Kino Industries has entered into a creative and co-financing partnership with Rocketman financier Starlings Entertainment.
As part of the deal, Starlings will establish a fund for film and TV development, also meeting co-financing and P&a commitments on projects shared with Kino.
To this point, Kino Industries has been best known for creating CtrlMovie, a “pioneering, interactive technology” allowing film and TV audiences to have real-time collaborative influence over the direction of a story and its characters. The first CtrlMovie production involving Starlings Entertainment will be Echo on Sunset (working title), a feature from BAFTA-winning director Tobias Weber (Late Shift), who co-founded Kino Industries and invented its “proprietary, patented film, streaming and gaming experience.”
Echo on Sunset is a life-or-death crime thriller set in Los Angeles, which blurs the lines between good and evil. The CtrlMovie audience acts as the moral compass of its protagonists, and is forced to navigate...
As part of the deal, Starlings will establish a fund for film and TV development, also meeting co-financing and P&a commitments on projects shared with Kino.
To this point, Kino Industries has been best known for creating CtrlMovie, a “pioneering, interactive technology” allowing film and TV audiences to have real-time collaborative influence over the direction of a story and its characters. The first CtrlMovie production involving Starlings Entertainment will be Echo on Sunset (working title), a feature from BAFTA-winning director Tobias Weber (Late Shift), who co-founded Kino Industries and invented its “proprietary, patented film, streaming and gaming experience.”
Echo on Sunset is a life-or-death crime thriller set in Los Angeles, which blurs the lines between good and evil. The CtrlMovie audience acts as the moral compass of its protagonists, and is forced to navigate...
- 6/3/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Late Shift’ is a 2016 interactive film directed by Tobias Weber. The key feature of the movie is that every single viewer of the film can download the app called Ctrlmovie and choose the options of how the plot of the movie should develop. In case a group of people is watching the film at the movie theater, the variant that has got the majority of votes will be selected.
Not that many films are made in such a way that the viewer gets to have their say in the process of plot development. Thus, the movie “Late Shift’ offers a unique experience for a viewer. The usage of digital technology helps to develop a certain bond between the director and the viewers. What is more, it transforms the passive experience of watching a movie into an active one.
Even if a certain director has studied film making at college or university,...
Not that many films are made in such a way that the viewer gets to have their say in the process of plot development. Thus, the movie “Late Shift’ offers a unique experience for a viewer. The usage of digital technology helps to develop a certain bond between the director and the viewers. What is more, it transforms the passive experience of watching a movie into an active one.
Even if a certain director has studied film making at college or university,...
- 8/1/2019
- by AMP Training
- AsianMoviePulse
20th Century Fox distribution boss Chris Aronson during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation unveiled a licensing pact with Kino Industries’ CtrlMovie technology, which will allow in-theater audiences to control characters’ actions throughout a film “allowing them to choose what happens next and see the consequences of those choices play out on the big screen.”
Fox will utilize the technology for its upcoming Choose Your Own Adventure, a film based on the 1980s book series that sold more 265 million copies worldwide. It’s currently in development with John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions, and Shannon Gilligan of the book brand Chooseco attached to produce.
“We’re dedicated to providing incredible motion picture experience,” Aronson said today. “It’s so important that we are genuine partners and not adversaries. There’s a need for collaborators in this industry, not so-called disruptors. There...
Fox will utilize the technology for its upcoming Choose Your Own Adventure, a film based on the 1980s book series that sold more 265 million copies worldwide. It’s currently in development with John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions, and Shannon Gilligan of the book brand Chooseco attached to produce.
“We’re dedicated to providing incredible motion picture experience,” Aronson said today. “It’s so important that we are genuine partners and not adversaries. There’s a need for collaborators in this industry, not so-called disruptors. There...
- 4/26/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Twentieth Century Fox on Thursday announced that it’s partnering with interactive film company Kino Industries to license an app that will allow movie audiences to control the storyline and characters in the upcoming film “Choose Your Own Adventure.”
The studio is licensing Kino Industries’ CtrlMovie technology, which will allow in-theater audiences to control the action throughout a film, Fox said during a CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas. Audiences can use Kino’s app on their smartphones to vote on what the characters will do at pivotal points in the narrative. The same film can have a different plot, ending, and running time depending on the audience preferences and is supposed to happen seamlessly with no breaks in between scenes.
“Bringing game changing, innovative technology to audiences and enhancing the cinematic experience has always been a cornerstone of the Twentieth Century Fox brand and our next venture is the outstanding...
The studio is licensing Kino Industries’ CtrlMovie technology, which will allow in-theater audiences to control the action throughout a film, Fox said during a CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas. Audiences can use Kino’s app on their smartphones to vote on what the characters will do at pivotal points in the narrative. The same film can have a different plot, ending, and running time depending on the audience preferences and is supposed to happen seamlessly with no breaks in between scenes.
“Bringing game changing, innovative technology to audiences and enhancing the cinematic experience has always been a cornerstone of the Twentieth Century Fox brand and our next venture is the outstanding...
- 4/26/2018
- by Ricardo Lopez
- Variety Film + TV
Fox announced at their CinemaCon presentation Thursday that it is creating a new film based on the “Choose Your Own Adventure” book series, and audiences in theaters will be able to use their smartphones to determine the outcome.
The film will be coupled with an app called CtrlMovie, developed and created by Kino. This is the first film in a potential multi-film partnership with Kino.
The technology, which was demonstrated in a trailer shown at CinemaCon, is similar to Telltale’s story-based, quick-decision video games, where players have a few seconds to choose how to respond to a certain situation and their decision having consequences later on in the story. Audiences watching “Cyoa” will be able to vote on different options on the CtrlMovie app, meaning that no two screenings will have the same plot.
The feature is currently in development at Fox with John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions, and Shannon Gilligan of Chooseco, the publisher of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” brand, attached to produce. Kino Industries principals Chady Eli Mattar, Scott C. Silver and Tobias Weber will serve as executive producers. Mike Ireland will oversee the project for Fox.
More to come…
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The film will be coupled with an app called CtrlMovie, developed and created by Kino. This is the first film in a potential multi-film partnership with Kino.
The technology, which was demonstrated in a trailer shown at CinemaCon, is similar to Telltale’s story-based, quick-decision video games, where players have a few seconds to choose how to respond to a certain situation and their decision having consequences later on in the story. Audiences watching “Cyoa” will be able to vote on different options on the CtrlMovie app, meaning that no two screenings will have the same plot.
The feature is currently in development at Fox with John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Productions, and Shannon Gilligan of Chooseco, the publisher of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” brand, attached to produce. Kino Industries principals Chady Eli Mattar, Scott C. Silver and Tobias Weber will serve as executive producers. Mike Ireland will oversee the project for Fox.
More to come…
Read original story ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Interactive Movie in Works at Fox At TheWrap...
- 4/26/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces today the list of filmmaker talks at the 54th New York Film Festival, which runs from September 30th through October 16th. These include the annual On Cinema master class, Directors Dialogues, as well as Meet The Makers, a series of talks with creators of projects in the festival’s Convergence session. On Cinema and Directors Dialogues are presented by HBO®.
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This year’s On Cinema will feature a conversation with legendary American independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and Nyff Director Kent Jones. Jarmusch, a Nyff veteran many times over, has two films in the festival this year: “Paterson” in the Main Slate section, and documentary “Gimme Danger,” about iconic punk rock band The Stooges, in the Special Events section. The in-depth discussion will explore Jarmusch’s indelible career,...
Read More: Nyff Reveals Main Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Manchester By the Sea,’ ‘Paterson’ and ‘Personal Shopper’
This year’s On Cinema will feature a conversation with legendary American independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and Nyff Director Kent Jones. Jarmusch, a Nyff veteran many times over, has two films in the festival this year: “Paterson” in the Main Slate section, and documentary “Gimme Danger,” about iconic punk rock band The Stooges, in the Special Events section. The in-depth discussion will explore Jarmusch’s indelible career,...
- 9/8/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
The Film Society of Lincoln Center today announced the lineup for Convergence, its highly anticipated immersive storytelling program, which will run October 1–4 as part of the 54th New York Film Festival. It includes two U.S. premieres and one world premiere amongst the nine interactive works, as well as five panels from innovators of the field.
Read More: Nyff Reveals Main Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Manchester By the Sea,’ ‘Paterson’ and ‘Personal Shopper’
“The art of immersive storytelling is continually evolving,” said Nyff Convergence programmer Matt Bolish in a press release. “Our mission has been consistent from our first year to this, our fifth: bringing the best survey of interactive work to the Nyff audience.”
Virtual Reality highlights include the world premiere of acclaimed Indian work “Priya’s Mirror,” which fuses augmented reality with a comic book to tell the story of a rape survivor-turned-superhero. Returning for a second...
Read More: Nyff Reveals Main Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Manchester By the Sea,’ ‘Paterson’ and ‘Personal Shopper’
“The art of immersive storytelling is continually evolving,” said Nyff Convergence programmer Matt Bolish in a press release. “Our mission has been consistent from our first year to this, our fifth: bringing the best survey of interactive work to the Nyff audience.”
Virtual Reality highlights include the world premiere of acclaimed Indian work “Priya’s Mirror,” which fuses augmented reality with a comic book to tell the story of a rape survivor-turned-superhero. Returning for a second...
- 8/15/2016
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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