Riftworld Chronicles crowdfunding campaign

 

Recently we posted that The Portal as shooting the first season of the webseries, Riftworld Chronicles in Toronto. Yesterday, the production studio, First Love Films, unveiled a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the post-production process of the series. Please do check out the campaign, and consider supporting them. And even if you don't end up backing the financially, I'm sure the producers would appreciate you sharing the link to the campaign. 

I know we've previously featured a crowdfunding campaign for a film that didn't end up going anywhere (for which we're sorry, but it was unfortunately one of those things that didn't work out) but the conditions to Riftworld Chronicles is different. For a start, the 1st season of the webseries has already been shot (and this is detailed very explicitly on the Kickstarter page). The funds they're raising right now will go into post-production work such as sound, graphics and title/end sequences. So take a look! And here's a tweet from Tahmoh about the support the campaign has been receiving thus far: 

 

Riftworld Chronicles shooting in Toronto

Riftworld Chronicles, the web series based on the short film, The Portal (which you can now watch when you sign up on the official website) is currently shooting in Toronto. The producers have been sharing a lot of behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot, so if you're on social media, make sure you follow @riftworldseries and @firstlove_films on Twitter and Riftworld on Instagram!

#wizardspotting Toronto! Any guesses where we are? @tahmohpenikett @erinkarpluk #riftworld pic.twitter.com/cf9Euk8WRj
— Riftworld Chronicles (@riftworldseries) December 6, 2014

The Portal/Riftworld Chronicles

 As an exclusive to fans who have been eagerly waiting for the release of the short, First Love Films have made The Portal available prior to its public release. You can sign up to get a code to watch film here: http://www.riftworldchronicles.com/ 

The site was having some problems yesterday due to the heavy traffic, so if you get an error message when you enter your email, keep trying (or come back to it later). 

Enjoy!

Update on The Portal

Some developments down The Portal front. An official Tumblr for the film/web series has been launched. I also know for certain that Jonathan, the director/writer and the producers love fan art, and are trying to curate them so if you've done any fan art based on the trailer, do feel free to submit something for them. They would love to see what you've done!

Also, this post suggests that the short film will be made available online sometime in the fall/autumn. Stay tuned! As soon as we have news that we can share, you'll probably hear it on our Twitter first, but the site will also be updated!

News on The Portal

We've received some news about The Portal a couple of days ago. It was nominated for the Best Short Film category by the Directors Guild of Canada. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 25 at The Carlu in Toronto. On the same day, the team also discovered that they've been awarded funding by The Independent Production Fund to make it into a digital (web) series.

Congratulations to everyone on The Portal, and best of luck with the DGC nomination! And if you haven't, make sure you like The Portal on Facebook.

We'll keep everyone updated as soon as we have news we can share.

Trailer for The Portal

First Love Films, the studio that produced The Portal, has very kindly shared the trailer with us. Enjoy!

THE PORTAL - TRAILER from first love films on Vimeo.

And if you're in Cleveland, or are around the area, the film is screening at the Cleveland International Film Festival in the last week of March. You can get more information, as well as book tickets at the festival website.

Convention appearances, The Portal and Star-Crossed

There's a fair bit of convention appearances lined up for 2014. We have confirmation from Tahmoh that he's planning to appear on the ones he's announced for, but, as with all conventions, appearances are subject to his work commitments. So if you're attending the convention because of him, please make sure to check their policies on refunds, day tickets, etc.

Jus In Bello May 23-25, 2014
Hilton Rome Airport Hotel
Rome, Italy
www.jusinbello.it 

Salute to Supernatural
Aug. 22-24, 2014 (Saturday only)
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
www.creationent.com 

Asylum 13 Oct. 17-19, 2014
Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel Birmingham, England 
www.rogueevent.co.uk

Salute to Supernatural
Oct. 24-26, 2014 (Saturday only)
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Rosemont, Illinois, USA
www.creationent.com 

Salute to Supernatural
Nov. 14-16, 2014 (Saturday only)
Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel
Burbank, California, USA
www.creationent.com

Many thanks to Scifi Actor Appearances for compiling this list. As always, if you're heading to any one of these cons, let us know! And please share your pictures and reports with us over at Facebook, or tweet @AboutTahmoh. 

 

Tahmoh will be starring in the short film, The Portal. The producers have just announced that the film will premiere at the Cleveland International Film Festival in March. If you're in the area, tickets can be booked via the film festival website.

Also, Star-Crossed, the new CW show we reported that Tahmoh will be on last year, started airing a couple of weeks ago. Tahmoh's character has already shown up in this week's episode, and since numerous reports have stated that it's a recurring role, we urge everyone to continue watching. If you've missed it, US viewers can catch up on the CW site. The show airs every Monday, on CW 8/7 pm Central. No information on Canadian or UK airdates yet, but as soon as we know more, we'll let you know.