Though the Russian film “Sputnik” is a sci-fi movie that begins in the vastness of space, the goal for Arman Yahin and his VFX team at Main Road Post was a narrow one: to build out the alien hitchhiker that one of the cosmonauts unwittingly brings home.
The film centers on Konstantin Sergeyevich, the lone survivor of a mysterious space accident, who returns with a creature inside him that emerges at night and can reenter his body. First set to run in the Tribeca Film Festival, the movie, a record-breaking VOD hit in Russia, debuts via IFC Midnight in select theaters and on demand Aug. 14.
Konstantin is being held at a military medical facility when Tatiana Yurievna is brought in to assess him and the creature. He’s an “interesting case,” the colonel in charge tells her. The military intends to use the alien as a weapon — but will they control it,...
The film centers on Konstantin Sergeyevich, the lone survivor of a mysterious space accident, who returns with a creature inside him that emerges at night and can reenter his body. First set to run in the Tribeca Film Festival, the movie, a record-breaking VOD hit in Russia, debuts via IFC Midnight in select theaters and on demand Aug. 14.
Konstantin is being held at a military medical facility when Tatiana Yurievna is brought in to assess him and the creature. He’s an “interesting case,” the colonel in charge tells her. The military intends to use the alien as a weapon — but will they control it,...
- 8/13/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Swiss festival unveils industry-focused programme.
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Niff) has revealed the line-up for its brainstorming and networking forum Extended, which focuses on the fantasy genre.
Among the guests at the Swiss festival will be 20th Century Fox futurist Ted Schilowitz, who will appear at the event Storyworlds, which will focus on the emerging technology that blurs the lines between films and video games.
Also announced is French comic book artist and illustrator Jean-Claude Mézières, who will talk about his work on Luc Besson’s Valerian.
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 VFX supervisors Jonathan Fawkner (Framestore) and Alessandro Cioffi (Trixter) will speak at an event titled Imaging the Future, alongside VFX supervisors Arman Yahin (Main Road Post), Victor Luckysov (Asymmetric VFX Studios) and Pavel Bezborodov (Cgf).
Nifff, which runs 30 June to 8 July, spotlights genre and Asian cinema.
The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Niff) has revealed the line-up for its brainstorming and networking forum Extended, which focuses on the fantasy genre.
Among the guests at the Swiss festival will be 20th Century Fox futurist Ted Schilowitz, who will appear at the event Storyworlds, which will focus on the emerging technology that blurs the lines between films and video games.
Also announced is French comic book artist and illustrator Jean-Claude Mézières, who will talk about his work on Luc Besson’s Valerian.
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 VFX supervisors Jonathan Fawkner (Framestore) and Alessandro Cioffi (Trixter) will speak at an event titled Imaging the Future, alongside VFX supervisors Arman Yahin (Main Road Post), Victor Luckysov (Asymmetric VFX Studios) and Pavel Bezborodov (Cgf).
Nifff, which runs 30 June to 8 July, spotlights genre and Asian cinema.
- 5/16/2017
- ScreenDaily
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