Damnatus 40K fan film

[lookatmybiglongnam]

Damnatus is the most ambitious fan film ever made, 10,000 euro's worth. However,

Behold the copyright problem in Germany

newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7010484.stm

and the astonishing site here, if the film can be shown that is:

www.damnatus.com/

Bookmark it people, it looks promising if things can be sorted

[thepuritan]

tell them to release it in the US...
...we have no problem signing away our rights here.

[feebianac]

Ah that's so true......

[Overread]

the owning of the interllectual property of games workshop is what has prevented a film being made - apparently they (GW) have approched several film makers, but as GW wants to remain in control of the story and ideas in the film and give the film maker no freedom, no studio has taken up the challenge. I suppose its partly linked to the fact that a 40K or warhammer film would attract all ages from young to old - but strick following of the contents and the rating would be adult without any questions (consider that marines vs chaos is the most likley - now consider the age rating of chaos)

[shiro]

I wouldn't worry about the rating of an official Warhammer movie.

Consider that Warhammer Online (an MMO) will be released with a PG rating. It still faithfully represents the Warhammer world and captures the feel and humor of the lore, it just overlooks some of the more brutal (no Khorne), graphic (no Nurgle) or adult (no Slaanesh) content.

[Sledgehammer]

I believe, unless they change German IP/Copyright-law, we'll never see it...

[feebianac]

###EDIT### ;D ;D

Well I guess I'm fine now. It was meant as a joke.

[Sanguine]

Watch out, we're not allowed to speak of or condone illegal activities: I would edit your post before a mod has to.

[Krueger]

What I would love to see, is a 300/Sin-city-esque graphic applied to the movie. The year 40,000 is a dark, dank, depressing place. How else better to represent it, then using that kind of filming technique

[carnogaunt]

lot7v said:

Watch out, we're not allowed to speak of or condone illegal activities: I would edit your post before a mod has to.

Relax. Nothing illegal has taken place. The film is not viewable from that site (nor has it ever been).

[Sanguine]

Apologies, I've just gotten rather attached to this site.