The portal, riftworld chronicles and fan support heres how short fantasy film the portal, starring tahmoh penikett, was turned into tv series riftworld chronicles. Riftworld chronicles, new original web series, debuts on cbc. Riftworld chronicles by first love films kickstarter. Riftworld chronicles, new original web series, debuts on. When a rift between the realms opens up and fantastical foes invade, they are forced to solve the mystery of what binds their worlds, and their fates, together. A convention is an event that usually takes place during two or three days and is dedicated to one or more anime, tv shows, comics or movie s. Our founders and executive board hail from east africa, its diaspora and beyond. A genrebending scififantasycomedy about a dimensiontravelling wizard who teams up with a struggling journalist in the big city. Jun 28, 2017 riftworld gets a new comic series with riftworld legends posted on june 28, 2017 by graphic policy team first love films, sienna films, and joe books have announced riftworld legends, a tenpart, digitalfirst comic series that expands the universe from the awardwinning series riftworld. In a hostile and exotic landscape filled with magic, mythical beasts, and strange, nonhuman races, their struggle for survival. The isolated icelandic landscape setting gives this breakup story story an eerie feel.
Riftworld chronicles tv show season 1 episodes list next. A film of fog covers the entire west, with various landmarks bulging out of the unearthly vapor. Experience telaras sweeping narrative in storydriven instances at your own speed. The characters memories of their broken relationship are as beautiful as they are haunting. Jul 09, 2015 arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. Rift trailer 2017 trailer for rift, starring bjorn stefansson, sigur.
The hobbit star andy serkis is set to bring the canadian web series the riftworld chronicles to the small. The short film stars tahmoh penikett and erin karpluk. Riftworld chronicles season 1 official trailer 2015 fantasy web. The film is sometimes frighteningly tense, and despite the scarce dialoge it manages to stay aesthetically interesting throughout. Odyssey, and the editor of the ultimate spiderman, the ultimate supervillains, the ultimate silver surfer, and the ultimate xmen, all from boulevard.
Jun 28, 2017 first love films is raising funds for riftworld chronicles on kickstarter. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A genrebending scififantasycomedy about a dimensiontravelling wizard. Riftworld gets a new comic series with riftworld legends.
At its magical heart is the green labyrinth, waiting to cause unwary wanderers to be hopelessly lost. Andy serkis imaginarium to adapt riftworld chronicles web. She grew up on a farm by the sea in east sooke, british columbia, finding her. Entries must consist of one or more episodes over 5. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This web series picked up where the short film left off, or rather it retells the original short story of alar the wizard meeting kim the tabloid journalist not a travel agent in an even better produced, longer, and more elaborately crafted eightepisode web series. Riftworld chronicles season 1 official trailer youtube. A web series starring tahmoh penikett and erin karpluk about a dimensiontravelling wizard stuck in the city. Arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life.
Riftworld chronicles season 1 trailer video dailymotion. The characters, scenes and dialogue in this drama do not represent. The saheen tracker shows up at the mental health institute searching for alar. It was the first ever canadian festival dedicated solely to entertainment and programming created exclusively for the internet in 2017, indiewire called the festival one of the leading destinations for quality web content. Discussion and news about the riftworld chronicles. Assembling riftworld chronicles piece by piece playback. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. When will be riftworld chronicles next episode air date. With nods to films such as highlander and the terminator the arrival of both wizard and later an assassin searching for him a clear homage to camerons first film, riftworld chronicles is a well made, lovingly played series with a witty and amusing script that doesnt overplay its hand in terms of the fish out of water. Einar sounds distraught, like hes about to do something terrible to himself, so gunnar drives up to. Riftworld legends is a toronto born, fantasy adventure.
A struggling journalist and a dimensiontraveling wizard stuck in the 21 st century join forces to uncover the mysterious connection that binds their two worlds. First love films couldnt have made riftworld chronicles without the support of their fans. Erin karpluk was born in jasper, alberta, to a mother who was a highschool principal and a father who was a railway engineer. Riftworld chronicles has been accepted into two more back to back festivals. Mar 04, 2016 we acknowledge the financial support of the government of canada, canadian film or video production tax credit and the support of the ontario media development corporation film and television tax credit. Jirard doesnt simply beat a game, but completes it, and has been doing so. In a hostile and exotic landscape filled with magic, mythical beasts, and strange, nonhuman races, their struggle for survival leads to an epic historical saga where two worlds. Season 1 guide for riftworld chronicles tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. A father copes with the death of his only child through a virtual reality program that recreates her likeness. The western regions of the rift are pulled from a realm whose life force must have been a misted, ethereal creature. It started as a small movie, 10mins, i think the name was the portal im so proud they reached that far to make it into an actual series. Surpassed the th chapter milestone in 2017, and any semblance to a. Conquer endgame locations, battle the blood storm dragons, and live out worldchanging adventures by yourself or with a friend.
He is based in toronto and has lived in the cayman islands, jamaica and new york city. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Although her net worth remains a mystery, she surely fetches decent money from a successful career. With riftworld chronicles, toronto prodco first love films, led by laura. Theres also the 20 theatrical films, 4 specials all of which have both anime and.
The portal film the portal is a canadian scifi, fantasy, comedy short film directed and written by jonathan williams. Rifts chaos earth robotech robotech rpg tactics splicers mechanoids the rifter recon special items. Michael crawford is an actor, known for hemlock grove 20, undercover grandpa 2017 and riftworld chronicles 2015. An awardwinning independent film and television production company based in toronto, canada. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. One of our very talented makeup artists, monik walmsley, taught us how to make a crest of the firedrake tattoo. Oct 26, 2016 andy serkis imaginarium to adapt riftworld chronicles web series for tv exclusive. Track riftworld chronicles new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title eg. Assembling riftworld chronicles piece by piece with a second season in the pipeline, a tv version in development with cbc and a mobile app on the way, first love films is building multiple worlds around its web series.
Gunner receives a strange phone call from his exboyfriend, einar, months after they broke up. The film does fall apart slightly when monte markham drops off the screen and ken foree proceeds to lose the plot, special shout to monte markham, one of the hardest working actors of the 80s and 90s, who was in just about every tv show i saw as a kid who, in the rift, is still as commanding and charismatic as he ever was, turning the film. The short film has been adapted into an ongoing web series titled riftworld chronicles see below, which has won numerous awards. The miami web fest, from sept 25oct 4, focuses on the best international web series and music video projects. Now, magical tears known as rifts have broken through the ward, with devastating consequences. Riftworld chronicles tv series 2015 the movie database. The news of the channel removing all of gregs appereances was shocking and really sad, so i was hoping people would get together and archive every single video that is going to be deleted. In his acting roles he is also credited at times as ish morris. Based on the world of the awardwinning digital series riftworld chronicles, riftworld legends is set in late 1400s and revolves around two young mariners left for dead on an island somewhere in the north atlantic. This contains the first three books in the vlad taltos series which chronicles the.
The vancouver web series festival, also known as the vancouver web fest, is a web series festival based in vancouver, british columbia, canada. With tahmoh penikett, erin karpluk, helen johns, ish morris. The southern california based rock power trio as heard on vans warped tour, 95. Artifishal full film the fight to save wild salmon duration. Emily piggford is a canadian screen award nominated actress, born in victoria, british columbia, canada, of an ethnic japanese mother and a father of british heritage. Each episode is about 6 minutes long, so if you lump them all together and discount the recaps and credits, its about 30 minutes of actual content. Serkis and his imaginarium studios are in final talks to team with torontobased indie producers first love films and sienna films to develop riftworld chronicles as a. The festival runs october 1924 in nyc, and connects independent artists with industry heavyweights. It was a challenge, but i finally completed bayonetta. Jul, 2015 watch riftworld chronicles online and get email notifications when it airs. First love films is raising funds for riftworld chronicles on kickstarter. This article originally appeared in the spring 2017 issue of playback.
Along with an impressive run in acting business, erin has enviable measurements. Her filmography includes tv shows, slasher, riftworld chronicles and rookie blue. Serial content dedicated to dramatic material premiered on the internet. Mccay has also written five novels based on the film under a variety of pseudonyms as well as his own name, bill mccay is the author of more than seventy books, including such series as the race against time, the three investigators. The short film has been adapted into an ongoing web series titled riftworld chronicles. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Jan 01, 1993 he has also worked with stan lee on riftworld, a science fiction comedyadventure set in the comics business.
Lots of great pictures to entertain you each month as you countdown the days until season two of riftworld is released. A dimension traveling mage and a journalist team up to investigate the connection between their worlds. Dear riftworld fans please take a minute to check out this trailer for a new. Check out cbc punchline for more digital originals. The portal is a canadian scifi, fantasy, comedy short film directed and written by jonathan williams. The completionist is one of my favorite shows not only on the internet, but in any form of media. Andy serkis imaginarium to adapt riftworld chronicles. Feb 28, 2018 based on the world of the awardwinning digital series riftworld chronicles, riftworld legends is set in late 1400s and revolves around two young mariners left for dead on an island somewhere in the north atlantic. A scifi comedy, riftworld chronicles is an eightpart, webonly series debuting on punchline, cbc. The younger of two children ronnie rowe was born in toronto, canada on december 16.
The world of telara is protected by a ward that keeps it safe from the outer planes. Jul 12, 2017 the films ambiguities can be a little frustrating, and director erlinger thoroddsen lets the mystery drag on too long. Chronicles are dungeons for one or two players that make the action in epic raids available to all. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Ishan morris, also known by his stage name ish, is a canadian actor and singer. Jul 14, 2015 in the genrecrossing new web series riftworld chronicles, youve got this kind of modern day crocodile dundeemeetsromantic comedymeetsbattlestar galactica, says costar erin karpluk. She helps him on his quest to return home in exchange for the rights to his story. The wizard spots him and tries to escape, but quickly realizes that he is locked in.
The short film has been adapted into an ongoing web series titled riftworld chronicles see below, which has won numerous. Erin karpluk was born on october 17, 1978 in jasper, alberta, canada as erin marie karpluk. After a meteor shower of technical difficulties, the scifi podcast is back in action. Riftworld will be competing against submissions from around the globe for achievement awards and development deals. Stan lee is the cocreator of the most beloved characters in the history of comics, including spiderman, the fantastic four, the hulk, and many others. Produced with the participation of the independent production fund.
Jirard khalil is not just another social media influencer. Riftworld chronicles is an 8part fantasycomedy web series about the misadventures of an otherdimensional wizard who is trapped. A struggling journalist teams up with a dimensiontraveling wizard who is stuck in our world without his magic powers. Riftworld chronicles has been accepted into the new york television festivals independent pilot competition. Thats not to say that the technical difficulties are over, mind you. A scifi comedy, riftworld chronicles is an eightpart, webonly series debuting on punchline, cbc in the genrecrossing new web series riftworld chronicles, youve got this kind of modern day crocodile dundeemeetsromantic comedymeetsbattlestar galactica, says co. Helen johns iii helen johns is known for her work on anne 2017, murdoch mysteries 2008 and space janitors 2012. Heres how short fantasy film the portal, starring tahmoh penikett, was turned into tv series riftworld chronicles. Jul 12, 2015 with nods to films such as highlander and the terminator the arrival of both wizard and later an assassin searching for him a clear homage to camerons first film, riftworld chronicles is a well made, lovingly played series with a witty and amusing script that doesnt overplay its hand in terms of the fish out of water. Dear riftworld fans please take a minute to check out this trailer for a new show starring our leading lady, erin. Tighter editing would have enhanced the films effectiveness.