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‘Climate change/ zombie’ flick Numurkah set for production

Ryan Coonan’s short Numurkah will be made into a feature film, which will become what its executive producer claims will be the world’s first ‘climate change/zombie’ film.

John L. Simpson, Titan View CEO and EP of the film, told Encore that the project is currently in the final stages of development and likely to go into production towards the end of 2010, with a budget of approximately $3 million.

“But it’s going to look like a $30m Hollywood film,” Simpson said.

Numurkah is based on the 12-minute short film of the same name, which recently won the Most Resourceful Production award at Flickerfest. It was written and directed by Ryan Coonan, and produced by James Hicks.

According to Simpson, Numurkah (named after the Victorian town in which it is set) is a departure from the type of material he usually does. His previous projects have included Men’s Group and distribution of The Jammed.

Although he described the film as the first ‘climate change/zombie’ movie, Simpson believes that the environmental theme does not get on the way of entertainment, and expects that young audiences will appreciate it.

“Climate change is at the backdrop to the story, which is really about the characters, relationships and survival. Subconsciously, the climate change issue is there for people to think about if they want to, or they can see the film purely for its action and drama,” he said.

Titan View has also acquired the independent film Blind Company, starring Colin Friels and directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos. The film will be released in April.

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