Sanctuary (short film) explained

Sanctuary
Cinematography:	35mm
Runtime:	approx. 10 min.
Director:	Michela Ledwidge
Country:	United Kingdom, Australia
Language:	English

Sanctuary is a re-mixable science fiction film. In 2005, it became the first production to sign professional union actors to Creative Commons licensing terms.^[1] It is a superhero story set in Head Bin, a fictional universe.^{[2] [3]} Sanctuary is also a pilot for a multi-player feature film and an open interactive story format, the RIG, being developed by MOD Films in London.

The film was completed in 2009. Most production assets, including principal photography shot on 35mm film and digitalised, have been cleared for free-for-non-commercial use.^[4]

Awards

• Sydney Film Festival Innovation Award (2009)
• NESTA Inventions awarded to Michela Ledwidge of MOD^[5] (May 2004)^[6]

External links

• • Sanctuary "Beta band" community site on Multiply
• Sanctuary assets on Flickr

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006-07-20 . MOD Films . 2024-01-02 . Creative Commons . en-US.
2. Web site: 2008-11-08 . Unrepresented Litigants who incur Unnecessary Costs; Remixable Films . . 2024-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081108040921/http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/lawrpt/stories/s1379751.htm . 2008-11-08 .
3. Web site: 2005-06-07 . Mixing movies at home . 2024-01-02 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
4. Web site: 2005-03-15 . Creative Commons In the News - Slashdot . 2024-01-02 . yro.slashdot.org . en.
5. Web site: Michela Ledwidge Biography . 2024-01-02 . thequality.com.
6. News: 2004-07-01 . Cultural news roundup . en-GB . The Guardian . 2024-01-02 . 0261-3077.