Broken Allegiance

Broken Allegiance

Infobox_Film
name = Broken Allegiance


director = Nick Hallam
producer = Nick Hallam
Sudheera Kuruppu
writer = Nick Hallam
Sudheera Kuruppu
starring = Paul Hooper
Niobe Dean
Hadrian Jonathan
distributor = TheForce.Net
released = April 2002
runtime = 23 min
language = English
imdb_id = 0373735
budget = $6,000 AUD

"Broken Allegiance" is a fan film that made its debut on the internet in April 2002, created by Australian fans of the "Star Wars" franchise. It is a live-action drama set in the "Star Wars" universe, taking place a few weeks between the events in ' and '. It tells the story of two Sith apprentices, Ruan and Calis, who have escaped the Empire by fleeing Coruscant in a stolen transport. They must fight for their freedom when Darth Vader sends the vicious bounty hunter Korbain Thor to track them down.

The film started pre-production in January 2001, and was shot both in studio and on locations around Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. "Broken Allegiance" cost approximately $6,000 AUD to make, mostly spent on raw materials for sets, props, costumes, catering and equipment rental to make the film. The film was made entirely with volunteer cast and crew.

In a departure from most fanfilms, "Broken Allegiance" features an original symphonic score by composer Rich Johnson, which was performed by the Johnson Film Orchestra.

Upon release, the film garnered major media coverage and was screened at numerous local and international film festivals to great response. Since its release, the film has been downloaded worldwide in excess of 1 million times. A [http://www.brokenallegiance.net/media/BA2/ sequel] project was announced in 2003, but was cancelled in 2005 when the director decided to pursue an original feature film concept.

The film won the Audience Favorite Award in the 2003 I-CON Film Festival, and was a finalist in the 2002 Australian Effects and Animation Awards.

"Fan Films Quarterly" magazine listed "Broken Allegiance" as one of the 10 most pivotal moments in fan film history in its Summer 2006 issue.

External links

* [http://www.brokenallegiance.net Official Site]
* [http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/shortfilms/brokenallegiance/ "Broken Allegiance" at TheForce.Net]
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