Leading Australian producers Cathy Rodda (“Unfinished Sky”) and Lisa Duff (“Last Cab to Darwin”) are joining Anupam Sharma’s English and Hindi-language “Honour” as the film project heads for Film Bazaar in Goa, India.
“Honour” is a social thriller based on true events and is the story of a bride who goes to Australia with a million dreams which soon turn into a nightmare of dowry and domestic abuse. Trapped in a web of deceit, greed, visa regulations, and pressures to protect the honour of her family, herself and the Indian community in Australia, the woman decides to run when she gets pregnant and is forced to abort
The film is currently in final stages of development. It is expected to shoot in Victoria state.
Forum Films has acquired distribution rights for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea with Janine Barnes also serving as producer. Rodda will...
“Honour” is a social thriller based on true events and is the story of a bride who goes to Australia with a million dreams which soon turn into a nightmare of dowry and domestic abuse. Trapped in a web of deceit, greed, visa regulations, and pressures to protect the honour of her family, herself and the Indian community in Australia, the woman decides to run when she gets pregnant and is forced to abort
The film is currently in final stages of development. It is expected to shoot in Victoria state.
Forum Films has acquired distribution rights for Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands and Papua New Guinea with Janine Barnes also serving as producer. Rodda will...
- 11/2/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A mother and daughter deal with an ambiguous and uncertain threat that binds them closer together in The Girl at The Window, a new thriller helmed by Mark Hartley and starring Radha Mitchell, Vince Colosimo and Ella Newton.
Producer Antony I. Ginnane describes the feature, now shooting in Melbourne, as a mix between Rear Window and Disturbia.
The film is the prolific producer’s 72nd, and already looks set to reach a wide audience – international sales agent Blue Fox Entertainment has already sold the it to territories including USA, UK, South Africa, Indonesia, Cis (Commonwealth of Independent States) and the Middle East.
“Audiences worldwide love thrillers, and our script is filled with twists and turns that will engage and excite. I’m looking forward to seeing Mark Hartley work with our terrific cast to bring this story to life,” Ginnane says.
The script is penned by Terence Hammond (Last Dance) and Nicolette Minster,...
Producer Antony I. Ginnane describes the feature, now shooting in Melbourne, as a mix between Rear Window and Disturbia.
The film is the prolific producer’s 72nd, and already looks set to reach a wide audience – international sales agent Blue Fox Entertainment has already sold the it to territories including USA, UK, South Africa, Indonesia, Cis (Commonwealth of Independent States) and the Middle East.
“Audiences worldwide love thrillers, and our script is filled with twists and turns that will engage and excite. I’m looking forward to seeing Mark Hartley work with our terrific cast to bring this story to life,” Ginnane says.
The script is penned by Terence Hammond (Last Dance) and Nicolette Minster,...
- 9/2/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Cathy Rodda has relaunched her shingle Cathartic Pictures, with a range of dramas and docs in development.
The move comes after four years a production investment manager at Film Victoria – a role Rodda regards as a “sabbatical”.
“I needed a break from the trenches of feature producing, and now I’m back, with deeper knowledge of industry, business, storytelling and formats other than features,” Rodda tells If of her decision to reboot the company, which previously produced Bullets for the Dead.
“There are opportunities in the chaos of our times, and there are still new stories to tell and underserved audiences to reach.”
Cathartic Pictures will have a focus on female-driven horror and sci-fi, multicultural drama and environmental impact.
On the drama slate is Common Ground (working title), a 8 x 1 hour TV drama that tells the story of African refugees from rural backgrounds who return to the land when they move to regional Victoria.
The move comes after four years a production investment manager at Film Victoria – a role Rodda regards as a “sabbatical”.
“I needed a break from the trenches of feature producing, and now I’m back, with deeper knowledge of industry, business, storytelling and formats other than features,” Rodda tells If of her decision to reboot the company, which previously produced Bullets for the Dead.
“There are opportunities in the chaos of our times, and there are still new stories to tell and underserved audiences to reach.”
Cathartic Pictures will have a focus on female-driven horror and sci-fi, multicultural drama and environmental impact.
On the drama slate is Common Ground (working title), a 8 x 1 hour TV drama that tells the story of African refugees from rural backgrounds who return to the land when they move to regional Victoria.
- 11/18/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Producer Cathy Rodda has joined Film Victoria as one of its development and investment managers.
Rodda, who started on Monday, will work across various programs including production investment in narrative and documentary features, transmedia and adult and children's TV.
She brings to the role considerable industry knowledge and experience as the producer of feature films including Unfinished Sky, Iron Sky and At World's End.
Most recently she had been developing and producing projects with Norm Wilkinson at Visionquest Entertainment including Bullets for the Dead, a Zombie Western which marks the feature directing debut of Michael Du-Shane from a script he co-wrote with Joshua C Birch.
In other news, the agency is collaborating with the Melbourne International Film Festival in calling for expressions of interest for this year.s 37ºSouth: PostScript & Direct event.
Film Victoria is sponsoring up to 10 Victorian writers with polished feature film scripts that will "wow the market and excite an audience.
Rodda, who started on Monday, will work across various programs including production investment in narrative and documentary features, transmedia and adult and children's TV.
She brings to the role considerable industry knowledge and experience as the producer of feature films including Unfinished Sky, Iron Sky and At World's End.
Most recently she had been developing and producing projects with Norm Wilkinson at Visionquest Entertainment including Bullets for the Dead, a Zombie Western which marks the feature directing debut of Michael Du-Shane from a script he co-wrote with Joshua C Birch.
In other news, the agency is collaborating with the Melbourne International Film Festival in calling for expressions of interest for this year.s 37ºSouth: PostScript & Direct event.
Film Victoria is sponsoring up to 10 Victorian writers with polished feature film scripts that will "wow the market and excite an audience.
- 5/20/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Zombie Western Bullets for the Dead is due to roll in Queensland in July, the first in a slate of low-budget genre films from a new joint venture between Cathy Overett.s Brisbane-based Cathartic Pictures and UK sales agent Stealth Media Group.
Overett told If the aim is to produce two or three films a year, each budgeted at $3 million, using the 40 per cent Australian producer tax offset, which Stealth will sell internationally. The $2 million Bullets for the Dead marks the feature debut of Australian writers-directors Joshua C. Birch and Michael Du-Shane, developed from a 3-minute film, 26 Bullets Dead, which they shot in 2011 when they were students at the Griffith Film School.
The plot revolves around a bounty hunter (Christopher Sommers) who escorts a fiery young woman (Kathryn Beck) and her gang of misfits to the sheriff. En route he discovers the remains of a massacre and rescues its sole survivor,...
Overett told If the aim is to produce two or three films a year, each budgeted at $3 million, using the 40 per cent Australian producer tax offset, which Stealth will sell internationally. The $2 million Bullets for the Dead marks the feature debut of Australian writers-directors Joshua C. Birch and Michael Du-Shane, developed from a 3-minute film, 26 Bullets Dead, which they shot in 2011 when they were students at the Griffith Film School.
The plot revolves around a bounty hunter (Christopher Sommers) who escorts a fiery young woman (Kathryn Beck) and her gang of misfits to the sheriff. En route he discovers the remains of a massacre and rescues its sole survivor,...
- 5/23/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Word is coming out of the 2013 Cannes Film Fest that UK-based Stealth Media Group and Cathartic Pictures have teamed up to produce a revolving slate of films, and the first two projects will be a zombie Western and a vampire flick. Read on for the first few details.
Per Deadline, Stealth and Cathartic (Iron Sky producer Cathy Overett’s new shingle ) have set up Bullets for the Dead, a $2M zombie Western, to shoot in Queensland, Australia, in July. It will be followed by Bite, a $5M vampire film slated to shoot in Oz in October. Stealth Australia is also looking to pick up two to three films a year out of Australia.
We should have updates on both productions shortly. In the meantime for more info on the fest, which runs until May 26th, visit the official Festival de Cannes website.
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Per Deadline, Stealth and Cathartic (Iron Sky producer Cathy Overett’s new shingle ) have set up Bullets for the Dead, a $2M zombie Western, to shoot in Queensland, Australia, in July. It will be followed by Bite, a $5M vampire film slated to shoot in Oz in October. Stealth Australia is also looking to pick up two to three films a year out of Australia.
We should have updates on both productions shortly. In the meantime for more info on the fest, which runs until May 26th, visit the official Festival de Cannes website.
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- 5/19/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Stealth Media Group and producer Cathy Overett’s new shingle Cathartic Pictures are joining forces to produce a revolving slate of films and to set up an Australian outpost for the UK sales agent. The first film is a $2m zombie western, Bullets for the Dead, slated to shoot in Queensland Australia in July.
Hot on the heels of Bullets will be Bite, a $5m vampire film written and directed by Alberto Sciamma, a UK/Australian co-production slated to shoot down under in October.
“Stealth has a number of Australian films on our books and we are keen for more,” says Stealth’s Michael Cowan. “Having worked with Cathy across these three films so far it was a natural progression to partner up with her for sales in Anz.”
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Hot on the heels of Bullets will be Bite, a $5m vampire film written and directed by Alberto Sciamma, a UK/Australian co-production slated to shoot down under in October.
“Stealth has a number of Australian films on our books and we are keen for more,” says Stealth’s Michael Cowan. “Having worked with Cathy across these three films so far it was a natural progression to partner up with her for sales in Anz.”
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- 5/19/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
‘Skyfall’ On Track To Beat ‘Quantum’s China Cume In 7 Days As of Thursday night, Skyfall’s 4-day cume in China was $17.9M, handily breaking the coveted 100M yuan mark. The film opened Monday and is playing on 8,079 screens in the country’s widest release ever. Sony says the 23rd James Bond film that has already broken the $1B mark internationally, is on track to outgross the last Bond film, Quantum Of Solace, in its first seven days in China. The movie’s release on Monday, at $5.1M, was almost three times that of Quantum. It came out amid reports of some tweaks by the local censors and calls by film industry insiders for reforms to the movie review system. Shi Chuan, a professor at Shanghai University’s school of film & TV arts and technology, proposed laws be put in place for censors to follow and said, “Movie regulators should respect the producers’ original ideas,...
- 1/26/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The effectiveness of crowdfunding as a way to source revenue for projects came under debate at the 2012 Spaa conference.
In panel titled .Fattening the Cow; Morsel by Morsel., producer Cathy Overett of Cathartic Pictures spoke of her own success using the method for international feature Iron Sky.
.Iron Sky ended up being a $10 million film and we raised $1.2 million through crowdfunding and crowd investing,. she said.
The method has become increasingly popular since the success of Australia.s first crowdfunding platform, Pozible, which has seen creative entrepreneurs raise more than $5 million.
One of those was producer Angie Fielder of Aquarius Films, who was able to raise $75,000 in six weeks for the upcoming feature The Second Coming.
Both producers listed different factors as key to their success.
For Overett, a pre-existing fan base was an incremental factor in the process, while Fielder said a genre hook enabled her to connect to potential fans online.
In panel titled .Fattening the Cow; Morsel by Morsel., producer Cathy Overett of Cathartic Pictures spoke of her own success using the method for international feature Iron Sky.
.Iron Sky ended up being a $10 million film and we raised $1.2 million through crowdfunding and crowd investing,. she said.
The method has become increasingly popular since the success of Australia.s first crowdfunding platform, Pozible, which has seen creative entrepreneurs raise more than $5 million.
One of those was producer Angie Fielder of Aquarius Films, who was able to raise $75,000 in six weeks for the upcoming feature The Second Coming.
Both producers listed different factors as key to their success.
For Overett, a pre-existing fan base was an incremental factor in the process, while Fielder said a genre hook enabled her to connect to potential fans online.
- 11/13/2012
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
This article originally appeared in If Magazine issue #146 (April-May 2012).
Broadcasters, take heed. Science-fiction is no longer just the domain of socially-inept teenage boys and overgrown fans of Dungeons and Dragons. With shows like The Walking Dead attracting viewers in their millions and HBO developing a series based on Neil Gaiman's best-selling fantasy American Gods, it has never been more acceptable to prefer your entertainment with a touch of nerdiness.
As a television genre, sci-fi has a long history. The grandfather of all American science-fiction programming is Star Trek, while the United Kingdom has spent almost half a century watching the adventures of everyone's favourite timelord in Doctor Who. But try naming a similarly iconic Australian TV series and you'll find yourself struggling.
The science-fiction and fantasy genre has always been enormously popular with younger audiences across all mediums, a factor ABC3 is all too aware of. Last year the...
Broadcasters, take heed. Science-fiction is no longer just the domain of socially-inept teenage boys and overgrown fans of Dungeons and Dragons. With shows like The Walking Dead attracting viewers in their millions and HBO developing a series based on Neil Gaiman's best-selling fantasy American Gods, it has never been more acceptable to prefer your entertainment with a touch of nerdiness.
As a television genre, sci-fi has a long history. The grandfather of all American science-fiction programming is Star Trek, while the United Kingdom has spent almost half a century watching the adventures of everyone's favourite timelord in Doctor Who. But try naming a similarly iconic Australian TV series and you'll find yourself struggling.
The science-fiction and fantasy genre has always been enormously popular with younger audiences across all mediums, a factor ABC3 is all too aware of. Last year the...
- 6/21/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Zephyr Films founder Chris Curling is one of many UK producers taking part in this year.s Ausfilm Week London and, as one of the producers on Death Defying Acts, has already experienced the particular needs of UK/Australian co-productions.
The mid-May pre-Cannes event is designed to develop co-productions between Australia and the UK -- both feature film and high-end television series . through a series of networking events and panel discussions aimed at familiarising delegates with the funding and production landscape of their potential partners.
Also on the list of attendees is Carlo Dusi, head of business and commercial affairs at Ridley and Tony Scott.s production company Scott Free. Ridley Scott cast Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe in his 2010 action adventure Robin Hood.
Others include Carola Ash, one of the two people heading 2B Pictures, the production arm of the finance-focussed Future Films Group, and Alison Meese, who is...
The mid-May pre-Cannes event is designed to develop co-productions between Australia and the UK -- both feature film and high-end television series . through a series of networking events and panel discussions aimed at familiarising delegates with the funding and production landscape of their potential partners.
Also on the list of attendees is Carlo Dusi, head of business and commercial affairs at Ridley and Tony Scott.s production company Scott Free. Ridley Scott cast Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe in his 2010 action adventure Robin Hood.
Others include Carola Ash, one of the two people heading 2B Pictures, the production arm of the finance-focussed Future Films Group, and Alison Meese, who is...
- 5/2/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
The Australian/German/Finnish co-production Iron Sky will have its Australian premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival as the festival’s opening film on April 19.
Iron Sky had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival where it was one of the fastest selling screenings at the festival.
The film trailer has reached 6.5 million YouTube views since the Berlin premiere. The film’s producers have had a strong presence on Facebook and used crowd-funding to help generate investment and interest.
New Holland Pictures was the Australian production company behind the film, bringing production of the film to the Gold Coast. New Holland Pictures producer Cathy Overett said: “It’s been a fabulous journey for us, being absorbed into the Iron Sky social media phenomenon. And we were delighted to bring world class production values to the film, shooting all the moonbase and spaceship interiors at the Village Roadshow studios on the Gold Coast.
Iron Sky had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival where it was one of the fastest selling screenings at the festival.
The film trailer has reached 6.5 million YouTube views since the Berlin premiere. The film’s producers have had a strong presence on Facebook and used crowd-funding to help generate investment and interest.
New Holland Pictures was the Australian production company behind the film, bringing production of the film to the Gold Coast. New Holland Pictures producer Cathy Overett said: “It’s been a fabulous journey for us, being absorbed into the Iron Sky social media phenomenon. And we were delighted to bring world class production values to the film, shooting all the moonbase and spaceship interiors at the Village Roadshow studios on the Gold Coast.
- 2/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Sci-fi film Iron Sky, directed by Timo Vuorensola, has been selected into the Berlin International Film Festival 2012.
Australian production company New Holland Pictures’ Mark and Cathy Overett have co-producing credits for the film which is an Australian/Finnish/German co-production.
The film is produced by is Blind Spot Pictures, Energia Productions with Germany’s 27 Films also taking co-producing credits.
Principal photography took place in Germany in November-December 2010 and in Australia in January-February 2011.
Screening in the Panorama program, it’s the only Australian film to selected for the festival.
The film has raised funds through crowd-funding, following the success of the creative team’s previous, crowd-funding, film Star Wreck.
Australian production company New Holland Pictures’ Mark and Cathy Overett have co-producing credits for the film which is an Australian/Finnish/German co-production.
The film is produced by is Blind Spot Pictures, Energia Productions with Germany’s 27 Films also taking co-producing credits.
Principal photography took place in Germany in November-December 2010 and in Australia in January-February 2011.
Screening in the Panorama program, it’s the only Australian film to selected for the festival.
The film has raised funds through crowd-funding, following the success of the creative team’s previous, crowd-funding, film Star Wreck.
- 1/30/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Comedy sci-fi feature Iron Sky has been selected in the Panorama Special section of next month's Berlin International Film Festival.
The film, about Nazis who fled to the Moon in 1945 before returning to claim the Earth in 2018, marks the first Australian-Finnish-German co-production.
Australian producer Cathy Overett said: .We are incredibly excited that Iron Sky has been selected for Berlin. It is recognition of the incredible vision and tenacity of our director Timo Vuorensola and of the importance international co-productions play in the Australian film industry..
The film has relied on an innovative financing structure which included crowd-funding during production. It is still raising finance after facing blizzards in Germany and floods in Queensland during production.
"The adverse weather conditions mean we are still raising some extra funds to finish and deliver the film, so it.s still not too late for our Australian fans to support the film. All they...
The film, about Nazis who fled to the Moon in 1945 before returning to claim the Earth in 2018, marks the first Australian-Finnish-German co-production.
Australian producer Cathy Overett said: .We are incredibly excited that Iron Sky has been selected for Berlin. It is recognition of the incredible vision and tenacity of our director Timo Vuorensola and of the importance international co-productions play in the Australian film industry..
The film has relied on an innovative financing structure which included crowd-funding during production. It is still raising finance after facing blizzards in Germany and floods in Queensland during production.
"The adverse weather conditions mean we are still raising some extra funds to finish and deliver the film, so it.s still not too late for our Australian fans to support the film. All they...
- 1/26/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Comedy sci-fi feature Iron Sky has been selected in the Panorama Special section of next month's Berlin International Film Festival. The film, about Nazis who fled to the Moon in 1945 before returning to claim the Earth in 2018, marks the first Australian-Finnish-German co-production. Australian producer Cathy Overett said: .We are incredibly excited that Iron Sky has been selected for Berlin. It is recognition of the incredible vision and tenacity of our director Timo Vuorensola and of the importance international co-productions play in the Australian film industry.. The film has relied on an innovative financing structure which included crowd-funding during production. It is still raising finance after facing blizzards in Germany and floods in Queensland during...
- 1/26/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Comedy sci-fi feature Iron Sky has been selected in the Panorama Special section of next month's Berlin International Film Festival. The film, about Nazis who fled to the Moon in 1945 before returning to claim the Earth in 2018, marks the first Australian-Finnish-German co-production. Australian producer Cathy Overett said: .We are incredibly excited that Iron Sky has been selected for Berlin. It is recognition of the incredible vision and tenacity of our director Timo Vuorensola and of the importance international co-productions play in the Australian film industry.. The film has relied on an innovative financing structure which included crowd-funding during production. It is still raising finance after facing blizzards in Germany and floods in Queensland during...
- 1/26/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Iron Sky, the Finnish-German-Australian sci-fi black comedy about Nazis from the Dark Side of the Moon, has released its promo trailer online. The trailer is still work-in-progress and it was released on the film project’s Iron Sky Sneak Peek web service to give the fans a glimpse of what the live action in the film will look like, and to get comments and suggestions for finishing up the promo trailer.
“We opened Iron Sky Sneak Peek when we started shooting Iron Sky last November as both a service for fans and a crowd funding channel. A subscription costs a minimum of one euro, but those who want to support us can pay more”,
says Timo Vuorensola, the director of Iron Sky.
“The basic idea of the service is to give the internet audience a chance to see how the first five minutes of Iron Sky are made, starting from...
“We opened Iron Sky Sneak Peek when we started shooting Iron Sky last November as both a service for fans and a crowd funding channel. A subscription costs a minimum of one euro, but those who want to support us can pay more”,
says Timo Vuorensola, the director of Iron Sky.
“The basic idea of the service is to give the internet audience a chance to see how the first five minutes of Iron Sky are made, starting from...
- 3/28/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Back in December, we told you that the retro sci-fi black comedy film being developed by Finland’s Energia Productions entitled, Iron Sky was half-done, according to director, Timo Vuorensola. Now, principal photography has completed on the film and the crew needs some rest but, heading into post-production, they’re still looking for some talented visual effects pros that want to spend some time in Finland finishing the film.
Check out the official press release below!
Press Release:
It’s a Wrap! Iron Sky Finishes Principal Photography
Gold Coast/Australia – 04-Feb-2011 — Iron Sky, the Finnish-German-Australian co-production, has finished principal photography in Queensland Australia. Iron Sky is a dark science fiction comedy where Nazis fled to the Moon in 1945 – and in 2018 they are coming back. Iron Sky took about nine weeks to shoot, half of which took place in Frankfurt Germany, and the second half at the Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland,...
Check out the official press release below!
Press Release:
It’s a Wrap! Iron Sky Finishes Principal Photography
Gold Coast/Australia – 04-Feb-2011 — Iron Sky, the Finnish-German-Australian co-production, has finished principal photography in Queensland Australia. Iron Sky is a dark science fiction comedy where Nazis fled to the Moon in 1945 – and in 2018 they are coming back. Iron Sky took about nine weeks to shoot, half of which took place in Frankfurt Germany, and the second half at the Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland,...
- 2/4/2011
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Iron Sky, the Finnish-German-Australian co-production, has finished principal photography in Queensland Australia. Iron Sky is a dark science fiction comedy where Nazis fled to the Moon in 1945 – and in 2018 they are coming back. Iron Sky took about nine weeks to shoot, half of which took place in Frankfurt Germany, and the second half at the Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland, Australia.
“We have been working on Iron Sky 24/7 for years, and it’s amazing to think that the main part of my work in it is finally done” ,
said the director of the film Timo Vuorensola.
“Of course I’ll be involved in the post production and editing too, but I can’t help but feel a bit dazed. During these years we’ve met such a big bunch of great, talented people, and it makes me a bit melancholy to think that we won’t be seeing them in...
“We have been working on Iron Sky 24/7 for years, and it’s amazing to think that the main part of my work in it is finally done” ,
said the director of the film Timo Vuorensola.
“Of course I’ll be involved in the post production and editing too, but I can’t help but feel a bit dazed. During these years we’ve met such a big bunch of great, talented people, and it makes me a bit melancholy to think that we won’t be seeing them in...
- 2/4/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Iron Sky, the Finnish-Australian-German sci-fi movie about Nazis from the Dark Side of the Moon, has begun the Australian part of their shoot at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland.
Iron Sky is breaking new ground with its wide ranging collaboration with the fans and the Internet community. This community has contributed ideas and creative talent for the film, as well as funds via purchasing merchandise and support kits, and by actually investing in the film. Iron Sky is aiming to gather one million euros from its fan community as contributions and investments.
Iron Sky has a budget of 6.8 million euros. The film is directed by Timo Vuorensola, and the Australian and New Zealander cast includes Peta Sergeant (Satisfaction), Christopher Kirby (The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions, Daybreakers, Space: Above and Beyond) and Stephanie Paul (Separation City, Film School Confidential). The German cast includes Julia Dietze (1½ Ritter), Götz Otto (Schindler’s List, Downfall), Udo Kier (Dogville,...
Iron Sky is breaking new ground with its wide ranging collaboration with the fans and the Internet community. This community has contributed ideas and creative talent for the film, as well as funds via purchasing merchandise and support kits, and by actually investing in the film. Iron Sky is aiming to gather one million euros from its fan community as contributions and investments.
Iron Sky has a budget of 6.8 million euros. The film is directed by Timo Vuorensola, and the Australian and New Zealander cast includes Peta Sergeant (Satisfaction), Christopher Kirby (The Matrix Reloaded & Revolutions, Daybreakers, Space: Above and Beyond) and Stephanie Paul (Separation City, Film School Confidential). The German cast includes Julia Dietze (1½ Ritter), Götz Otto (Schindler’s List, Downfall), Udo Kier (Dogville,...
- 1/13/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
New Holland Pictures producer Cathy Overett says that even though the company joined its German/Finnish Iron Sky partners recently, the sci fi project will still have a strong Australian component.
“We are pulling together the creative team here in Australia – a number of heads of department and also proposed cast. Our partners have just been in Australia for 10 days and have met with all the creatives we’ve proposed and are very happy with the team,” Overett told Encore.
Overett and the creative team behind Iron Sky had a booth at last weekend’s Supanova pop culture expo in Sydney, where the producers said the project “stirred up great interest from the general public”.
Iron Sky takes place in the year 2018, when the Nazis, who fled the Earth to the dark side of the Moon in 1945, return to claim the Earth.
The project was originally conceived and developed as a Finnish-German project,...
“We are pulling together the creative team here in Australia – a number of heads of department and also proposed cast. Our partners have just been in Australia for 10 days and have met with all the creatives we’ve proposed and are very happy with the team,” Overett told Encore.
Overett and the creative team behind Iron Sky had a booth at last weekend’s Supanova pop culture expo in Sydney, where the producers said the project “stirred up great interest from the general public”.
Iron Sky takes place in the year 2018, when the Nazis, who fled the Earth to the dark side of the Moon in 1945, return to claim the Earth.
The project was originally conceived and developed as a Finnish-German project,...
- 6/22/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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