Things are looking mighty weird in the Swiss scifi-fantasy picture Polder: Tokyo Heidi - a film that seemingly takes a bit of everything, throws it is a pot, stirs it up a bit, and then throws in a little bit more. The second feature by the duo of Julian Grunthal and Samuel Schwarz the story revolves around a new gaming system that draws its narrative out of the secret desires of its users. Because nothing could possibly go wrong with that. Right? Neuroo-x, a German-Swiss-Chinese entertainment company group, stands for games that dissolve the boundary between reality and gaming. A new gadget, the myth-enshrouded Red Book, offers the ultimate gaming experience. The most secret longings of gamers are scanned by the engine and transformed into...
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- 11/4/2016
- Screen Anarchy
So, what the heck is Polder you ask, and what did I just watch? Well, from what I can tell it's sci-fi, it's horror, it's cyberpunk, it's alternate reality art-house and everything in between. It's a film, a game and the biggest Swiss transmedia venture ever. In short, I have no idea, but I want more now!
According to creator Samuel Schwarz - a film and theatre director and the founder of Theatre group "400asa" - the Polder film is but one adaptation, or "touchpoint" for the whole Polder project that includes
More specifically, according to the Encyclopedia of Fantasy, Polders are:
"enclaves of toughened reality demarcated by boundaries (thresholds) from the surrounding world... an activ [Continued ...]...
According to creator Samuel Schwarz - a film and theatre director and the founder of Theatre group "400asa" - the Polder film is but one adaptation, or "touchpoint" for the whole Polder project that includes
More specifically, according to the Encyclopedia of Fantasy, Polders are:
"enclaves of toughened reality demarcated by boundaries (thresholds) from the surrounding world... an activ [Continued ...]...
- 1/25/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Exclusive: Camino Filmverleih, distributor of Berlinale Competition titles Stations of the Cross and Jack, is to make a foray into production this year.
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, Camino head of distribution, acquisitions and sales Kamran Sardar Khan revealed that sci-fi drama Der Polder and the comedy Metal Train will be co-produced via Camino’s parent company Niama Film.
The Stuttgart-based distributor will be a minority partner on Samuel Schwarz’s Der Polder will be produced by Switzerland’s Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Kam(m)acher GmbH, and Niama Film with backing from broadcasters Swr and Srf and Bundesamt für Kultur (Bak) and Zürcher Filmstiftung.
Campaigns with an augmented reality game and a MP3 audiowalk based on the film’s storyline have already been running in various Swiss towns to generate interest in the project.
Principal photography is set to begin in Zurich this March, with theatrical release planned for spring 2015 by Camino Filmverleih in Germany and Stammfilm in Switzerland...
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, Camino head of distribution, acquisitions and sales Kamran Sardar Khan revealed that sci-fi drama Der Polder and the comedy Metal Train will be co-produced via Camino’s parent company Niama Film.
The Stuttgart-based distributor will be a minority partner on Samuel Schwarz’s Der Polder will be produced by Switzerland’s Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Kam(m)acher GmbH, and Niama Film with backing from broadcasters Swr and Srf and Bundesamt für Kultur (Bak) and Zürcher Filmstiftung.
Campaigns with an augmented reality game and a MP3 audiowalk based on the film’s storyline have already been running in various Swiss towns to generate interest in the project.
Principal photography is set to begin in Zurich this March, with theatrical release planned for spring 2015 by Camino Filmverleih in Germany and Stammfilm in Switzerland...
- 2/18/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
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