We’ve covered The Tunnel fairly extensively here at Giz. That you can help fund the indie flick by buying frames, download it legally via BitTorrent or grab the iPad app. Well, it’s now headed for free streaming on iView — for one month only — starting August 14th. Nice. [TV Tonight]
If you were following our coverage of Aussie independent horror film The Tunnel and its official Bittorrent release, but felt guilty about downloading the movie for free, you can now get it officially through iTunes in iPad app format.
We’re not going to suggest that you use your office work connection to download Aussie horror flick The Tunnel (especially if you happen to work in our office), but you should definitely schedule the download for the film when you get home from work today. And make sure you opt for the 720p version that’s on offer.
Digital piracy is a war with many sides, with each party standing firmly on their own side of a thick line in the sand. But a group of young Aussie filmmakers are hoping to blur those lines with the impending release of their upcoming horror film The Tunnel, which will launch simultaneously on DVD and on Bittorrent trackers around the world on May 19.
Remember that Australian horror film that was raising funds by inviting people to buy frames from the movie? And was initially refused an IMDb listing? They’re nowhere near reaching their financial target, but the film’s producers are optimistic and promising a Q2 2011 release date.
Remember The Tunnel – the Aussie made indie horror flick that allowed people all over the world to buy a frame of the film as a way of raising funds, before the promise of releasing it for free online via bittorrent? Turns out they’re having some difficulty getting IMDB to recognise their work.
We’ve all bitched about how the movie studios don’t seem to get the internet, spending millions taking people who torrent their film to court. A couple of Aussie filmmakers have decided to turn the film making process on its head by getting its audience to buy frames from its movie in advance, in order to raise the $135,000 needed to create the film. They’ll then release it on the web for free.
