PaulGavin
Dec 27, 2007 08:03PM

GAMERZ FINDS DISTRIBUTION IN US, UK!

It's been a while... But we are super-pleased to be able to let you know, in addition to our Yuletide greetings, that GAMERZ has found distribution, and will be coming to the big screen (and the small screen) in 2008!

GamerZ has been right around the world at different festivals - it's played in Austin, Amsterdam, Toronto, Lund, O's (in Norway), Porto, Anaheim, California, Melbourne, Valencia, Dublin, Leeds, London and more. And all that time we have been working very hard to bring the film to its deserved audience, especially at home.

Now thanks to Cineworld, our sales partners Jinga Films and UK distributor Guerilla Films, and our friends and financiers at Scottish Screen, the film will be playing on the big screen in Scotland from February 22, 2008, and will be released on DVD later in the year. (The film is also out on DVD in the United States through Terra Entertainment, and is, we are told, selling very well.)

We will be keeping you posted with various developments in the run-up to the release of the film, and hope we can count on your support in putting bums on seats! You can also check out the re-vamped website at www.gamerz-the-movie.com. (Some areas, such as the store, are still under construction, but we'll let you know when they are on-line.) And if you have an idea for a useful cross-promotion or press story then please let us know! (Any friendly journos should be directed to press@puremagicfilms.com.)

In the meantime, please pass the word to all your friends, and have a great Christmas and the Happiest of Hogmanays !!!

Lots of love

Paul and Robbie


Paul Gavin
Producer GamerZ
Pure Magic Films
Glenlockhart House
6 The Steils
Edinburgh
EH10 5XD

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http://www.gamerz-the-movie.com
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PaulGavin
Oct 15, 2006 01:47PM

GamerZ Reviews

OCTOBER 2006 - Andy Gately of the Austin Underground Film Festival saw GAMERZ, dug it, and shares his thoughts:
'The film marks an auspicious debut for director Robbie Fraser, who renders the universality of the gaming subculture's escapism and drama supremely enjoyable. All the actors turn in solid performances, and Ross Finbow is a charm in the lead role... Toss in some beautiful Bakshi-esque "shadowplay" animated sequences, and a soundtrack that includes theremin metal, and what's not to love?'
FULL REVIEW: http://www.austinundergroundfilm.com/index2.htm

AIN'T IT COOL NEWS GIVES GAMERZ SEVERAL THUMBS UP!!!
SEPTEMBER 2006 - Following our screenings at Fantastic Fest in Austin, GAMERZ has received a number of highly positive reviews from the staff at the number one genre film site on the planet, Ain't It Cool News!
'GAMERZ GEEK NIRVANA' by Harry Knowles:
'Robbie Fraser really knocked this out of the park. It's a low budget film that stretches it without showing stretch-marks. The visual FX for the shadowplay world of the game seem to reflect the waking dream of the pencil-sketched wanderings that one goes on while playing role-playing dice games. For anyone that's taken a hit and had an asshole dungeonmaster... this film will be hilarity. BTW - Danielle Stewart as Marlyn - the quasi-goth/elf chick was INCREDIBLY geekilicious! Especially with the elf ears on. Rowr!'
FULL REVIEW: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30153

From Darla Hood's Ain't It Cool News review:
'This film is fun, fun, fun. And it's completely accessible to everyone, even non-gamers... The cast is a perfect fit for each of the characters and are each basically unknowns in Scotland. I'm impressed that the producers were able to find such ideal people from unknown young actors AND be able to get the film made AND to be able to make such a perfect gaming film with them. It's wonderful... It's a good ol' feel good movie on a topic that doesn't get used enough in films. Keep your eyes open for this one... You won't be disappointed.'


FULL REVIEW: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30166
Massawyrm's Ain't It Cool News review:
'This was the one that screamed out to be seen. And it didn’t disappoint... GAMERZ does a great job of being funny, without throwing gobs of geek specific jokes and jargon at the audience to alienate them... A good-hearted and well-constructed indie, this is a film that any RPG fan cannot miss and one that those who wouldn’t know a d4 from a d12 (here’s a hint, one of them is almost useless in 3.5) can just as easily fall in love with... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED'
FULL REVIEW: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30155

Augustus Gloop's Ain't It Cool News review:
'I have less gaming experience than many of my friends, but I've enough to know this was written, lovingly, by someone who has directly experienced the role-playing world and the related social dynamics. GAMERZ brings several unknown, but talented actors to the screen. Punctuated with clips of the characters' role-playing alter-egos in silhouette or shadow-form, this is a fun, quirky, at times emotional, trip through what for many of us is solid nostalgia. Very enjoyable, constant laughter keeps the mood light even in tenser scenes.'
FULL REVIEW: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30175

EVERY DAY IS HALLOWE'EN
Live-action role playing: Teetering on the brink of coolness, or last bastion of the dork? In Detroit's hip alternative newspaper The Metro Times, writer Sarah Klein muses about the growing cult of Live Action Roleplayers, and GAMERZ gets a mention as being a timely movie tribute to this weird and wonderful hobby!
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=8402

MadDawg
Oct 05, 2006 12:32AM

Hi Paul and Robbie,
Just read your kind words regarding Crooked Mick of the Speewah posted on the Fantastic Fest website. Hope I get to see Gamerz real soon - I'd been to your site a while back and saw the trailer. Looks hilarious. Please let me know if you are screening in Australia!

Best of luck on the festival circuit. Glad to have screened with such great company!

PaulGavin
Jul 26, 2006 08:39AM

GamerZ has been invited to screen at two important fantasy based film festivals firstly FantasticFest in Austin Texas in September
(http://www.fantasticfest.com/faq.php) GamerZ has also been selected in competition for the Méliès d'Argent www.melies.org at the
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden (http://www.fff.se/english/) also in September.

PaulGavin
Jun 22, 2006 03:00PM

06 06 06 GamerZ has just struck it's first 35mm print with Dolby Digital sound, Producer Paul Gavin and Director Robbie Fraser are very excited as we were being rejected by festivals purely for not having a print. We now feel that we can compete on a level playing field and look forward to getting our film out to a wider audience. We are also please to announce that Rosana Coutinho of Jinga Films in London is to represent us as our sales agent. (www.jingafilms.com)