Every once in a while, in the new digital age, a true phenomenon happens, it goes viral and touches the world. Or in this case scares the world. Such is the case when 2 film students from Cologne create the short film called “Selfie from Hell”. With over 16 million hits and counting their truly scary film is now in feature film production and distribution with IndustryWorks Studios (Vancouver, Canada).
IndustryWorks is happy to be bringing the creator (Meelah Adams) and creator/director (Erdal Ceylan) to Berlinale 2016 for media availability. Their story of creating this short for Adam’s final Thesis, having it go viral and then getting to make their film into a feature with IndustryWorks is an ongoing story that’s fascinating the world.
We hope you will want to interview Meelah and Erdal at Berlinale 2016 to give your audience the chance to meet the rising stars that have captured their imagination.
See the details for booking an interview with Meelah and Erdal at Berlinale 2016 below. Thanks for your consideration.
What: Media availability in person or by phone for Selfie from Hell internet sensation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhAFyaObY6U) and now feature film creator/filmmaker Meelah Adams and creator/director Erdal Ceylon to talk about their story on developing the short film, having it go viral worldwide and now having their film currently being produced in Canada as a feature film for world wide distribution.
Who: Meelah Adams and Erdal Ceylan, two student filmmakers from Cologne, Germany, created ‘Selfie From Hell’. Meelah made the short film and also starred in it as part of her bachelor’s thesis on the effects of viral videos. Along with author/director Erdal Ceylan, they released the short on YouTube and it took the Internet by storm and became viral. Now it’s time for the feature film.
Where: Berlin Marriott Hotel, Inge-Beisheim-Platz 1, Berlin. BE, 10785. Interview location (TBD).
When: February 13 and 14, 2016, 9am – 6pm
Contact: To book your interview times with Meelah Adams and Erdal Ceylon please contact Chris Allicock, Amberlight Productions, chris@amberlight.ca, (o) 416-694-3131 or (c) 416-319-8003.
Your on site contact in Berlin Feb 13 and 14 is Caterina Scrivano, IndustryWork Films, cs@industry-works.com, (c) 604-306-3556
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