Iced Lolly is a film that made history by becoming the first all-digital feature film when it was projected straight from a computer server to an audience of 600 in Adelaide

Adelaide

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, South Australia

South Australia

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 on Saturday 15 March 2003.

The debut feature film, written and directed by Seumas Next

Seumas Next

Seumas Next is an Australian-born film maker presently living in London. He is the co-founder of film-production company Occidental Films and distributor Hollywood Arthouse.-Early life:...

 and Stephan Kern, Iced Lolly portrays a future run by a privatised crime enforcement agency; The Corporation.

Plot

Stel and Spesh race against time to recover a stash of stolen diamonds capable of powering the next generation of super-computers. Pursued by the beautiful but scheming Chief, Detectives Besthead and Bellend and the mysterious Mr Bilius, our heroes head down to the beach where a thrilling chase for the “ice” intensifies.

History

In 1997 Seumas Next and Stephan Kern scripted and the original Iced Lolly as a short film. This 22 minute version shot in January 1998 was the genesis for the current feature length production.

Iced Lolly is distributed by Hollywood Arthouse.

External links

• Home page
• http://afcarchive.screenaustralia.gov.au/filmsandawards/recentfilms/0304/feature_72.aspx
• http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=D9CC70591912f24CB9TiO3F287E4