The feature-length movie based on the popular Carmilla lesbian-vampire love story web series has begun principal photography in Toronto. The film, whose financial backers include Fullscreen, is slated to be released this fall.
Carmilla the Movie (working title) features the stars of the digital series, Elise Bauman and Natasha Negovanlis, who return for the supernatural spinoff film.
Other cast for the movie include Dominique Provost-Chalkley (Wynonna Earp, Murdoch Mysteries), Grace Lynn Kung (Mary Kills People,The Strain), and Cara Gee (The Expanse,Inhuman Condition) as well as returning Carmilla cast Annie Briggs.
The series and film come from Toronto-based Shaftesbury’s Smokebomb Entertainment digital studio and its shift2 branded-entertainment agency. The Carmilla series, which debuted in August 2014, is sponsored by Kimberly-Clark’s U by Kotex feminine-hygiene brand.
The film has been available for pre-order through Vimeo’s VHX service (at carmillamovie.vhx.tv) starting at $9.99; Fullscreen’s participation indicates that it may be offering Carmilla the Movie on its subscription VOD service as well.
Fans of the Carmilla digital series, which spans three seasons and encompasses 108 5-minute episodes in all, call themselves Creampuffs after a line in the show. The series has generated over 69 million views and 233 million minutes of watch time across all three seasons since its launch. It’s available on shift2’s YouTube channel KindaTV and subscription video service Fullscreen.
