WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING ABOUT LUMINA:
"a beautifully shot and suspenseful romantic fable"
--Liz Shannon Miller, NewTeeVee
"With cinematography that rivals a Steven Soderbergh movie,
shot in exotic locations in Hong Kong, and a gorgeous cast,
this series pushes the web medium to its pinnacle."
-- Anthony Sherritt, Channel Press
"we are super excited to see the debut of this webseries
and its mysteriously twisted plot"
-- Orientelle
"engaging and thought provoking"
-- Rob Heath, Movie Crematorium
"I think it's absolutely brill."
--Phil Whelan, RTHK Radio 3 Morning Brew
"The production values of the trailer are really amazing.
This thing looks like it could be a feature film"
-- Jamie Noguchi, Angry Zen Master
"From what I've seen of her vision, I think LUMINA has the cross-cultural potential
to make a splash on the international filmmaking scene."
--Gil Asakawa, Nikkei View
"LUMINA is one of the few independent webseries
that seems to have a high production value"
-- Sandie, Daemon's TV
"the trailer featured some pretty crazy shots…and some hot actors. Woot!"
-- Moye, 8 Asians
"while rewatching the trailer (which I've done many times now), I am reminded of modern fairy tales (or urban mythology) by authors such as Neil Gaiman and Charles De Lint, who write about worlds that secretly coexist and interact with our own."
-- Raven Kai, UberSciFiGeek
"The previews for this show look amazing. They are done in HD format
so watching feels as real and natural as watching TV"
-- Andrew Sutton, Associated Content
LINKS:
21 April 2009: Geek entertainment site Angry Zen Master writes about the LUMINA trailer
21 April 2009: Asian Cinema site Dimsum Cinema writes about the LUMINA trailer
29 April 2009: Asian-American and Asian-Canadian site 8 Asians writes about the LUMINA trailer
30 April 2009: Asian-American entertainment site ChannelAPA writes about the LUMINA trailer
1 May 2009: "Do Freemiums Work?", French Maid TV creator and executive producer Tim Street writes about LUMINA's fan-based model for his marketing and social media site 1TimStreet
6 May 2009: Genre and post apocalyptic film site Quiet Earth writes about the LUMINA trailer
7 May 2009: Women in Horror site Pretty Scary writes about the LUMINA trailer
14 May 2009: Italian television news site Key4biz writes about the LUMINA trailer
17 May 2009: SciFi and Fantasy Entertainment Website UberSciFiGeek writes about the LUMINA trailer
18 May 2009: Technology blog Hong Kong Tech Phooey writes about the LUMINA trailer
21 May 2009: Entertainment and lifestyle blog MoTrees writes about the LUMINA trailer
24 May 2009: Asian-American site Alpha Asian writes about the LUMINA trailer
25 May 2009: Entertainment blog Sofachip interviews LUMINA lead actress JuJu Chan
28 May 2009: Asian Cinema site Far East Films writes about the LUMINA trailer
29 May 2009: Japanese-American blog Nikkei View inteviews LUMINA director Jennifer Thym
11 June 2009: Web Series Magazine writes about the LUMINA trailer
18 June 2009: Spanish web television site Series en Internet writes about the LUMINA trailer
24 June 2009: Asian-Canadian women's online community Orientelle writes about the LUMINA trailer
14 July 2009: Asian-American media & entertainment site ANBM writes about the LUMINA trailer
21 July 2009: "Indie Filmmaking 101," Time Out Hong Kong talks to LUMINA director Jennifer Thym
4 August 2009: Television and entertainment news site Daemon's TV writes about the LUMINA trailer
1 September 2009: Geek entertainment site Angry Zen Master writes about the LUMINA series launch
2 September 2009: Hong Kong cinema site Hong Kong Film Net puts LUMINA's launch on their front page
2 September 2009: Web Series Magazine writes about the LUMINA series launch
2 September 2009: Asian American blog Nikkei View writes about the LUMINA series launch
4 September 2009: Spanish Hong Kong film site Dimsum Cinema writes about the LUMINA series launch
5 September 2009: Web Entertainment Guide writes about the LUMINA series launch
8 September 2009: Asian American news site ChannelAPA announces the LUMINA series launch
8 September 2009: Hong Kong Cinemagic lists LUMINA in their database (in English and in French)
9 September 2009: Spanish Asian film site Dimsum Cinema reviews the first two LUMINA webisodes
9 September 2009: Spanish blog Hodonbangumi writes about the first two LUMINA webisodes
13 September 2009: LUMINA director Jennifer Thym presents at BarCamp Hong Kong 2009
14 September 2009: Channel Press reviews the first two LUMINA webisodes
15 September 2009: SciFi / Fantasy entertainment site UberSciFiGeek posts about LUMINA Webisode 3
16 September 2009: LUMINA is on the front page of Hong Kong film site HKFilm.net
17 September 2009: Clique Claque TV reviews the first three LUMINA webisodes
22 September 2009: "Lumina: Our next go-to guilty pleasure", CNN Go writes about LUMINA
22 September 2009: "Hong Kong's 'Lumina' Shows Off RED Camera, Slow Pace," Tubefilter reviews LUMINA
23 September 2009: "Gaze into the Beautiful Fairy Tale Fantasy of LUMINA", Tilzy TV reviews LUMINA
28 September 2009: eGuiders selected LUMINA Webisode 2 as a featured drama pick for the week
6 October 2009: Neonpunch PUNCH-UP with LUMINA writer/director Jennifer Thym
6 October 2009: Spanish blog Dimsum Cinema writes about LUMINA Webisode 3 on "LUMINA Tuesdays"
6 October 2009: eGuiders selected LUMINA Webisode 3 as a featured drama pick for the week
7 October 2009: German digital entertainment site tvDigital reviews LUMINA
8 October 2009: Advertising and PR blog Media writes about the LUMINA appearance at Web Wednesday
11 October 2009: Amazing web series site 93 Studios reviews LUMINA
13 October 2009: Film website Movie Crematorium reviews LUMINA
14 October 2009: Women in Horror website Pretty Scary reviews LUMINA
20 October 2009: LUMINA is featured in the new KoldCast TV promo
21 October 2009: LUMINA is now downloadable on Zune
23 October 2009: APA News blog Asian Nation posts about LUMINA
23 October 2009: East Coast Asian American Students Union posts about LUMINA
29 October 2009: Webisode Clack writes about LUMINA's season finale
30 October 2009: Cool biking site Hong Kong Fixed Gear posted about LUMINA
12 November 2009: Web Series Network reports about the LUMINA screening at Clockenflap
12 November 2009: Women in Horror site Pretty Scary writes about the LUMINA screening at Clockenflap
13 November 2009: Hong Kong Fixed Gear + Flowrider post a link to LUMINA's screening at Clockenflap
16 November 2009: Italian Subs Addicted posts Italian subtitles to the LUMINA trailer for download
16 November 2009: Small Screen Scoop reviews the LUMINA soundtrack
16 November 2009: Women in Horror site Pretty Scary interviews LUMINA writer/director Jen Thym
16 November 2009: LUMINA gets a cool Tumblr picspam by Love, Love Will Tear Us Apart
16 November 2009: Bryn Mawr College Asian Students Association posts about LUMINA
23 November 2009: Jessica of Small Screen Scoop interviews LUMINA writer/director Jennifer Thym
26 November 2009: East Asian Inspiration website One Inch Punch posts about LUMINA the series
8 December 2009: The Invasion writes about LUMINA
8 December 2009: South China Morning Post interviews LUMINA writer/director Jennifer Thym
8 December 2009: South China Morning Post Multimedia interviews LUMINA writer/director Jennifer Thym
15 December 2009: Asian American Movement interviews LUMINA writer/director Jennifer Thym