in [[PAL]] format on April 4, 2007.<ref name="dvd"> {{cite web |url=http://chaos.com/product/mortified_volume_1_744120_240274.html |title=Mortified - Volume 1 |accessdate=2007-02-21 }}</ref> Titled ''Mortified: Volume 1,'' the 2-disc DVD will have a running time of 299 minutes and include the first 13 episodes.
==References==
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==External Links==
* {{imdb title|id=0495020|title=Mortified}}
* [http://www.actf.com.au/distribution/mortified.htm ACTF Mortifed Site]
* [http://www.australiantelevision.net/mortified/index.html Aus TV Mortified Site]
* [http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/Marny_Kennedy/ Marny Kennedy Yahoo! Group]
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[[Category:2006 television program debuts]]
[http://www.marnykenndy.skyblog.com]Skyblog about Marny Kennedy
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