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SXSW Straight From the Source (Code)

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Source Code Poster 2011

The world premier of Duncan Jones’ mind bending, time travel thriller Source Code opens this years SXSW Film Conference & Festival March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. A welcome return to the site of great success in 2009 for Duncan’s first feature MOON.

Speaking to Erik Davis in this months SXSWORLD Duncan explains the attraction of the festival:

“For me, SXSW is so much more about fans and , generally, film lovers who may not neccessarily be involved in the ‘industry’, but who care abut film as much as anyone else.

They’ve got real lives; real jobs, and this is just something they have a real passion for. It doesn’t feel ‘industry’. These people are going to see it because they want to, not because they have to.”

As well as presenting the premier of Source Code, Duncan will also be joined by cast members Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan at a panel on Saturday the 12th of March ‘SXSW Straight From the Source (Code)’ A blessing as there was a time when the marketing of his films was down to Duncan, and Duncan alone.

Duncan Jones Sole Trader - Photo by Rodene Ronquillo

Photograph by Rodene Ronquillo

Thanks to Larry Richman for the SXSW panels pointer, details on the Source Code panel and much more on Larry’s site.

This months SXSWORLD containing Erik Davis’ complete interview with Duncan is available now on iPad & iPhone via the Apple App Store and later to read online at the SXSW site.

Rodene Ronquillo Online Portfolio

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Photography by Rodene Ronquillo

We’ve been lucky enough to feature some of photographer Rodene Ronquillo‘s photographs of Whistle / MOON / Source Code Director Duncan Jones here on the Man Made Movies blog a few times, so it’s great to see even more of Rodene’s work now available on her new online portfolio.

Split into four diverse categories displaying a wide range of subjects, it’s well worth popping over and having a good mooch, you may even bump into the odd bod you know, with faces including our Mr. Jones, the lovely Kat Dennings, and legendary film editor Paul Hirsch

Great stuff, Ro. Look forward to seeing more soon. Now if you’ll excuse me, after looking at those food pics, I think it’s snack time, I’m off to get Gerty to warm up some beans.

Duncan Jones Interview With Indigo Magazine Ahead Of German Release Of MOON

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Indigo Magazine - Duncan Jones Interview

Indigo Magazine - Duncan Jones Interview

Indigo Magazine feature an interview with MOON Director Duncan Jones in the filmwelt section of this months issue, ahead of the July 15th cinema release of his first feature in Germany.

Click on the logo above, or image below to go to the full interview, or download the complete July issue in PDF format here :)

Covering the making of MOON, the influences of classic Sci-Fi, and the involvement of Sam Rockwell, Duncan also talks about his time living in Berlin in the 1970′s, and hints that he may return in the near future to make another film…

Indigo Filmwelt interview with Duncan Jones July 2010

Indigo Filmwelt interview with Duncan Jones July 2010

And nice to see another photo of Mr Jones by the lovely Rodene Ronquillo

Update: Further German press coverage

Tip Berlin have feature this interview with Duncan

Welt Online also have a feature on MOON and Duncan

Duncan Jones To Judge Virgin Media Shorts

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Highlighting, and supporting new talent in UK Film, Virgin Media Shorts, supported by the UK Film Council have revealed their judges for the 2010 competition, one being our own, BAFTA Award winning Director, Duncan Jones.

Image by Rodene Ronquillo

You gotta be in it to win it folks, so if you fancy seeing your short film up on the silver screen, here are the details:

Virgin Media Shorts is a short film competition that champions undiscovered talent.

Virgin Media Shorts gives you the chance to show your work in cinemas, on TV, online and on mobiles(via the mobile internet).

Here’s what’s up for grabs:

  • 12 film makers win a chance to show their work on 214 cinema screens nationwide
  • 1 lucky winner lands £30,000 to make their next film.
  • 1 People’s Choice winner takes home thousands of pounds worth of new film kit.
  • Plus, we reward the college or school with the most entrants with loads of shiny new kit, too.

Entering is easy. Just check out the film spec. Then upload your film. The competition closes on 28 June 2010.

Duncan will be joined by actress Thandie Newton, film maker Mike Newell, film critic James King, and executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media Cindy Rose.

Source Code: Duncan Jones boggles Jake Gyllenhaals Mind + Set Description

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Jake Gyllenhaal has been enthusing once again on working with Duncan Jones on ‘Source Code’. Speaking to Ain’t It Cool News‘ Quint during last weekends Wondercon 2010 in San Francisco, Gyllenhaal claimed the movie they are currently filming in Montreal is “mind boggling”

On working with Duncan Jones:

“Duncan is so awesome and he is an extraordinary director – working with him has been that exactly and I think this movie that we are making is mind boggling.”

“I’m telling you man, he is really quite something. His mind… he comes from quite a pedigree, just artistically, but on his own I believe he is the next generation. He is blowing my mind on a daily basis.

“To me, working with him, it’s surprising, his instinct, his sense of collaboration, but at the same time truly being an auteur…”He’s the real deal man. Anyone who has seen [MOON] knows that and this – you are really going to like it!”

Read the full interview on the Ain’t It Cool News site by doing the clicky piccy thing.

Good to hear Jake enthusing about ‘Source Code’ and working with Duncan, and we have had further details on what the film will look like from Duncan’s Twitter feed this afternoon:


Image by Rodene Ronquillo

Got fingers crossed for Japanese Moon opening… in the meantime, today is the last day of shooting in our highly surreal “Pod” sets!

Sets are so bizarre… like Geiger had a baby with Escher, and then fooled around with Picasso in his randy cubist period!

I also have to say that Jake G is funny as hell, and Russell Peters had his hands full trying to keep up with Jake’s on set improvs.

Right! Back to set for our last half day of shooting in the seriously weird-arse surreal set! Hoooya!

Unfortunately, will not be able to engage the skills of my junior artist to create a mock up of that lot (like with the train), may bend his developing brain a bit.