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Neill Blomkamp Kicks Off Crowd Funding For ‘Firebase’ Feature Film

Last year, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) debuted a series of short sci-fi-horror films. One of the films, Firebase, was then chosen by Blomkamp, based on fans’ reactions, to become the first feature film from Oats Studios. Firebase took us inside the hell that was the Vietnam War. Not only do U.S. soldiers come face to face with the enemy, they must face the River God, a creature with the power to raise the dead. Set during the Vietnam war, FIREBASE follows American soldier Hines through an ever deepening web of science fiction madness. Today, the crowdfunding campaign kicked off for the full-length feature of Firebase, but it’s not your run of the mill campaign. Blomkamp is setting out to make films outside of Hollywood that would give him unrestrained creativity. The campaign won’t be offering any perks other than seeing Blomkamp’s creations come to life. Blomkamp explains, “We want to build a 21st century studio that is funded directly

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2018
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Oats Studios Unveils Trailer For Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Lima’

Oats Studios has unveiled the trailer for the next short film in the series from director Neill Blomkamp (Elysium, Chappie), titled Lima. Lima is released following its predecessors Rakka, Firebase, Zygote. Together they are known as The Oats Studios Volume 1. Once the series is complete, one or more are likely to become a feature film. In an interview Blomkamp gave us a little taste of what Lima is about. Lima’ is more like a thriller, sort of a conspiracy thriller. It’s a slightly different genre, unlike the three that are out.” Blomkamp continued. “That one is a little slower burn. That is the final piece coming out from this first batch.” The film, which longer than the other films in The Oats Studios Volume 1 collection, will explore “the ideas of multinational corporations, secret government programs and failed scientific experiments”. If you would like to read our entire interview with Neill Blomkamp you can do so HERE.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 19, 2017
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Sigourney Weaver Again Battles Otherworldly Menace In Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Rakka’

After Neill Blomkamp‘s failed attempt at adding a fifth installment to the ‘Alien’ franchise, the visionary sci-fi director announced the creation of his own film production company, Oats Studios. The first offering from the studio is the short ‘Rakka’, a gritty, post-apocalyptic alien invasion film set in the near future. The film opens somewhere in Texas, in the year 2020. From the outset, each frame absolutely oozes an ultra-bleak, dystopian atmosphere. The world as we know it is no more; in its place is a brutal hellscape in which nearly all of humanity (well, what’s left of it anyhow) is enslaved by a barbaric, if highly advanced species of reptilian extraterrestrials. The aliens erect monolithic mega structures used to generate an atmosphere suitable for their crops and breathing needs, and treat humans as test subjects, or pests to be eliminated. Though primitive in appearance, the aliens seem to possess telekinetic and telepathic abilities, allowing them to use mind control to

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Capt McNeely
Jun 20, 2017

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Neill Blomkamp Kicks Off Crowd Funding For ‘Firebase’ Feature Film

Last year, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) debuted a series of short sci-fi-horror films. One of the films, Firebase, was then chosen by Blomkamp, based on fans’ reactions, to become the first feature film from Oats Studios. Firebase took us inside the hell that was the Vietnam War. Not only do U.S. soldiers come face to face with the enemy, they must face the River God, a creature with the power to raise the dead. Set during the Vietnam war, FIREBASE follows American soldier Hines through an ever deepening web of science fiction madness. Today, the crowdfunding campaign kicked off for the full-length feature of Firebase, but it’s not your run of the mill campaign. Blomkamp is setting out to make films outside of Hollywood that would give him unrestrained creativity. The campaign won’t be offering any perks other than seeing Blomkamp’s creations come to life. Blomkamp explains, “We want to build a 21st century studio that is funded directly

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2018
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Oats Studios Unveils Trailer For Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Lima’

Oats Studios has unveiled the trailer for the next short film in the series from director Neill Blomkamp (Elysium, Chappie), titled Lima. Lima is released following its predecessors Rakka, Firebase, Zygote. Together they are known as The Oats Studios Volume 1. Once the series is complete, one or more are likely to become a feature film. In an interview Blomkamp gave us a little taste of what Lima is about. Lima’ is more like a thriller, sort of a conspiracy thriller. It’s a slightly different genre, unlike the three that are out.” Blomkamp continued. “That one is a little slower burn. That is the final piece coming out from this first batch.” The film, which longer than the other films in The Oats Studios Volume 1 collection, will explore “the ideas of multinational corporations, secret government programs and failed scientific experiments”. If you would like to read our entire interview with Neill Blomkamp you can do so HERE.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 19, 2017
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Sigourney Weaver Again Battles Otherworldly Menace In Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Rakka’

After Neill Blomkamp‘s failed attempt at adding a fifth installment to the ‘Alien’ franchise, the visionary sci-fi director announced the creation of his own film production company, Oats Studios. The first offering from the studio is the short ‘Rakka’, a gritty, post-apocalyptic alien invasion film set in the near future. The film opens somewhere in Texas, in the year 2020. From the outset, each frame absolutely oozes an ultra-bleak, dystopian atmosphere. The world as we know it is no more; in its place is a brutal hellscape in which nearly all of humanity (well, what’s left of it anyhow) is enslaved by a barbaric, if highly advanced species of reptilian extraterrestrials. The aliens erect monolithic mega structures used to generate an atmosphere suitable for their crops and breathing needs, and treat humans as test subjects, or pests to be eliminated. Though primitive in appearance, the aliens seem to possess telekinetic and telepathic abilities, allowing them to use mind control to

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Jun 20, 2017