Press Kit - 108 Media

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Presents
A Film By
Markus Blunder
AUTUMN
BLOOD
Starring
SOPHIE LOWE
PETER STORMARE
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Press Contact:
Russell Posternak
Murphy PR
212-414-0408
[email protected]
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CURRENT REVIEWS
“Autumn Blood emphasizes atmosphere over all of its
other constituting parts, with moody cinematography that
is equally beautiful and haunting. With a tight and
elemental screenplay, evocative soundtrack and menacing
performances from Swedish actors Peter Stormare and
Gustaf Skarsgård, Autumn Blood lingers long after credits
roll.” – Stockholm Film Festival
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AWARDS
WINNER Best Feature - San Diego Film Festival, 2013
WINNER Best Narrative Feature – Hollywood Film Festival 2013
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TRAILER LINK
http://vimeo.com/74406914
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SYNOPSIS
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High in the Mountains on a secluded farm a widowed mother dies leaving
her two children alone and orphaned. Fearing being taken away and split
up they keep their mother’s death a secret and survive off the land with no
one to rely on but each other. The sixteen-year-old sister (Lowe) is one with
nature, innocent, and unaware of the evils that exist in mankind. Her ten
year old brother is traumatized and mute from witnessing a disturbing
incident years earlier (the death of his father) involving the town's Mayor
(Stormare). As the girl transitions into womanhood, a harsh brutality
destroys her innocence when savage hunters (Skarsgard and Uhlenbrock)
led by the Mayor's son (Vauramo) attack and rape her. A social worker
(Bejhed) from a distant city arrives to investigate but ultimately it is the
siblings who must come of age to protect each other and survive.
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CAST
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Sophie Lowe
Maximilian Harnisch
Peter Stormare
Samuel Vauramo
Gustaf Skarsgård
Tim Morten
Uhlenbrock
Annica McCrudden
George Lenz
Nelly Gschwandtner
Julia Dietze
Hansa Czypionka
Jonas Laux
Jacqueline Le Saunier
Hannah Payr
Elias Doblander
Margarete Tiesel
The Girl
The Boy
The Mayor
The Hunter
The Butcher
The Friend
The Social Worker
The Mail Clerk
The Hunter’s Wife
The Butcher’s Wife
The Priest
The Father
The Mother
Young Girl
Young Boy
Village Woman
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CREW
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W rite r/Di rec tor:
Produ c er
S tory by:
S cre e npl ay:
Exe c uti ve Pro du c er:
Markus Blunder
Markus Blunder
Günther Aloys
Stephen T. Barton
Günther Aloys
C o-Produ c ers :
Matt Tauber
Ingvar Thordarson
Konstantin Seitz
Burkhard Ernst
A ssoc iat e Pr oduc er s:
Norbert Kneissl
Leo Baumgartner
Gisli Gislason
Yuki Matsumoto
C amer a:
S oun d:
Edi tor:
S upe rvi si ng S ou nd Edi tor:
Mu si c:
Produ c tion De si gn:
C ostu me De sign :
Mak e- U p A rtist :
H air S ty lis t:
Reed Morano A.S.C
Matthew Sanchez
Joe Landauer
Lewis Goldstein
Robert Miller
Maximilian Lange
Maurizo Giambra
Lorraine Martin
Namiko Nishida
Produ c tion C ompan y:
Dreamrunner Pictures
Mountain Film
Cult Movies
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ACTORS
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SOPH IE LO WE – THE GIRL
Sophie moved with her family to Australia at age 10 and first developed an interest in acting after appearing in a
grade school musical production at age 16. Moreover, Lowe did some modeling in her early teens but eventually
stopped modeling to concentrate on dancing instead. It was her dancing which led to Sophie attending the
McDonald School of Performing Arts in Sydney, Australia, where she decided to more seriously pursue acting.
She did several short films and TV ads prior to graduating from college in 2008.
Lowe made her feature length film debut as the titular main character in BEAUTIFUL KATE her performance was
praised by critics and subsequently nominated for an AFI Award for Best Lead Actress. Her other credits include
Natalie in the thriller BLAME which were released in 2010. BLAME was screened and received accolades at
Cannes Film Festival , Melbourne International Film Festival, the 35th Toronto International Film Festival, the
47th Chicago International Film Festival and Buenos Aires International Film Festival of Independent Cinema.
Sophie is currently shooting ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND, a spin off from the series ONCE UPON A
TIME. She plays the lead character Alice. The show is set to premiere this fall.
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GUSTAF SKARSGÅ RD – THE BUTCHE R
Gustaf Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård and My, a physician. He
has five siblings: Alexander, Sam, Bill, Eija and Valter, and two half-brothers, Ossian and Kolbjörn, from his
father's second wife, Megan Everett. Alexander, Bill, and Valter are also actors. His godfather is acclaimed
Swedish actor Peter Stormare.
In 2007, Gustaf was named one of European films “Shooting Stars” by European Film Promotion. His selected
filmography includes: Vikings (2013), The Big Leap (2013), Autumn Blood (2013), Kon-Tiki (2012), The Way Back
(2010), Arn (2010), Iskariot (2008), Pyramiden (2007).
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PET ER STORMARE – THE MAYOR
A celebrated actor, director and playwright in his native Sweden, Peter Stormare made his American film
breakthrough playing a quiet, sociopathic killer in the Coen Brothers' dark comedy, "Fargo" (1997). Prior to that,
Stormare enjoyed a 15-year association with Ingmar Bergman at the Royal National Theatre of Sweden and
appeared
in films from such international directors as Louis Malle and Susanne Bier. In the U.S., Stormare went on
to enjoy a prolific film career playing mean-spirited villains, intelligent bad guys, and ominous "foreigners" in high
profile blockbusters like "Armageddon" (1998) and "Minority Report" (2002). He occasionally had opportunities
to stretch his range for European directors like Lasse Hallstrom with "Chocolat" (2000) and Lars von Trier with
"Dancer in the Dark" (2000), but mainstream American audiences came to recognize him through his many
discomforting supporting roles as amoral ne'er do wells and mysteriously evil authority figures.
Stormare’s selected filmography includes: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), The Last Stand (2013), Autumn
Blood (2013), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2010), Entourage (2009), Prison Break (2005/06), Minority
Report (2002), The Million Dollar Hotel (2000), The Big Lebowski (1998).
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SAMUEL VAURAMO – THE HU NT ER
Vauramo was born in Vantaa, Finland. Vauramo graduated from the Finnish Theatre Academy in 2005. After
graduating he worked at the Theatre of Kotka , where he acted in Aleksis Kivi 's famous play Nummisuutarit. In
2005, he starred as a rap DJ in the praised film Tyttö sinä olet tähti with Pamela Tola. He received a Jussi
nomination (Finland's equivalent of an Oscar for Best Leading Actor for his role. He has also appeared in several
television series and is currently working on new film projects. He is considered one of Finland's most promising
young actors. Got the nickname "Sam The Slam" for doing his own stunts during the filming of "Bunraku". Most
of the stunts involved falling down on hard surfaces - repeatedly.
In 2009 Samuli Vauramo received the Shooting Star-award at the Berlin Film Festival.
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MAXIMILIAN HARNISCH – THE BOY
Maximilian has been performing at the Vienna National Theatre since the early age of five. During the casting
process for AUTUMN BLOOD Maximilian accompanied a friend, who is a very established child actor, to the
studio. Even so he was not invited to the casting, Maximilian got noticed by the director and snatched up the
lead part from a large pool of known child actors. AUTUMN BLOOD was Maximilian’s first experience in front of
a film camera. He is a young talent to watch out for.
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THE CREATIVE TEAM
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MARC US BLUNDER – THE DIRE CTOR
Markus is an internationally acclaimed advertising director known for his stunning visuals and emotionally true
character portrayal. After producing and directing several short Films, of which two won Silver and Bronze at the
Houston World Fest, Markus was invited to join David Fincher’s famed Propaganda Films in Hollywood.
Following his success in music videos Markus segued into the world of commercials and quickly established
himself – according to the Cannes issue of ‘Campaign Magazine’ as “one of the world’s hottest new directors”.
Markus has directed award winning global campaign spots for a wide range of prestigious clients including
Lexus, Samsung Mobil Phones, Mercedes, American Express, Nintendo, Mitsubishi, Bank of China, T-Online and
Audi. Markus has just completed Post-production for his first full-length feature film entitled AUTUMN BLOOD,
which will be released theatrically in the USA early 2014.
And like every restless Artist Markus has several new, very unusual projects in the works.
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RE ED MORA NO – THE CINEMATOGRA PHER
In early 2013, Reed was one oft he few woman to be invited to become a member of the American Society of
Cinematographers. 2011 she received the Kodak Vision Award and was named one of Variety's "10
Cinematographers to Watch" as well as one of IONCINEMA.com's "American New Wave 25". Reed was also
featured as one of the five innovative cinematographers in ICG Magazine's "Generation Next". Reed's work was
again featured at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013: Kill Your Darlings, a 35mm feature premiering in the US
Dramatic Competition, is a period piece about the Beat poets set in 1943 which stars Daniel Radcliffe, Michael C
Hall, Dane DeHaan, Ben Foster, Jack Huston, Elizabeth Olsen, Kyra Sedgwick, David Cross, and Jennifer Jason
Leigh. Kill Your Darlings will be released in theatres by Sony Classics in fall 2013.
Her earlier work includes Frozen River, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and
went on to be nominated for two Academy Awards (Best Actress for Melissa Leo and Best Screenplay) and seven
Independent Spirit Awards including Best Picture.
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GÜNTHER A LOYS – THE EXECU TIVE P RODUCER
The Austrian Guenther Aloys is a restless spirit, a highly creative pioneer of the tourism industry with the courage
to dare the extraordinary and to engage in constant change. Stars such as Tina Turner, Elton John and Bill
Clinton have already followed the lead of the successful hotelier ("Elizabeth Arthotel", "Madlein") to the popular
skiing and fun sports resort Ischgl. The passionate gourmet and visionary focuses primarily on developing future
attractions; he makes the Alps exciting, breaking limits and revolutionizing old ways of thinking. Cinema, his
newest passion, led to the creation of Mountain Film Gesmbh – a company created together with the
Director/Producer Markus Blunder.
Mountain Film aims to produce original and moving stories with universal subjects.
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
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TECH NICAL DATA
Austria 2013
Language: English
Length: 100 Min
S hot on 6 5 mm and 3 5 mm
Screen Aspect Ratio: 2,35:1
Audio: Dolby SR
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PRESS INFORMATIO N
Drama
English spoken
Less than 30 lines of dialogue in the film
First film by the Director, Markus Blunder
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LO CATIONS
AUTUMN BLOOD was shot entirely on location in Tirol, Austria / Ischgl, Ötz, Umhausen-Niederthai,
Boden-Pfafflar, Reutte and Ehrwald.
Produced with the support of ”Film Location Austria,” a Production Incentive for the Film Industry,
provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth. Supported by Cine Tirol Film
Commission.
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