''Crimeface'' is an

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thriller / police procedural released in 2008, and directed by Krishna Stott.

Overview

This UK produced

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project mixes popular entertainment formats such as film, literature, music, and gaming to be both interactive and

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. ''Crimeface'' has played in cinemas and is available on DVD and on the

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. The film, according to Aleks Krotoski, technology and interactivity writer at ''

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'', "pushes the notion of interactivity and play into a different game space." The live action sequences of the film stars

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'', BBC 2's

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-winning series '' The Cops'', and '' Coronation Street'') as Detective Harry Adams of the Modern Device Crime Unit who enlists hacker Tranz Van Zandt (Wayne Simmonds) to help solve a murder. Also featuring Craig Cheetham (

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's '' Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere'', ''

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'', and Ringo Starr in the 2010 TV biopic, ''

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''), the story and script was written by Richard Davis and Stott. The filmic elements are mounted in one of two windows, with the second window opening onto interactive story elements in multiple media formats, where with a click of the mouse players can explore the world of ''Crimeface'' without leaving the film. ''Crimeface'' won both the Webby and People's Voice awards prizes at the 2008 Webby Awards for the Online Film & Video - Experimental category.

Cast

*Wayne Simmonds as Tranz Van Zandt *

as Harry Adams *Tom Charnock as John Barry *Nikki Tovell as Julie Abrahams * Craig Cheetham as Peter Townes *Gareth Abel as Billy Macintosh *Juliet Ellis as Forensic Cop *Amanda Griffiths, Helen Serridge, and Mim Wild as Duty Cops *Gary Peploe as Photographer

Awards

''Crimeface'' was nominated for a prize at the Viper Film Festival of Digital Media in 2006. Winner of both the Webby and People's Voice awards in the

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category of online film and video at the 2008 Webby Awards this new mix of film and interactivity was described on launch as being "a glimpse of the future for on-screen fiction" by Pocket-Lint.

References

External links

Crimeface website
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