Starspawn - an H.P. Lovecraft-inspired sci-fi/horror film

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A dark science-fiction/horror film set in Australia's Outback, inspired by the works of revered US author H.P. Lovecraft.
Backers: 174
Average Pledge Per Backer: $175 AUD

Funded: $30,492 AUD of $30,000 AUD
Dates: Jun 8th -> Jul 18th (40 days)
Project By: Sapphire Pictures
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Latest News

Day 39 Update

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Shawn Brack, Travis Bain, Vernon Wells, Anthony Ring and Nicholas Brack after a hard day of climbing mountains and filming Throwback. Dear backers and other supporters, we now have only 36 HOURS to go on the Kickstarter campaign. As I type these... (Read More)

Day 38 Update

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, it's been a very eventful couple of days for the Starspawn Kickstarter campaign! Thanks to a surge of new pledges from new backers like Natasha Arens, and increased pledges from earlier backers like one of our brilliant Conceptual Artists... (Read More)

Day 35 Update

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, folks, we're getting down to the wire now. The Starspawn Kickstarter campaign now only has FIVE DAYS to go. But we're going to fight till the end. We remain hopeful that we can hit our $30,000 target. 90 wonderful backers have believed in this... (Read More)

Day 32 Update

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, we're up to Day 32 already - how did that happen? Only 8 days to go on the Starspawn Kickstarter campaign. Will we make it? Hopefully, because tomorrow is a big event in Cairns, Tropicon, a pop culture expo which will attract thousands of... (Read More)

Day 27 Update

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, Starspawn fans, we're up to almost $11,000 in pledges, and while we've done very well so far, we still have a long way to go in the next 13 days. On July 11th, I'll be appearing at Cairns' first pop culture expo Tropicon to promote this... (Read More)

Day 22 Update

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there, Starspawn backers and other supporters, we're past the halfway mark of the campaign and we're nudging $10,000 in pledges. In the coming days, we the producers will be releasing a short promo video and also doing more publicity on various... (Read More)

Day 16 Update

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
It's Day 16 of the Starspawn Kickstarter campaign and we're up to an amazing $9,481, almost one third of our total funding target. Brilliant work. Thanks to all our new backers, and here's to welcoming on board a whole bunch of new ones! We're... (Read More)

Day 11 Update

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey trendsetters, the Starspawn Kickstarter campaign now has 29 days to go and we're up to $5,425. Our latest backers include none other than Grace Wells, the beautiful wife of Vernon Wells (Mad Max 2, Commando, Throwback), who will play the... (Read More)

Day 8 Update

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We're up to Day 8 of the campaign and it feels like we're starting to pick up steam. Some good pledges came through today, helping us crack the $3,000 barrier, which is of course 10% of our $30,000 funding goal. With every pledge we get, I feel like... (Read More)

Day 7 Update

June 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 7 of the campaign is here and we've raised $2,830 for Starspawn so far, which is great (including one big pledge from Adam Michael Libke - cheers, mate!) Many of the same people involved in Starspawn also worked on my short film Little Nippers,... (Read More)

Day 6 Update

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Woohoo! My team and I have won the People's Choice and Runner-Up Best Film awards for our short film Little Nippers at the Understory Film Festival in Cairns! The film was really well-received by the audience and we took the opportunity to pass out... (Read More)

Day 5 Update

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey gang, we're up to $1,780 in pledges, which is pretty good, but we've still got a long way to go. We need to get to $30,000 in the next 35 days or we'll get zilch for this movie, and I'll have to go out and put on a chicken costume and stand on... (Read More)

Day 3 Update

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey trendsetters, we're already up to Day 3 on the Starspawn Kickstarter campaign and we're sitting at $1,455 thanks to a handful of new pledges, the main one being from Kersplatt Comics and Collectables, an awesome comic book/pop culture store in... (Read More)

Day 2 Update

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 2 of the Starspawn Kickstarter campaign begins and I want to start by personally thanking all our backers so far who've helped us raise $805. That's a great start to our campaign, so thanks for your support! You are now stakeholders in our film,... (Read More)

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