Lund is back yet again. Running from September 3rd to October 2nd in Lund Sweden and covers genre film from all over the world. We'll be covering the fest, so you may ask, what am I looking forward to?
Post apocalyptic zombies in Rammbock.
Simon Rumley's Red White & Blue.
More post apocalyptic zombies in Greek sequel To Kako II: Evil in the Time of Heroes.
Consciousness Transfer.
What would I recommend that I've already seen?
Ivan Engler's Swedish scifi flick Cargo.
Cyberpunk animation Technotise.
Irish after-beating study Savage.
Neil Marshall's Centurion.
And there's plenty more. You can check out the full list after the break and buy tickets at the official website.
International Competition
Scott Pilgrim vs The World: An utterly brilliant and incredibly entertaining comic book adaptation from Edgar Wright(Shaun of The Dead)
The Loved Ones: It's the prom night from hell in this...
Post apocalyptic zombies in Rammbock.
Simon Rumley's Red White & Blue.
More post apocalyptic zombies in Greek sequel To Kako II: Evil in the Time of Heroes.
Consciousness Transfer.
What would I recommend that I've already seen?
Ivan Engler's Swedish scifi flick Cargo.
Cyberpunk animation Technotise.
Irish after-beating study Savage.
Neil Marshall's Centurion.
And there's plenty more. You can check out the full list after the break and buy tickets at the official website.
International Competition
Scott Pilgrim vs The World: An utterly brilliant and incredibly entertaining comic book adaptation from Edgar Wright(Shaun of The Dead)
The Loved Ones: It's the prom night from hell in this...
- 9/7/2010
- QuietEarth.us
There is a scene fairly early in Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter's Cargo where, as the camera drifts past the refugees huddled along the decks of the crumbling space station where the film begins, one of them is clearly playing with a Nintendo DS. It's a lazy anachronism characteristic of Cargo as a whole; Engler and Etter have a grandiose vision of what the film ought to look like but they simply lack the skill to visualise it in any kind of consistent, believable way.
Cargo is set in a fairly pessimistic future where pollution and exploitation has left the Earth uninhabitable. The survivors huddle in giant orbiting platforms looking down over the dying planet, dreaming of a ticket to Rhea, the first colony the ruling government has established outside Earth's solar system.
Laura Portmann (Anna-Katherine Schwabroh) is a doctor desperate to buy her way to Rhea so she can rejoin her sister,...
Cargo is set in a fairly pessimistic future where pollution and exploitation has left the Earth uninhabitable. The survivors huddle in giant orbiting platforms looking down over the dying planet, dreaming of a ticket to Rhea, the first colony the ruling government has established outside Earth's solar system.
Laura Portmann (Anna-Katherine Schwabroh) is a doctor desperate to buy her way to Rhea so she can rejoin her sister,...
- 7/16/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Heralded as Switzerland’s first ever sci-fi movie, we’ve been hearing good things about Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter’s thriller Cargo, so its news of note that we’ll soon be able to get our paws on this little known Indy gem when it lands on English subbed DVD in the UK next month. Optimum releasing are doing the business on the distro front, and it goes on sale July 5th. Synopsis: 2267 and Earth has become almost uninhabitable due to environmental deterioration. The human race now populates overcrowded space stations orbiting the planet, whilst dreaming of being able to afford the trip to live on the paradise-like planet Rhea. Desperate to raise the money for the trip so she can reunite with her family Dr Laura Portmann signs up for a job aboard the cargo ship Kassandra, on an 8 year trip to a space station in Rhea's orbit.
- 6/29/2010
- 24framespersecond.net
Directors: Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter Writers: Arnold Bucher, Ivan Engler, Patrik Steinmann Starring: Anna Katharina Schwabroh, Martin Rapold, Regula Grauwiller, Yangzorn Brauen, Michael Finger, Pierre Semmler, Claude Oliver Rudolph, Giles Tschudi Cargo takes place in in the year 2267 where Earth has become uninhabitable by man because of environmental deterioration. The human race now populates overcrowded space stations orbiting the Earth as they dream of being able to afford the trip to live on the distant Earth-like planet, Rhea. A terrorist group know as the "Machine Strikers" is threatening the corporate run operations because they question the intentions and truths of what they are being told. Needing the money in order to fulfill her trip to Rhea, we meet Dr. Laura Portmann (Anna-Katharina Schwabroh), who has signed up with Kuiper Enterprises to take a job on-board the cargo ship Kassandra. Kassandra is on an eight-year journey to reach space station #42 in RH278's planetary orbit,...
- 4/12/2010
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
What Is It: “Cargo”, a moody, ambitious sci-fi thriller from Switzerland, directed by Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter, and co-written by Engler, Arnold Bucher, Johnny Hartmann, and Thilo Roscheisen. Made for an estimated $4.5 Swiss Francs (about $4.2 million dollars), the film recently made its North American debut at the SXSW Festival. “Cargo” is set in the far future, where mankind has, once again, made a mess of things and are now forced to reside in orbiting space station/city monstrosities. The only escape from this dreary existence is the paradise planet of Rhea, which is open to everyone – as long as you have the bucks. Who Are They?: Anna-Katharina Schwabroh, a German TV actress making her feature film debut, stars as Laura Portmann, a doctor who has contracted for a lengthy stint on a cargo ship in order to make the money to travel to Rhea, where she longs to...
- 3/28/2010
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
Yes we announced the partial lineup a ittle while back, and now we have the exclusive full lineup to share, and boy, is it a doozy. The festival runs April 28th to May 3rd so get your tickets now!
Opening night film: Splice by Vincenzo Natali.
Cosing night film: Cargo (which we loved, review)
TiMER (UK Premier)
Hunter Prey (International Premier) (teaser)
2033 (UK Premier) (Another film we loved, review)
1 The Stanislaw Lem adaptation (UK Premier) (Yes, we loved this too review)
Transmission (A Ballardian telecom malfunction, UK Premier) (review)
Drones
Eraser Children (International Premier, finally I get to see this tonight!) (trailer)
Radio Free Albemuth (Sneak Preview of this Philip K. Dick adaptation! We should have a trailer soon)
Earthling (International Premier) (review)
Depositarios (International Premier, more Mexican scifi) (teaser)
Plug & Pray (UK Premier, documentary)
8th Wonderland (UK Premier)
and much more! You can head over to the festival website for more details and tickets,...
Opening night film: Splice by Vincenzo Natali.
Cosing night film: Cargo (which we loved, review)
TiMER (UK Premier)
Hunter Prey (International Premier) (teaser)
2033 (UK Premier) (Another film we loved, review)
1 The Stanislaw Lem adaptation (UK Premier) (Yes, we loved this too review)
Transmission (A Ballardian telecom malfunction, UK Premier) (review)
Drones
Eraser Children (International Premier, finally I get to see this tonight!) (trailer)
Radio Free Albemuth (Sneak Preview of this Philip K. Dick adaptation! We should have a trailer soon)
Earthling (International Premier) (review)
Depositarios (International Premier, more Mexican scifi) (teaser)
Plug & Pray (UK Premier, documentary)
8th Wonderland (UK Premier)
and much more! You can head over to the festival website for more details and tickets,...
- 3/26/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Grand, big idea and stately Sci-Fi epics have been in some short supply lately. Sci-Fi movies that work principally on story and feel have been largely replaced with more explosions, big toothy otherworldly human munchers or furry blue persecuted natives. While a little “Pandorium” (watch it) or obviously, “Avatar” are the meat and potatoes of your basic sci-fi diet, a little “2001″, “Solaris”, “Moon”, or a juicy “Blade Runner” are essential nutritional contrasts that make the flavours of both varieties of movies that much more tasty. We can hopefully soon add to the atmospheric food group a Swiss made movie called “Cargo”, from directors Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter. We’ve been on the trailer for this one before but now we have a first review from the good guys over at Quiet Earth. They seriously dig it. Less of the hiding in the dark monster feature I was expecting and more about big ideas,...
- 3/25/2010
- by endymi0n
- SciFiCool.com
Swiss science fiction offering Cargo is a difficult film to judge because depending which criteria you use you will arrive at wildly different conclusions.
If, for example, you judge the film acknowledging it as the first significant attempt at large scale science fiction ever to emerge from Switzerland and accomplished on a budget a tiny fraction of what Hollywood spends on this sort of thing then you cannot help but be impressed - very impressed - by what directors Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter have accomplished here. Their raw talent and creativity is obvious.
If, however, you judge Cargo against the canon of large scale scifi it comes up considerably shorter. That the budget limitations occasionally peek through is less an issue than that the story is overly familiar, the premise one that has been played out many time before and the directors just don't bring enough of a fresh...
If, for example, you judge the film acknowledging it as the first significant attempt at large scale science fiction ever to emerge from Switzerland and accomplished on a budget a tiny fraction of what Hollywood spends on this sort of thing then you cannot help but be impressed - very impressed - by what directors Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter have accomplished here. Their raw talent and creativity is obvious.
If, however, you judge Cargo against the canon of large scale scifi it comes up considerably shorter. That the budget limitations occasionally peek through is less an issue than that the story is overly familiar, the premise one that has been played out many time before and the directors just don't bring enough of a fresh...
- 3/18/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Year: 2009
Directors: Ivan Engler / Ralph Etter
Writers: Ivan Engler / Patrick Steinmann / Thilo röscheisen
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 8.2 out of 10
[Editor's note: Cargo is having its North American premier at Sxsx 2010 tomorrow night. Be there, or be square.]
Those of you worried that Cargo will turn out to be just another Alien clone are going to be happy by the end of this review. Because, despite what the marketing for the film may have us believe, Cargo is not the typical space-station horror you might be expecting. It is a much grander work than that, blending classic scifi ideas about the destiny of humanity with massive visual scope and confident direction from first-time feature directors Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter. In short, Switzerland has not only produced its first large scale science fiction film, but one that showcases enough smarts and skill that it ranks among scifi cinema's best.
In all honestly I was completely taken aback when the first act of Cargo started to play.
Directors: Ivan Engler / Ralph Etter
Writers: Ivan Engler / Patrick Steinmann / Thilo röscheisen
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: agentorange
Rating: 8.2 out of 10
[Editor's note: Cargo is having its North American premier at Sxsx 2010 tomorrow night. Be there, or be square.]
Those of you worried that Cargo will turn out to be just another Alien clone are going to be happy by the end of this review. Because, despite what the marketing for the film may have us believe, Cargo is not the typical space-station horror you might be expecting. It is a much grander work than that, blending classic scifi ideas about the destiny of humanity with massive visual scope and confident direction from first-time feature directors Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter. In short, Switzerland has not only produced its first large scale science fiction film, but one that showcases enough smarts and skill that it ranks among scifi cinema's best.
In all honestly I was completely taken aback when the first act of Cargo started to play.
- 3/16/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Quiet Earth has got their hands on a brilliant new trailer for the film Cargo. Cargo will be at the SXSW Film Festival this March and the film blends horror and sci-fi into a breathtaking spacial landscape. The plot is summed up at the SXSW as "the Earth has been destroyed. Mankind lives in orbit; one woman awake on board... [who] finds out...she is not alone" (SXSW). This will be the film's debut in North America, and although the trailer is in German with subtitles, the film shows the horrors of deep space. Have a look at the trailer below and a synopsis here.
Tagline:
"Space is Cold" (Cargo).
The synopsis for Cargo here:
"The ecosystem of Earth has been destroyed. Mankind lives in orbit. Desperate. A run down old spaceship travelling for 8 years into an unknown future. One woman awake on board, while the rest of the crew lies in cryosleep.
Tagline:
"Space is Cold" (Cargo).
The synopsis for Cargo here:
"The ecosystem of Earth has been destroyed. Mankind lives in orbit. Desperate. A run down old spaceship travelling for 8 years into an unknown future. One woman awake on board, while the rest of the crew lies in cryosleep.
- 2/19/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
We've got some good news for scifi fans attending SXSW this year. The festival plans on giving Swiss scifi thriller, Cargo, the royal treamtent for its American premiere.
The film, directed by Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter, will show as part of the festival's "Spotlight Premieres" series on the festival's largest screen, The Paramount Theatre. This is the theatre that premiered Moon last year. As I've seen the film and can attest to its massive scale, I think this was a smart decision by the fest and will make for a perfect screening of the film.
While we don't have the exact date and time of the screening, a source from the fest tells us it will be likely be Wed March 17, or Thur March 18 around
9:30/10pm, so if you're around the festival at that time, be sure to check it out.
Watch for our review of the film around that time too.
The film, directed by Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter, will show as part of the festival's "Spotlight Premieres" series on the festival's largest screen, The Paramount Theatre. This is the theatre that premiered Moon last year. As I've seen the film and can attest to its massive scale, I think this was a smart decision by the fest and will make for a perfect screening of the film.
While we don't have the exact date and time of the screening, a source from the fest tells us it will be likely be Wed March 17, or Thur March 18 around
9:30/10pm, so if you're around the festival at that time, be sure to check it out.
Watch for our review of the film around that time too.
- 2/17/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia announces its complete program. There are still a few surprises to be confirmed, like the closing gala, but they have already put together the final list of films that will be screened at Sitges 09. Below you’ll find the titles of each film and their sections as well as links for the films that we have already reviewed here on Sound On Sight. Opening Film [Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009. Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009. Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009. The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008. [1] Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009. The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009. Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009. Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009. Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009. Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009. Grace. Paul Solet. 2009. [2] Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009. Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009. La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. 2009. Ingrid. Eduard Cortés. 2009. Kinatay. Brillante Mendoza. 2009. Metropia. Tarik Saleh. 2009. Moon.
- 9/19/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The full lineup has been announced, and among the load of genre fare that's been running the fest circuit are the world premiers of:
Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.
Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)
Along some of our personal favorites:
Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)
Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)
Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)
The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)
Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)
Full list after the break.
Opening Film
[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.
Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section
Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.
Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.
The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.
Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.
The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.
Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.
Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.
Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.
Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.
Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.
Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.
La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.
Vincenzo Natali's latest, Splice, which we're all excited about.
Simon Fellows twisted adaptation Malice in Wonderland (trailer)
Along some of our personal favorites:
Black Dynamite (friggin awesome)
Swiss scifi flick Cargo (trailer)
Pater Sparrow's incredible Stanislaw Lem adaptation 1 (review)
The Mo Brothers Indonesian slasher Macabre (review)
Atm (get it?) horror-comedy The Human Centipede (review)
Full list after the break.
Opening Film
[Rec]2. Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró. 2009.
Official FANTÀSTIC In Competition Section
Accident. Soi Cheang. 2009.
Accidents Happen. Andrew Lancaster. 2009.
The Children. Tom Shankland. 2008.
Cold Souls. Sophie Bartes. 2009.
The Countess. Julie Delpy. 2009.
Les Derniers Jours Du Monde. Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu. 2009.
Dogtooth (Kynodontas). Yorgos Lanthimos. 2009.
Dorian Gray. Oliver Parker. 2009.
Enter The Void. Gaspar Noé. 2009.
Grace. Paul Solet. 2009.
Heartless. Philip Ridley. 2009.
Hierro. Gabe Ibáñez. 2009.
La Horde. Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher.
- 9/12/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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