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Rockzeline Picks Up Critically-Acclaimed Sci-Fi Thriller, RESTORATION For International Sales

It was last year that director Stuart Willis’s critically acclaimed Australian sci-fi indie thriller, Restoration, took to the Nine Network before hitting air waves via Virgin Australia and Sky’s ZONE network and VoD service, STAN, several months later. As of last week, the film now has international representation with Midnight Snack Productions signing a deal with Paris-based sales agent, Rockzeline for its release in other markets. Restoration clocks in at 50 minutes and will be sold as so, as well as an episodic package ranging from 2 parts at 25 minutes each to 5 at 10 minutes accordingly as per Midnight Snack’s flexible approach for the film’s creative and multiplatform rollout release. The film stars Grant Cartwright and critically-acclaimed actor Craig McLachlan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries) and centers on the story of a man, Oliver Klein, who awakes after a routine backup with his memories restored into a body that […]

Stuart Willis's Sci-Fi Suspense Thriller, RESTORATION Gets An Official Trailer

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Moviegoers and home viewers in Australia will soon be able to catch director Stuart Willis’s newest sci-fi thriller, Restoration, through streaming service Stan on September 8. With this, the official trailer is now online following its teaser last month prior to premiering on Nine network and landing a deal with SKY and Virgin Australia. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a company offers individuals the service of having their memories downloaded “for backup”. So, in the event of death, those memories can be uploaded into a new body. After a routine backup, Oliver Klein wakes to find his memories restored into a body that is not his own. Trapped in a foreign body with its own ‘muscle memory’, Oliver discovers that he is capable of doing things the original Oliver never could and never would. Oliver must find a way to reconnect with his family and his life, while coming […]

Stuart Willis Sci-Fi, RESTORATION, Takes To SKY And Virgin Australia

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Following its NINE Network premiere earlier this month, director Stuart Willis’s sci-fi debut, Restoration is officially presented in a new deal for its continued rollout. An official teaser can be viewed by clicking here, but read on with further details in the announcement beneath as well as a batch of stills courtesy of Midnight Snack Productions. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUSTRALIAN SCI-FI THRILLER RESTORATION SEALS NZ TV DEAL WITH SKY Virgin Australia picks up film for September release on domestic and international flights SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA 23 August 2016 Midnight Snack Productions has closed a deal with New Zealand subscription TV provider SKY for its acclaimed science fiction thriller RESTORATION, with the broadcast-hour length film to premiere on SKY’s specialist sci-fi, fantasy, horror and cult channel The ZONE later this year. “ZONE viewers love nothing more than a great story to sink their teeth into,” said Lisa Clements, SKY’s Head of Acquisitions, […]

Stuart Willis's Sci-Fi, RESTORATION, Lands A Trailer For Its Oz Premiere

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Just in time for the weekend, Australian home TV viewers will be able to catch director Stuart Willis’s debut sci-fi, Restoration. The official trailer has arrived and presents a slick, solid look for a gripping suspense thriller by Willis as he brandishes some of his Hollywood VFX expertise as well. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a company offers individuals the service of having their memories downloaded “for backup”. So, in the event of death, those memories can be uploaded into a new body. After a routine backup, Oliver Klein wakes to find his memories restored into a body that is not his own. Trapped in a foreign body with its own ‘muscle memory’, Oliver discovers that he is capable of doing things the original Oliver never could and never would. Oliver must find a way to reconnect with his family and his life, while coming face-to-face with the truth that […]

Stuart Willis's RESTORATION Lands A New Poster For The Sci-Fi Thriller

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Filmmaker Stuart Willis has since taken his expertise in VFX artistry with credits such as Superman Returns and Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix, and applied it to his new feature film debut, Restoration. The new sci-fi thriller, written by Willis and co-scribe Matthew Clayfield, has already earned a few nominations at select Australian Writers’ Guild Awards and is now heading toward an Australian release later this year on Nine Network, and on-demand streaming service, Stan. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a company offers individuals the service of having their memories downloaded “for backup”. So, in the event of death, those memories can be uploaded into a new body. After a routine backup, Oliver Klein wakes to find his memories restored into a body that is not his own. Trapped in a foreign body with its own ‘muscle memory’, Oliver discovers that he is capable of doing things the original […]