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Drinkwise: Father and Son

The fantasy thriller, which began shooting in Melbourne Australia this week, stars Katie Holmes (Batman Begins), Guy Pearce (The Proposition, Memento) and nine-year-old Bailee Madison (Bridge to Terabithia). Based on a 1970s telefilm, the script was co-written by celebrated filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro (Hell Boy, Pan's Labyrinth, The Hobbit) and Matthew Robbins (Mimic) and is being directed by Del Toro's protege, Troy Nixey.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is the story of a girl who moves in with her father and his new girlfriend only to discover devilish creatures are dwelling in the basement of the home.

Del Toro is producing alongside Mark Johnson (Chronicles of Narnia, The Notebook, Rain Man, Bugsy). William Horberg (Milk, Adventureland) is Executive Producer.

We are working exclusively on the animation requirements for the film on approximately 180 shots, most of which involve character animation and integration of the creatures with live action footage.

"This is a wonderful project for the team at Iloura. The nature of the character animation work combined with the talent both in front of, and behind the camera presents one of the most exciting opportunities in the history of our company", said Simon Rosenthal, Executive Producer. "We are incredibly pleased to be a part of this feature and look forward to realising the vision of all involved".

In more long-form news the team are now wrapping up work on The Pacific, HBO Films. The Pacific is a 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II. The team at iloura produced 200 VFX shots for the series, for 9 of the 10 episodes.

Octavio De Lellis

Iloura is delighted to announce that Octavio De Lellis has joined our 3D TVC team.

Octavio has a long history with the industry, culminating in the establishment of his own company called Monkey Lab, Sydney.

Monkey Lab produced some outstanding work and when Octavio made the decision to move away from the managerial duties involved in running a company (who wouldn't!) and return to his roots as a 3D artist, the team at Iloura were adamant to pursue him.

He comes to the company with a strong creative eye, managerial skills, a capacity to project manage and an ability to nurture talent. We look forward to introducing Octavio to all our current and future clients.

Caroline Pitcher

Caroline Pitcher has joined the Omnilab Media Melbourne team as its Director, Business Development.

Caro will head strategic marketing, communications and sales. Particularly, the appointment will provide support to the VFX and animation team at iloura with an emphasis on growing work opportunities from the international VFX market.

For the past two years Caroline has held the position of CEO at Ausfilm, the national organisation tasked with promoting Australia as an international production destination. Prior to Ausfilm she was the General Manager of Film Victoria's Melbourne Film Office. In both these roles she has developed extensive knowledge of the international and domestic film industries as well as in government relations. During her time at the Melbourne Film Office, Caroline was a significant influence in securing projects such as Charlotte's Web, Ghostrider, Where the Wild Things Are and The Pacific.

Stephen Van Elst - Director of Design

What do you do at Iloura?
I am Director of Design for iloura (and other brands located at the 180 site).

Choose one line from a song that perfectly describes you:
I Believe I Can Fly (Ali G's version).

Favourite morning television personality?
That guy from Danoz Direct.

If you were a super-hero, what would your super-powers be?
Wonder Woman, but I would not not get much super-powering done, as I would be very tempted to look at myself naked in the mirror all day.

What is your favourite kind of pie?
Apple crumble pie.

If you had to assimilate the life of a celebrity, whose would it be?
Clint Eastwood.

What is your favourite word?
G'night.