Please, please share this – it is incredibly hard for indiefilms to get a theatrical release, so we need help to spread the word!

Thanks,
Ant, Sloane and the Dimensions team. x

http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/dimensions-movie-film-festival-flix-acquisition-henry-lloyd-hughes/

It’s always nice to get a parcel in the post, and today’s was particularly good to receive.  It was from the Fargo Film Festival in North Dakota and contained a really nice letter, plus some very cool awards!

We are really proud of what the team behind Dimensions has achieved – we had an amazing cast and crew, and all of these awards are because of their hard work, skill and dedication to filmmaking.

Thanks,

Ant and Sloane x

Simon Dennis’ award for Best Cinematography

A very cool looking Honorable mention award from Fargo Film Festival.

Simon on the set of Dimensions, with B Camera Operator Rami Bartholdy.

Simon Dennis, our Director of Photography (DP, or DoP – depending where you are in the world), was awarded ‘Best Cinematography’ for his work on Dimensions at the Fargo Film Festival. It’s a well deserved award for a fantastically talented man. Festival co-chair Brittney Goodman spoke to the press about Dimensions, and here is what she said…

“My favorite film of the festival is the beautifully filmed, scripted, and acted ‘Dimensions,’ which is a time travel romance with some steampunk elements.”

Sean Hart, who plays Conrad, in the workshop. We think he looks like James Dean in this photo.

Matt McGregor (Narrative Features Jury Chair) added -

“‘Dimensions’ was well loved by our committees and a crowd favorite.”

Meanwhile, we’ve been recording a director & screenwriter commentary for the DVD. We asked for questions on twitter and facebook, as we recorded, and answered them. It was a really fun way to involve the audience with the commentary. We’ve got a few bonus extras coming up as well – but I can’t tell you about them just yet.

Plenty more happening – we’ll announce things as soon as we are allowed to.

As always, sincere thanks for your help and support.

Best,

Ant and Sloane x

I imagine a lot of people check out Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB scores for films they are considering watching.  The *huge* difference in critics scores vs audience scores for the new Die Hard, makes me wonder.

IMDB 6/10
Metacritic 29/100
Rotten Tomatoes:  16% critic score, 82% audience score.

Scanning twitter, FB and Reddit post about the film – it seems to be getting a fairly universal panning.  I haven’t seen it, so can’t comment.

New apps that sort your Netflix cue by Rotten Tomatoes score means that a good score is undoubtedly worth $.

Any thoughts?

On the set, filming Dimensions.

First, I wanted to say a huge thank you to my brother Steve for building us a shiny new website – www.dimensionsthemovie.com.  Please note, at the end of the trailer there is an option to sign up for updates – we won’t spam you, we’ll just let you know when the film is released and where you can get it.  Talking of release…

…after a fantastic festival run, which includes seven awards – five of them being for ‘Best Film‘, we are now rapidly moving towards a release date.  Stay tuned and we will let you know details as soon as we can.

Thanks as always for your support!

Director Sloane U’Ren with the giant heron (see later for a video of it flying).

We’re just back from our screenings at the Cinéma Britannique film festival in Nantes – what a great experience.  Great people, great food, great architecture and to top it off – massive Jules Verne inspired steampunk/dieselpunk creatures at Les Machines de L’île.

Dimensions is set in the 1920s/30s and does have elements (e.g. the time/multiverse machine) that are very much dieselpunk inspired.  Seeing the mechanical creatures at Les Machines de L’île felt like a perfect fit for us – I am sure that Stephen, Conrad and Annie from Dimensions would love it.  I suppose in another universe they have (and will, and are now) visit(ed/ing) the Machines.  After all, Stephen is 99% sure that there are an infinite number of parallel universes – in which every possible event (or combination of events) is happening somewhere!

We had a packed out screening (around 350 people) and a great Q&A afterwards. The audience and festival staff were fantastic.

In 2018 Les Machines de L’île intend to open a huge metal tree structure, incorporating a lot of the elements that are currently on display. They’ve built part of the tree already – it is going to be utterly amazing!

Here’s a video of Sloane at the mechanical elephant – on which 49 people can ride…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byj_rvOxMGo

…and some close up shots of the elephant (click to make them bigger).

The images really don’t do it justice – there is something utterly magical about the place.

We didn’t get to go on the carousel – but evidently it is three stories (one underground). Here is a little video of Sloane in front of it…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK0I0ehEav8

We were just blown away by all the mechanical creatures – and that was before we saw them move!…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2s4gR2Si_o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFXa28FkW-M

There are some more videos of the creatures on this youtube playlist.

We hope you enjoyed these videos and images, and we highly recommend a trip to Nantes.

We’re very excited to be screening in Nantes, France, three times this week.  Sloane and Ant will be there for the first two screenings and will take part in a Q&A after each.  You can find times etc. here… http://britannique.univercine-nantes.org/programmation/films/

BTW Harry (our dog) seemed to have snuck into the above photo, of the night-time garden party. He’s always stealing the limelight.

So, if you crave story…imagination…a challenge…something that actually requires your attention, search out some of the amazing independent films, bands, authors, etc., that are out there.  We’ve met so many talented people on our journey – artists with a huge amount to share, but who are being ignored (outspent!) by the fast-food end of the media industry.  It’s a win-win situation – you’ll see and hear things that inspire and provoke-thought, and they’ll gain an audience.

Go on, ‘hug an indie’.

Thanks,

Ant and Sloane

P.S. If you are one of those people who want more, please take a few seconds to share our teaser/trailer.

Dimensions will screen on November 11th as part of the Keswick Film Club’s Gala Night in the Lake District. Sloane and Ant will be there to answer questions after the screening, and chat about films and filmmaking in general. The Lake District is stunningly beautiful, so we’re really pleased to have been invited.

On December 5th, Dimensions will be the opening night film of the Nantes British Film Festival (Nantes, France). Sloane and Ant will again be in attendance. Evidently Nantes has some fantastic outdoor markets, so we’re looking forward to exploring!

Trying to help Michelle find the name of a film she saw as a child. Anybody?

“I remember watching a film as a child only remembering the ending but it has stayed with me because it was a real mind bender ( wish I knew what the film was) …. an astronaut who has recently returned home feels like something is wrong with the world although everything appears to be as before, it is not until he looks into a large mirrored wardrobe that he realises the reflection is in fact the real world and he isn’t actually at home!!!”