Gold Coast Film Festival secures Iron Sky’s Australian premiere

The Australian/German/Finnish co-production Iron Sky will have its Australian premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival as the festival’s opening film on April 19.

Iron Sky had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival where it was one of the fastest selling screenings at the festival.

The film trailer has reached 6.5 million YouTube views since the Berlin premiere. The film’s producers have had a strong presence on Facebook and used crowd-funding to help generate investment and interest.

New Holland Pictures was the Australian production company behind the film, bringing production of the film to the Gold Coast. New Holland Pictures producer Cathy Overett said: “It’s been a fabulous journey for us, being absorbed into the Iron Sky social media phenomenon. And we were delighted to bring world class production values to the film, shooting all the moonbase and spaceship interiors at the Village Roadshow studios on the Gold Coast. Having our Australian premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival will be like bringing the film home, a fitting sequel to Berlin.”