it took precisely 111 weeks from original conception, through writing the script, bringing on board the core team, sourcing locations, casting, raising the funds, shooting, editing, re-recording and mixing sound and grading, and today, after final tweaks and adjustments to the tweaks and fine-tuning the adjustments, at 11:12 on the 12/02/2012 our film, which is now 112 minutes 07 seconds and 01 frame long, was labelled 'final' and is therefore complete.

it's been an amazing journey and this project owes everything to the many people who have given their talent, inspiration, time and unwavering commitment, who have helped in kind and in deed and who have financed it by funding frames. to all of you my most heartfelt thanks!

the process of submitting it to film festivals has already begun. we don't expect any news now for at least a couple of months, but you can be sure that if and when we have some, you will get it here first.

with love and immense gratitude
sebastian

it was a little later than originally planned, but it was bang on the hour of the new deadline: at twelve o'clock midnight on sunday 30th october 2011, to the day a year after we wrapped principal photography in london, fundaframe.org stopped accepting funding for frames. the hour of living is the first feature film to be funded entirely on a frame-by-frame basis. everyone who has contributed has made it possible and has written themselves into the history books in the process, and i am intensely grateful to each and everyone who has done so: without you, our film would not have been made, simple as that.

the reason framefunding ceased, of course, is that we are now getting ever closer to completing the picture. right now, colour grading and sound mix are still being worked on and we're even still tweaking one or two details in the edit, but they're tiny. and that means that the credits for the film are also now being finalised. since everyone who has funded one or several frames is entitled to a credit in the film, there has to be a cut off point, and i'm very glad to say, we've reached it: we are now polishing and tidying up, and then we're done.

it's been a tremendous experience in every way and i also want to thank everyone who has helped us in deed and in kind. every film is a collaboration, of course, but i feel genuinely blessed to have been working with such a committed, talented and spirited team. and the help and support we received from friends and strangers alike every step of the way has been overwhelming: i owe you all a great debt of gratitude.

it won't be long now before we can announce our first screenings, and as you can imagine, when we do, you'll hear it here and through our mailing list first...