SBS World Movies is an Australian free-to-airtelevision channel showing international movies. The channel features foreign language films, documentaries, independent, annual films, art films and mainstream cinema and interviews with international movie stars. It was previously known simply as World Movies and was available on Foxtel. Its library of movies is currently available on the SVOD service Stan and Netflix, and it was revived on Channel 32 as a free-to-air channel, on 1 July 2019.
The channel began broadcasting in October 1995, coinciding with the launch of Foxtel. It launched on Optus TV in May 1998.[1] World Movies was created by its founding CEO Laurie Patton on behalf of a syndicate that included the private company of Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes, the Australian Radio Network (ARN) and public broadcaster SBS. SBS provided access to its inventory of English language subtitles and the other shareholders funded the setup costs. In October 2009, SBS announced its intention to buy out the other shareholders, giving it full ownership of the channel.[2]
World Movies was owned and operated by SBS Subscription TV, a subsidiary of SBS. The two have a close working relationship, with films premiering on World Movies 12 months before becoming available on the SBS free-to-air channels.
On 3 November 2014, World Movies launched a HD simulcast on Foxtel.[3] On 31 January 2018, World Movies ceased broadcasting on Foxtel, although movies could still be seen On Demand in a section called "World Movies".
Revival channel (2019–present)edit
The channel was revived on free-to-air television on 1 July 2019. It is available on channel 32 in high definition, replacing the standard definition broadcast of SBS Viceland, which will continue to be broadcast on channel 31 in HD.[4]
A promo loop started broadcasting in some areas on 18 June 2019, and in the rest of Australia on 23 June 2019.
The channel launched on 1 July 2019 at 10am with the 2018 French film Remi Nobody's Boy.
Programmingedit
World Movies broadcasts foreign films spoken in over 200 languages and covers all genres of film, including action, adult, horror, vintage foreign film, as well as independent cinema.
The channel also broadcasts documentaries and interviews with high-profile members of the foreign film community. Past interviews have included German Director Wim Wenders, Spanish actress Paz Vega, and French star Clotilde Hesme.
25 Films You Must See Before You Dieedit
In 2005, World Movies and SBS ran their program 25 Films You Must See Before You Die, which showcased one film per week from 1 March to 16 August 2005.[5]
World Movies aims to promote the importance of foreign film in Australia through partnerships and events. The channel works closely with local foreign film festivals, including the Italian Film Festival, French Film Festival and German Film Festival.
In September 2011, World Movies launched a free foreign marathon event at Palace Verona Cinema in Sydney. The event invited guests to attend a marathon of free foreign films at the cinema including the French comedy Amélie.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources SBS World Movies news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message SBS World Movies is an Australian free to air television channel showing international movies The channel features foreign language films documentaries independent annual films art films and mainstream cinema and interviews with international movie stars It was previously known simply as World Movies and was available on Foxtel Its library of movies is currently available on the SVOD service Stan and Netflix and it was revived on Channel 32 as a free to air channel on 1 July 2019 SBS World MoviesLogo used since 2019CountryAustraliaBroadcast areaNationallyNetworkSBS TelevisionProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format1080i HDTV downscaled to 576i for the SDTV feed on pay TV OwnershipOwnerSpecial Broadcasting ServiceSister channelsSBSSBS HDSBS VicelandSBS WorldWatchSBS FoodNITVHistoryLaunchedOctober 1995 28 years ago October 1995 pay TV 1 July 2019 4 years ago 1 July 2019 free to air revival Closed31 January 2018 6 years ago 31 January 2018 pay TV Former namesWorld Movies 1995 2018 AvailabilityTerrestrialFreeview SBSChannel 32 Contents 1 History 1 1 Original channel 1995 2018 1 2 Revival channel 2019 present 2 Programming 2 1 25 Films You Must See Before You Die 2 2 25 Docs You Must See Before You Die 3 Community Involvement 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOriginal channel 1995 2018 edit The channel began broadcasting in October 1995 coinciding with the launch of Foxtel It launched on Optus TV in May 1998 1 World Movies was created by its founding CEO Laurie Patton on behalf of a syndicate that included the private company of Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes the Australian Radio Network ARN and public broadcaster SBS SBS provided access to its inventory of English language subtitles and the other shareholders funded the setup costs In October 2009 SBS announced its intention to buy out the other shareholders giving it full ownership of the channel 2 World Movies was owned and operated by SBS Subscription TV a subsidiary of SBS The two have a close working relationship with films premiering on World Movies 12 months before becoming available on the SBS free to air channels On 3 November 2014 World Movies launched a HD simulcast on Foxtel 3 On 31 January 2018 World Movies ceased broadcasting on Foxtel although movies could still be seen On Demand in a section called World Movies Revival channel 2019 present edit The channel was revived on free to air television on 1 July 2019 It is available on channel 32 in high definition replacing the standard definition broadcast of SBS Viceland which will continue to be broadcast on channel 31 in HD 4 A promo loop started broadcasting in some areas on 18 June 2019 and in the rest of Australia on 23 June 2019 The channel launched on 1 July 2019 at 10am with the 2018 French film Remi Nobody s Boy Programming editWorld Movies broadcasts foreign films spoken in over 200 languages and covers all genres of film including action adult horror vintage foreign film as well as independent cinema The channel also broadcasts documentaries and interviews with high profile members of the foreign film community Past interviews have included German Director Wim Wenders Spanish actress Paz Vega and French star Clotilde Hesme 25 Films You Must See Before You Die edit In 2005 World Movies and SBS ran their program 25 Films You Must See Before You Die which showcased one film per week from 1 March to 16 August 2005 5 The films chosen were Seven Samurai 1954 The Rules of the Game 1939 Metropolis 1927 Dersu Uzala 1975 Blowup 1966 The Seventh Seal 1957 The Battleship Potemkin 1925 8 1963 Un Chien Andalou 1928 Kes 1969 Breathless 1960 Mon Oncle 1958 Raise the Red Lantern 1991 Modern Times 1936 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 1988 Boudu Saved from Drowning 1932 Solaris 1972 City of God 2002 Breaking the Waves 1996 Last Tango in Paris 1972 Nosferatu a Symphony of Terror 1922 Umberto D 1952 Three Colours Blue 1993 The Battle of Algiers 1965 Les Enfants du Paradis 1945 25 Docs You Must See Before You Die edit From 3 April to 18 September 2007 the World Movies channel showed 25 Docs You Must See Before You Die 6 Triumph of the Will 1935 Grey Gardens 1975 To Be and to Have 2002 Dont Look Back sic 1967 I Was a Fireman 1943 In the Year of the Pig 1968 The Thin Blue Line 1988 The Last Waltz 1978 Brother s Keeper 1992 Hoop Dreams 1994 The Man with a Movie Camera 1929 For All Mankind 1988 The Times of Harvey Milk 1984 Haxan 1922 Spellbound 2002 The Gleaners and I 2000 Murder on a Sunday Morning 2001 When We Were Kings 1996 Fast Cheap amp Out of Control 1997 Best Boy 1979 The Fog of War Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S McNamara 2003 The Sorrow and the Pity 1969 Silverlake Life The View from Here 1993 My Flesh and Blood 2003 Hearts and Minds 1974 Community Involvement editWorld Movies aims to promote the importance of foreign film in Australia through partnerships and events The channel works closely with local foreign film festivals including the Italian Film Festival French Film Festival and German Film Festival In September 2011 World Movies launched a free foreign marathon event at Palace Verona Cinema in Sydney The event invited guests to attend a marathon of free foreign films at the cinema including the French comedy Amelie See also edit nbsp Television portal nbsp Australia portal List of digital television channels in AustraliaReferences edit Optus undercuts rival in Australia pay TV Reuters News 30 April 1998 Knox David 19 October 2009 SBS more than a flash in PAN TV Retrieved 20 December 2009 Knox David 3 November 2014 BoxSets Discovery Kids launch on Foxtel TV Tonight Retrieved 5 November 2014 We re launching a free to air movie channel SBS World Movies SBS Special Broadcasting Service 6 May 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 25 Films You Must See Before You Die World Movies Archived from the original on 5 November 2005 World Movies 25 Docs You Must See Before You Die micrositeExternal links editOfficial website SBS World Movies on Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SBS World Movies amp oldid 1191852649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
