Comments on: Alive in Joburg http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/ Your Weekly Ticket to the Best Online Short Films Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:30:25 -0700 hourly 1 By: The Raven | Short of the Week http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-125462 The Raven | Short of the Week Thu, 27 May 2010 17:27:13 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-125462 [...] The archetype for this type of film is of course Neill Blomkamp of District 9 fame with his short Alive in Joberg, but Fede Alvarez with Panic Attack and more recently Carl Erik Rinsch with The Gift, are members [...] [...] The archetype for this type of film is of course Neill Blomkamp of District 9 fame with his short Alive in Joberg, but Fede Alvarez with Panic Attack and more recently Carl Erik Rinsch with The Gift, are members [...]

]]> By: Nuit Blanche | Short of the Week http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-94902 Nuit Blanche | Short of the Week Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:02:54 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-94902 [...] new film from Spy Films is always an event. This is the house that brought us Alive in Joburg, which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film, and Trevor Cawood’s Terminus, which, thanks [...] [...] new film from Spy Films is always an event. This is the house that brought us Alive in Joburg, which was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film, and Trevor Cawood’s Terminus, which, thanks [...]

]]> By: Panic Attack Director Signs $40M Feature ‹ Short of the Week http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-67233 Panic Attack Director Signs $40M Feature ‹ Short of the Week Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:23:17 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-67233 [...] online industry buzzing these past few weeks. The obvious parallels with Neill Bloomkamp’s Alive in Joburg and the following feature District 9 are there. It seems digitally distributing your quality short [...] [...] online industry buzzing these past few weeks. The obvious parallels with Neill Bloomkamp’s Alive in Joburg and the following feature District 9 are there. It seems digitally distributing your quality short [...]

]]> By: Daniel Bottoms http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-60628 Daniel Bottoms Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:57:51 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-60628 Was very impressed with District 9. Could have just used this as a trailer if the aliens looked the same. Was very impressed with District 9. Could have just used this as a trailer if the aliens looked the same.

]]> By: Turbo ‹ Short of the Week http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-57319 Turbo ‹ Short of the Week Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:48:09 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-57319 [...] as many action short films do—cleverly inventing a twist or deploying a new innovation such as Alive in Joburg did. Instead Turbo ignores the concept of limitations. This is standard genre-fare all the way, but [...] [...] as many action short films do—cleverly inventing a twist or deploying a new innovation such as Alive in Joburg did. Instead Turbo ignores the concept of limitations. This is standard genre-fare all the way, but [...]

]]> By: Jason Sondhi http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-22716 Jason Sondhi Sun, 03 May 2009 05:28:48 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-22716 Nice. I'm looking forward to that for sure. Nice. I’m looking forward to that for sure.

]]> By: El Vez http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-22549 El Vez Fri, 01 May 2009 09:32:02 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-22549 You can now check out the trailer for Neill Blomkamp's feature film at: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/ You can now check out the trailer for Neill Blomkamp’s feature film at:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/

]]> By: Best of 2007 ‹ Short of the Week http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-18014 Best of 2007 ‹ Short of the Week Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:32:23 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-18014 [...] She and Her Cat—A dreamy anime about a cat’s love for its young female friend. view » 6. Alive in Joburg—Robotic aliens attack downtown Joburg in this ultra realistic short. view » 7. Dog—To a [...] [...] She and Her Cat—A dreamy anime about a cat’s love for its young female friend. view » 6. Alive in Joburg—Robotic aliens attack downtown Joburg in this ultra realistic short. view » 7. Dog—To a [...]

]]> By: Terminus ‹ Short of the Week http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/comment-page-1/#comment-17994 Terminus ‹ Short of the Week Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:44:53 +0000 http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2007/05/23/alive-in-joburg/#comment-17994 [...] hails from Spyfilms (also behind the Short of the Week 2007 favorite, Alive in Joburg) who has developed a great reputation for their seamless integration of lo-fi and hi-fi [...] [...] hails from Spyfilms (also behind the Short of the Week 2007 favorite, Alive in Joburg) who has developed a great reputation for their seamless integration of lo-fi and hi-fi [...]

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