London, UK – 28th September 2022 . Aviary Studios’ new FMV and interactive film hybrid The Gallery which recently launched for PC via Steam (PC and Mac), PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, iOS (Apple Store) and Android (Google Play Store) will be screening as a group game play event from 29th September to 1st October at the Dinard Film Festival 2022.
Written and directed by Paul Raschid, one of the most prolific live action video game / interactive film creatives, The Gallery is a thrilling combination of hostage thriller and social drama with a dash of world film festival cinema aesthetic. Two Decades. Two identities. It’s going to take everything you’ve got to survive the night.
The Gallery has been created to engage both gamers and interactive film fans with its blend of high production values, stellar cast and a nuanced script depicting the games’ two time periods - 1981 and 2021 - both of which are of considerable political, social and cultural significance in UK history.
The game comprises 5 hours of content with 150 branches and 18 different endings.
Watch the trailer for The Gallery here
Download the press kit along with the official poster and trailer here
Check out The Gallery announcement promo here
Review code is now available - please register your interest here
The Gallery boasts a stellar cast including George Blagden (Louis XIV in Versailles and Athelstan in Vikings), Anna Popplewell (Susan Pevensie in Disney’s Narnia franchise), Kara Tointon (Mr. Selfridge and Eastenders); Rebecca Root (The Queen’s Gambit); Richard Fleeshman (The Sandman and Coronation Street), Shannon Tarbet (Killing Eve and Love Sarah) and Fehinti Balogun (I May Destroy You).
The Gallery is localized (subtitled) into 11 languages: Arabic, Chinese (simplified), French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian) Russian, Spanish (Latin America) and Turkish.
George Blagden and Anna Popplewell will be attending the Dinard Film Festival to support The Gallery alongside Paul Raschid who will also be giving a Masterclass on creating this innovative, immersive experience.
The Gallery will feature in the ‘Cinema – past, present and future’ section of the festival where it will represent the future category.
For more information please visit the official websites www.aviaryfilms.co.uk and www.paulraschid.com and www.dinardfestivaldufilm.fr/en/
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About the Dinard Film Festival.
For a few days in September, this town in Brittany, Northern France becomes the centre of British Films. The festival is actually titled the Dinard Festival du Film Britannique and is the most prestigious international film festival dedicated to British film. This will be it’s 33rd annual edition.
About Paul Raschid
Paul Raschid (29 years); who wrote and directed ‘The Gallery’ is a born and bred Londoner.
Paul’s 3 earlier live action games – The Complex, Five Dates and Deathtrap Dungeon – The Golden Room - were released on Playstation, Xbox, Switch, Steam and Apps. ‘The Complex’ was also released in a linear version for TV and streaming.
Prior to focusing on the FMV - live action game / interactive film hybrid; Paul was a linear feature film-maker.
He wrote the teen horror-thriller ‘Unhallowed Ground’ (2015) and wrote and
directed haunted house horror-thriller Winterstoke House (aka Servant’s Quarters) in 2016. Paul wrote and directed thriller-horror drama ‘White Chamber’ for which Shauna Macdonald won Best Actress at BAFTA Scotland 2018 and which was released on Netflix following selection for 10 film festivals worldwide including BIFFF Brussels, Edinburgh, BiFan S.Korea, FrightFest London, Sitges and Mumbai.
About Aviary Studios
Aviary Studios comprises 2 companies. Paul Raschid Media (PRM) Ltd. which is the game developer and Aviary Films Ltd which is the game publisher.
‘The Gallery’ will be released both as a live action game / interactive film and in a linear version for TV and streaming.
The CEO of Aviary Studios is Neville Raschid who had a 20 year career with Hollywood studios and leading entertainment companies including Paramount, Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow before becoming an independent film producer in 2002. He has produced 7 independent feature films since 2002. He formed Aviary Studios in 2019 to develop and publish a series of live action and animated video games under the title ‘INTERACTIVISIONS’. The Gallery is the first in the series.