Crime and Punishment is an Australian feature film production of one of Russia’s most famous novels. From award-winning writer/director Andrew O’Keefe and Russia’s own Fyodor Dostoevsky.

NOW SHOOTING

UPDATE:
We are very excited to announce that we have started shooting Crime & Punishment. We still need your support to reach our Pozible goal. We can't wait to show you the film that you've helped to create so we've added a ticket to a Private Screening** to all Rewards. See you there! 

Here are some film stills from the scenes we have shot so far.





SYNOPSIS

When a destitute PhD student commits premeditated murder in the name of a theory, he finds that his soul can only be saved through the love of a religious prostitute. But will he confess in time or will a cunning police investigator ruin his chance at salvation?

THE FILM

'Crime & Punishment' is a modern-day feature film adaptation of Dostoevsky’s literary masterpiece of the same name. It intertwines the exploration of the psychology of a killer with a wicked tale of murder, sex, love and redemption.

Production will take place in January 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.

OUR GOAL

We want 'Crime & Punishment' to screen in cinemas and film festivals around Australia and the world. We want our film to rise to the standard it deserves, with sets, costumes and locations that do the story proud. To do this we need to raise $20,000.





WHY WE’RE CROWDFUNDING

We aim to start filming in January 2013, but in order to do that we need your support. Our amazingly passionate cast and crew are all working on this project on deferred payment. This means we can make this film sooner than we otherwise could have. Bless them!

However, what you see on screen – the sets, costumes and locations – need funds to bring the film to life. That’s why we need your help.

All supporters will be added to our exclusive members-only newsletter database. You will receive exclusive news, clips, interviews, blogs and trailer previews. And our eternal thanks for your support.

OUR CROWDFUNDING TARGET

We need to raise an additional $75,000 to make this production become the film we want it to be. If 750 of you were to pledge $100 each, we'd hit our dream target.

We’ve set our Pozible goal at $20,000 because we want to make sure we reach it (if we don't hit our Pozible target, we don't get any money). But we don't want the pledging to stop there. Even if we reach $20,000, people can still pledge more to help us reach our dream target (and still reap their Rewards). We really need $75,000 to make the best film that we can make.

HOW TO PLEDGE

Click the green button on the right of the screen that says ‘Support Project’. It will take you to the Pledge page. You will be asked to select your Pledge amount and Reward. From there, you will go through the Pozible checkout and payment process.

We have some fantastic rewards on offer for pledges of all amounts so please check them out and contribute where you can. Every little bit counts towards making the best film possible and we greatly appreciate any and all support of the project.
If the funding target is not reached pledges will not proceed and no payments will be processed.

INVESTORS AND SPONSORS

Associate Producer – $5000
Executive Producer – $10,000
Business Sponsors – $5000

If you are our Guardian Angel and would like to become an Associate Producer*, Executive Producer* or a Business Sponsor of Crime & Punishment please contact us at [email protected] to discuss what we can do to thank you.

WHEN DO I RECEIVE MY REWARDS?

We hope to complete the film by July 2013, and you can expect delivery of supporter Rewards by September 2013 or, where specified, upon the film’s release. We’ll keep you updated via our exclusive members-only newsletter, Twitter, Facebook and the Crime & Punishment website on the progress of the film and its release.



HOW ELSE TO SUPPORT THE FILM

Please help us by spreading the word. Crowdfunding depends on word-of-mouth recommendations. We only have until 2 January 2013 to reach our crowdfunding target. If you have friends who might be interested in supporting the making of a feature film please:

1. Post on Facebook: copy and paste the link to the Crime & Punishment Pozible campaign on your Facebook wall.
‘I’ve joined this crowdfunding campaign. My support is helping make this exciting film
www.pozible.com/crimeandpunishment . They’ve got till 2 January 2013 to raise $20,000… all or nothing. Every dollar you can spare helps.’

2. Email: send an email to a bunch of your friends telling them about the campaign, giving them this link: www.pozible.com/crimeandpunishment

3. Like: like the Crime and Punishment Facebook page: www.facebook.com/crimeandpunishmentfilm

4. Follow: follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cpfilm





ABOUT THE TEAM

DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER/PRODUCER – ANDREW O’KEEFE
Andrew has written and directed award-winning short films and theatre that have been screened and performed internationally. Film festival screenings include Flickerfest, St Kilda Short Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, London Film Festival, Commonwealth Film Festival, Australian Short Film Today (New York, USA) and the Canberra International Film Festival. His short play 'Uncomfortable Silences', performed worldwide, has won awards at 'Short & Sweet' festivals in Sydney (Aus), Melbourne (Aus) and Auckland (NZ) as well as theBest of Edinburgh award at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival.

In 2007 he co- wrote and directed his debut feature film 'The Independent'.
Recently Andrew directed the short film 'Mother’s Day', written by Lee Mason and produced by Steve Jablonski, and co-produced the short film 'Donkey in a Lion’s Cage' with Tuuli Forward.

Andrew O’Keefe graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts Film School in 2001 and returned in 2007 as a lecturer in the Fine Arts Degree in Film and Television.

PRODUCER – TUULI FORWARD
Tuuli has produced film, theatre, large-scale festivals, education programs and cultural development projects. She produced the award-winning short film 'Heaven' in 2007 and more recently co-produced short film 'Donkey in a Lion’s Cage' with Andrew O’Keefe. Tuuli has a Post Graduate Diploma in Film and Television Producing from the Victorian College of the Arts.

PRODUCER – STEVE JABLONSKI
Steve is an award-winning filmmaker who has worked in just about every capacity behind the camera. He directed the award-winning short film Warhead; production managed the short film 'Tethered', which screened around the world including at the Clermont-Ferrand and Tempere film festivals; and produced 'Galactic Sex Wars', winner of Best Short Film at Melbourne Queer Film Festival in 2009.

Steve has recently produced short films including 'Status', 'Bloody Hungry', 'Mother’s Day' and 'Mindseye'. Steve has a Masters Degree in Film and Television from the Victorian College of the Arts.

                                                                             

RASKOLNIKOV – LEE MASON
Lee has just completed shooting 'Underbelly Squizzy', 'Paper Giants: Magazine Wars', 'Gallipoli From Above' and his own short film 'Mother’s Day', which is currently doing the festival circuit. Other credits include the critically acclaimed films 'The Independent' and 'Wednesday', both directed by Andrew O'Keefe.


MARK MORRIS - CINEMATOGRAPHER
Mark is an award winning cinematographer whose work has screened at numerous festivals around the world. Mark won a Gold Australian Cinematographers Society award for his work on the trailer for Greg McLean’s graphic comic book 'Dark Axis'. Most recently he won an ACS award for 'Mother’s Day', a short film directed by Andrew O’Keefe.


DANE NAOUM - PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Dane was born with a paintbrush in one hand and a roll of gaff in the other. It is rumoured that Jesus himself taught him carpentry, Dali taught him how to paint and Martha Stewart taught him decorating tips. Dane works on projects he is passionate about, like Hungry Man, directed by Jordan Prosser screening in December at ACMI.

THE BOOK

'Crime and Punishment' was first published in the literary journal 'The Russian Messenger' in twelve monthly installments during 1866. The story was later published as a single volume.

'Crime and Punishment' is the second of Dostoevsky's full-length novels.

The novel has been adapted for the screen by screenwriter and director Andrew O’Keefe.

ABOUT JANUARY FILMS

January Films Pty Ltd has very recently been founded by Producers Andrew O'Keefe, Tuuli Forward and Steve Jablonski for the sole purpose of making this feature film adaptation of Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'.

THANKS

Thanks so much from all of us for your support. We can't wait to make this film.






DISCLAIMER: Rewards terms and conditions.

1. Digital download or hardcopy DVD of the film will only be available once the film has been released in your territory.

2. *Associate Producer and Executive Producers credits are in name only.

3: **Private Screening will be held in Melbourne, Australia. Tickets offered as part of the Rewards packages do not include travel or accommodation.