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Files for all and each

Markus Amalthea Magnuson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:09:30 +0000

So, apparently torrents are not for everyone. We’ve made The Weapon available as a regular file download instead, in H.264 format with embedded chapters and subtitles. If you haven’t managed to download the film previously, head over to the download section and enjoy.

We passed censorship

Markus Amalthea Magnuson — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:54:39 +0000

Since we still have such a strange thing as a governmental film censorship in Sweden, all films must pass it before screening to the public. The Weapon has been approved by Statens Biografbyrå, and is considered suitable for children of all ages.

No more vacation and lots of good news

Markus Amalthea Magnuson — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:13:27 +0000

After about a month of low activity due to vacation times, we are now back on track with spreading The Weapon throughout the world. There are some very good news upcoming, some of which we are not at liberty to speak of yet. However, we can tell you that we did an interview for the Indian animation magazine Animation Reporter with a circulation of 10,000 copies. The latest issue with the article on us is on its way to Sweden and luckily we are allowed to put the article online when it arrives; stay tuned.

It also turns out The Weapon will be screened as part of the New Swedish Animation programme (out of competition) at the Eksjö Animation Festival. We do not yet know the details of the screening, but as soon as more information emerges we’ll post it here.

Another very special screening will take place on September 11th at the Culture Night in Kvarnbyn, Mölndal. This year’s theme is “The Astronomy Year 2009” (what’s that?) with lots of interesting activities going on; how about astronomy lectures with space photography projected on whole buildings? The Weapon will be screened as part of a space themed film programme, along with a couple of excellent films by some of the masters of animation and trick cinematography… more on this as soon as the final programme is released.

If you happen to live near Växjö, we are also screened at Öppna Kanalen Växjö tonight at 22:45 (10:45 PM) and also this Sunday at 08:30 (8:30 AM).

In other words, lots of exciting things happening in the near future!

DVD and download available now

Markus Amalthea Magnuson — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:51:41 +0000

The Weapon is now available on DVD, and as a download. Get a physical or digital copy now, and be sure to tell all your friends about it! This is the official release of our film, following the release party last Saturday; it’s yours now.

Releasefest!

Markus Amalthea Magnuson — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:36:33 +0000

(Information in Swedish below.)

Vi kan knappt själva tro att det är sant, men efter alla dessa år har faktiskt dagen kommit då vi stolt kan presentera filmen Vapnet – en berättelse om tidens gång. Ni är ett antal människor som på olika sätt hjälpt oss att förverkliga denna film, och ett ännu större antal som visat stort intresse. Nu är ni alla välkomna på den definitiva releasefesten lördagen den 23 maj, se flyer för mer information:

Att hitta från Albano till Smedjan är också enkelt, men för säkerhets skull kan du kolla en karta här.

Väl mött på lördagen!

Hälsningar,
Nattlek, med kumpaner.

(P.S. Filmen kommer också att finnas till försäljning på DVD. D.S.)

DVD and Drömfabriken

Markus Amalthea Magnuson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:37:29 +0000

Yesterday we finally handed in the DVD master disc for print, very soon you will be able to buy The Weapon on DVD, including subtitles in many languages.

Today means opening day for Drömfabriken, three days of inspiration for young filmmakers like us. If the weather is sunny (which it looks like through the window right now) there will be plenty of picnic at Gärdet, come meet us there and talk animation and all that stuff.

No one can be told what The Weapon is

Markus Amalthea Magnuson — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:01:26 +0000

We’ve decided to start this blog as an official channel of information on The Weapon – A Tale of Passing Time, our animated short film that has been in production since the autumn of 2006. It would be an impossible task to sum up the various stages of production, most importantly the film is completely finished now and we are planning the release and various screenings. Hopefully we’ll publish a more throughout documentation of the whole process; from screenplay and sketches, through character design, set design, recording and animation, to post production, sound and special effects.

(I am tinkering a bit with this blog for a few days, don’t mind bits and pieces out of place, everything will settle in the end.)

Why is this blog in English?

A good question, since the film is in Swedish and we are a Swedish production company. Well, there has been quite some interest in The Weapon from abroad, especially in the international stop motion animation community. Instead of having to do unevitable translations later on, and having to answer questions in two languages, it is easier to just do the whole thing in English from the start.

What is happening at the moment?

We finished post production early in March this year, which means that the whole film (after almost three years!) is finally complete. Our first official screening will be on the 19th of March in Gävle, Sweden, at the X9 Anime & Shortfilm monthly festival. This is quite an important event, since most of the film was made in Sandviken near Gävle. We got more support than we could hope for from Film Gävleborg, IDKA and other members of the local Gävleborg film community. This means we are finally showing the film to those who have followed us and supported us from the start.

The screening starts at 19:30 on the 19th of March, at Kulturkiosken, Nygatan 41, Gävle.

Be there if you live nearby, we will be there too, introducing the film and probably answering questions afterwards.

And then?

Some kind of release party (including a screening) in Stockholm is planned for early April, although no date is set yet. Keep an eye on this blog for more info on this. More screenings will follow. We are currently designing and manufacturing a DVD that will be available for sale here and in other places. You will also be able to download The Weapon in high quality with subtitles in several languages. We’ve also got some press coverage, it will be available at this blog as soon as the material has been digitalized.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to send us an e-mail.