The BackSpace Trilogy was just announced as an Official Selection of this year’s FilmQuest Film Festival! We are over the moon to share the trilogy with the FilmQuest audience - the coolest folks in the world! FilmQuest has long been one of our favorite film festivals. The care they put into the festival and especially the way they highlight genre and filmmakers is astounding.

BackSpace made its big screen premiere at FilmQuest in 2022 and we’re so excited to return with the entire Trilogy!

We’re also proud to add BackSpace Returns and BackSpace Forever to a line up of projects that have all been Official Selections at the Festival over the years including our feature films: Danger! Danger! and The West and the Ruthless (making its original debut there as a screenplay finalist alongside Patients of Hyde Park - another screenplay of ours :)

Over the years we’ve also had the chance to screen our series Tales from Black Manor as well as our short films: The Umbrella Factory, Jack the Ripper, Haunting of the White Sparrow, and Around the World in 80s Days.

Get ready to blast off in this one time only livestream of "The BackSpace Trilogy" going live May 24th at 10am PST / 1pm EST. Filmmakers Nick Trivundza & Lexie Trivundza will be in the chat discussing the films and answering any questions, so it's an event not to be missed.

"The BackSpace Trilogy" Features:

"BackSpace" Hunting for blackholes is a dangerous business. Adventurers, Explorers and anyone trying to find their fortune, will kill, and face danger in BackSpace to find one.

"BackSpace Returns" Hunting for Black Holes is a dangerous business and it's only getting deadlier.

"BackSpace Forever" In this thrilling conclusion to the BackSpace Trilogy, we find Hunter and Rival must team up to survive the outer reaches of BackSpace. After breaking their contracts with the BackSpace Corporation, they’ll be sent on a suicide mission as their only way to survive.

BackSpace Forever is the third short film in the original BackSpace Trilogy. Following the award winning short film, BackSpace, that received 100K plays in just 24 hours and went on to screen at film festivals around the world. BackSpace Returns, the second short film was viewed in over 100 countries in its first 24 hours of release.

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BackSpace Forever, the final film in the BackSpace trilogy has gone live! You can watch it right here on the site or over on Dust. 

BACKSPACE FOREVER, ABOUT

In this thrilling conclusion to the BackSpace Trilogy, we find Hunter and Rival must team up to survive the outer reaches of BackSpace. After breaking their contracts with the BackSpace Corporation, they’ll be sent on a suicide mission as their only way to survive. 

BackSpace Forever is the third short film in the original BackSpace Trilogy. Following the award winning short film that received 100K plays in just 24 hours, went on to screen at film festivals around the world and receive distribution from Gunpowder and Sky’s sci-fi brand Dust.

BackSpace Returns, the second short film was viewed in over 100 countries in it’s first 24 hours of release.

Credits

Directed By: Nick + Lexie
Written By: Nick + Lexie Trivundza
Produced By: Nick + Lexie Trivundza

An Adventure Company Film

Hunter: Paul Haapaniemi
Mono: James Brinkley
Jet: Holly Standbrook
Rival: Benedict Mazurek
B-Team: Chris Harris-Beechey 

Music By Paul Cassidy and Tilman Sillescu

Copyright © Adventure Company MMXXIV

This week the BackSpace Trilogy premiered in Ireland and we’re thrilled to announce that the trilogy took home the Special Achievement Award! All 3 films were screened at the festival, along with a pre-screening of BackSpace and BackSpace Returns ahead of the Trilogy screening. 

We’re thrilled to have been part of an amazing festival and are already looking forward to next years! BackSpace Forever will release May 6th with distribution from Gunpowder & Sky and their sci-fi label Dust as well as right here on the site.

For more information, make sure to check out the official site here:

Just ahead of the premiere of The BackSpace Trilogy in Ireland on May 4th, the series has been nominated for a Special Achievement Award. 

The BackSpace Trilogy was created in Unreal Engine 5.0 and we couldn’t be happier with the results. What started out as an experiment in learning the software has developed into, first a really fun film followed by an even funner sequel! Now with the third and final film in the Trilogy, we can’t wait to share the fun with everyone on May 4th and then online May 6th! 

The BackSpace Trilogy will be making its big screen premiere at this year’s May the 4th Film Festival! All three films: BackSpace, BackSpace Returns, and BackSpace Forever will be playing at this year’s event in Ireland! 

The May the 4th Sci-Fi Film Festival isn't just an event; it's an experience that transports attendees to fantastical worlds while celebrating the art of filmmaking. Against the majestic backdrop of Skellig Coast, where the force is not just a cinematic concept but a tangible, awe-inspiring presence, the festival stands as a testament to the power of imagination and the boundless possibilities of the sci-fi genre.

The festival looks amazing! 

Make sure to check out the official festival site here:

The final film in the BackSpace Trilogy, BackSpace Forever, will be released by Dust and Gunpowder & Sky on May 6th! This will be our third release with the fine folks at Dust after they previously released the first two films, BackSpace and BackSpace Returns. 

Dust has a few million of the best sci-fi fans in the world and we’re so excited to share this latest BackSpace film with them and the world. 

We cannot wait to show off what we’ve been working on for this latest adventure with Hunter, Mono, Jet, Rival and B-Team. 

In the meantime, you can check out Posters, Stills, Trailers and more right here at the official site:

Check out the Trailer for the upcoming BackSpace Forever! This is the final film in our BackSpace Trilogy and we’re so excited to reveal just a glimpse of what’s to come!

For Posters, Stills, a First Look and more, make sure to check out the Official Site below:

As we begin to wrap up BackSpace Forever, the final film in the BackSpace Trilogy, we wanted to show off a second batch of stills. 

The third film in a trilogy is always the biggest one yet and BackSpace Forever is no exception. It’s almost three times the length of the first film and the amount of locations, characters, and props are bigger than the first two films combined. 

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Super excited to share that BackSpace will be heading to the International Space Film Festival! 

This is the fifth year for the International Space Film Festival and takes place April 12-16. The festival features documentaries, shorts, animation, and feature films as well as Full Dome films being projected at the planetarium. How cool is that?

BackSpace has now screened around the world at multiple film festivals and racked up some awesome awards. The series, BackSpace and BackSpace Returns, will be joined by the final film in the trilogy later this year - BackSpace Forever.

Make sure to check out the official festival site here:

We grew up with trilogies. 

There was the Star Wars Trilogy, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, and the Back to the Future Trilogy that really meant a lot to us. We were trained to think in threes. What followed were even more trilogies such as Alien, Jurassic Park, the Matrix, and the Lord of the Rings. Many of these have even more sequels now - but early on there were always three.

This seemed like an escapable rule for films. It didn’t matter if it was action, sci-fi, or fantasy. It seemed like the rule even applied to heist movies (Oceans 11, 12, 13) and even the Dollars Trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, The Good the Bad and the Ugly). The list goes on and we loved it.

When we began work on the first sequel, BackSpace Returns, we began to envision a possible trilogy of adventures for Hunter and Mono exploring the far ends of the universe and the distant reaches of BackSpace.

There’s something that seemed to strike a nerve about these two characters and we couldn’t wait to find out what happened to them next, whether that was meeting Rival and B-Team or taking on Jet and Command.

With a third film, we began to think about a conclusion. If BackSpace is the first act, and BackSpace Returns is the second act, then this is the one that needs to function as the final act. It needed to tie up the story that makes the trilogy feel cohesive while still being its own film.

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BackSpace Forever, Synopsis

In this thrilling conclusion to the BackSpace Trilogy, we find Hunter and Rival must team up to survive the outer reaches of BackSpace. After breaking their contracts, they’ll be sent on a suicide mission as their only way to survive. 

BackSpace Forever is the third short film in the BackSpace Trilogy. Following the award winning short film that received 100K plays in just 24 hours, went on to screen at film festivals around the world, and receive distribution from Gunpowder and Sky’s sci-fi brand Dust. 

BackSpace Returns, the second short film was viewed in over 100 countries in its first 24 hours of release and was also received distribution by Dust. The series has been viewed over 1 Million times and is currently screening at film festivals around the world. 

BackSpace will be making its Spain Premiere November 23! BackSpace will be featured at the ROS Film Festival as part of their fifth year celebration or V Edition.

Here’s the official Festival mission:

Since the early days of cinema robots have been an inspiration for great directors: Fritz Lang, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, etc. starring in an endless list of films.

In recent years, film production with robotics theme has experimented a special boom, mainly due to the technological evolution of robots themselves, but also because the relationship between humans and machines is getting closer and closer and is increasingly becoming part of the social imaginary.

We’re thrilled that BackSpace will be screened again as the film makes its way around the world! If you haven’t already seen BackSpace, you can watch it here on the site along with the sequel BackSpace Returns! BackSpace Forever, the third film in the trilogy is currently in production.

And you can check out the Official ROS Festival Site here:

We’re so excited to announce another screening of BackSpace and BackSpace Returns! Both films will be screening at this year’s Icona Animation Festival! The festival takes place in Greece November 30 - December 3 and will be featuring some really great films! 

The aim of the Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival ICONA 2023, which is organized by the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University is to present the best from the field of animation from all around the world.

The festival also aims to preserve and help develop the cultural heritage of short animated film, contribute to creation of new films, provide ground for potential international co-productions and encourage dialogue between professionals, filmmakers and the public.

Make sure to check out the Official Festival Site right here:

We’re thrilled to announce that both BackSpace and BackSpace Returns will be playing at the Universal Film Festival this week as a double feature! 

Every year the Universal Film Festival takes place in a different country and a different city. Last year’s festival was held in Germany, where Tales from Black Manor took home the award for Best Horror Film! 

This year’s festival will take place in Kansas City, Missouri. The event kicks off on September 28 with a Red Carpet and the Awards the following evening on September 29.

For more information on the Universal Film Festival make sure to check out their official site here:

Just ahead of the Germany Premiere of BackSpace, the film has been nominated for the Linsh Award! The nominations are for International Films that present the Most Cinematic Vision. 

With so many amazing films screening as part of the festival, its very cool to be nominated! 

BackSpace will be screening twice at the Festival, the first on Sept. 19 and again on Sept. 23.

To learn more, make sure to check out the official site below.

BackSpace will be screening next at a film festival in Germany! The innovative Reels on Wheels, International Shorts on the Road Film Festival, is a fun new fest in Germany and features short films from around the world. 

REELS ON WHEELS is an unconventional and independent take on Germany's cinema culture in the 21st century and a passionate attempt to re-connect people to cinema as one of the most power- and wonderful art forms we have.

Really excited to have BackSpace playing as part of the inaugural year for this festival! The event takes place September 16 in Hanover Germany.

To learn more, make sure to check out the official site below.

The Web Series Awards were this last week where both BackSpace and BackSpace Returns screened in competition. We couldn’t be happier to announce that we won Best Direction at the Awards! 

We’re really over the moon and sent off a fun acceptance speech from B-Team, one of the film’s robots. 

Huge thank you to everyone at The Web Series Awards! 

If you haven’t already seen BackSpace and BackSpace Returns, you can can watch them both on the site here or over on Dust. AND be on the lookout for BackSpace Forever! The next - and final film - in the BackSpace Trilogy!

BackSpace and BackSpace Returns will both be screening at the Series Web Awards this week! The Awards and Film Festival take place August 23 - 24. The event will take place in Lima, Peru! The event is two unique days of audiovisual, video games, podcasts, web series, and digital animation from around the world. 

BackSpace has been included and will be screened for an international jury voting on the best works from around the world for Web Series. 

Really excited to be apart of such a cool festival.

For more information, make sure to check out the official site:

BackSpace has been playing at different film festivals around the world this summer and we have one more to announce! 

Our sci-fi film will be heading to Denver Colorado next and screening at the Digerati Festival (previously the Supernova Digital Animation Festival). Here’s the official statement from the Festival:

“We showcase works that embrace experimentation and break free from traditional conventions, venturing into uncharted territories of storytelling and aesthetics. The artists and filmmakers we feature embody the spirit of exploration, pushing boundaries of what is possible and redefining the very nature of artistic creation.”

The festival takes place September 14-17.

For more information, make sure to check out the official site here: