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Anyone heard of The Warsaw Uprising in 1944? It was when the Soviet army was approaching the Nazi occupied Poland, and Polish underground forces tried to organize a nationwide rebellion against the Nazis in order to help Stalin’s troops.

Right now, they’re making a film about it.

The most interesting angle to it is that it’s a science fiction film, with cybernetic steampunkish Nazi robots fighting in a futuristic setting against Polish rebels. There’s not too much information available in English about the film – titled superbly as Hardkor 44 – but it will be directed by Tomek Bagi?ski, and will be made in the same technique that was used in the making of 300 and Sin City.

The production company behind Hardkor 44 is one called Platige Image, a VFX-heavy film production company that was responsible for most of the special effects of Von Trier‘s Antichrist. And the director Bagi?ski has just finished a short film called The Kinematograph, which seems like an amazing animation done with style and integrity.

So I have to say, Hardkor 44 jumped right in the very front of my list of films to wait. Just check out the awesome concept art!

More concept art for Hardkor 44 available here.

Just wanted to note that Power to the Pixel, a London-based forum for filmmakers with eye on the Internet and future in general, has announced a Cross-Media film project competition, which is accepting submissions now. Here’s what they say about the thing:

The Pixel Pitch is Power to the Pixel’s ground-breaking new pitching forum for up to ten of the best UK and international cross-media film projects.

We are looking for stories that can span film, TV, online, mobile and gaming to be presented to a select group of financiers, commissioners, tech companies, online portals and media companies in front of an audience of PTTP participants.

The selected project teams will compete for the
BABELGUM PIXEL PITCH PRIZE of £6,000.

Teams will benefit from significant international publicity and be introduced to new international business and partnership opportunities as well as one-to-one consultancies.

Last year’s Launch saw four cross-media projects presented to international companies including Babelgum, Sony Computer Entertainment, BBC, YouTube, MySpace, Amazon, Channel 4, UK Film Council, Arts Council of England, Tribeca Film Institute.

So if you feel like you could have a story, why not push it to PttP compo, and start working on it via Wreckamovie!