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24 de Agosto de 2022

Corto disponible en mejor calidad

After 15 years since the last update, we want to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ZX Spectrum with a special update. Here you have the short film "Sinclair's Gate" with better quality:

Enjoy and remember to turn on the english subtitles. Thank you all for your support and a big hug to the unforgettable Sir Clive Sinclair.

October 30, 2007

Shortfilm available

Enjoy it. Here is the link to watch Sinclair's Gate shortfilm. Remember to turn on the english subtitles. Comments are welcomed as well as donations!

October 22, 2007

Finished Project

After a year of work, the short-film is now ready. To celebrate we have changed the style of this web site and shortly we'll open several some new sections. Soon you will see the shortfilm. Stay tuned!

By the way, don't forget to take a look to the 11th number of the excellent zxf magazine.

March 22, 2007

New Trailer

The postproduction is almost done!. Here you have an intense 26 seconds new trailer. Hope you enjoy it.

The music is from our composer Aritz Villodas.

January 19, 2007

Happy new year

A very special year since we celebrate the 25 years anniversary of the launch of the mythical Zx Spectrum.

We keep working in the hard posproducci�n of the shortfilm, that will be launched this year for sure. In parallel, Aritz Villodas is working in the music score and the first tracks we have listened are simply wonderful. We recommend you a visit to his personal web page.

October 3, 2006

The filming has ended. Finally there have been 3 days of intense and exhausting filming in our home-made bluescreen set and 2 days in real sceneries.

At the moment we are in the postproduction process. During the next days we will be mixing the scenes of blue screen with computer-made backgrounds and we assure that the result is going to surprise you pleasingly.

It has also been decided that the definitive title of the short film will be "The Sinclair Gate".

Stay tuned because there will be more updates soon... the end is nigh.

August 21, 2006

Setting up the filming

The script is ready, the actors are chosen and the locations have been prepared. If there are no misfortunes, the filming will begin on the 9 of September and will last for one week. Soon we will show you some new images of this project.

July 3, 2006

Good project reception

Thanks to all for the support and the received cheers. In no more than 3 days we received a thousand visits, there have been more than 300 trailer downloads and we have received several emails with interesting suggestions and even some donations. For that reason we want to thank you all and ask yout to be patient with us because the project is going to take a while to get concluded.

We can advance that we have the script within a 90% of development, the takings of special effects are almost ready and at the moment we are in process of selection of the actors who will interpret in the short film.

June 12, 2006

Akton Films is born !

As a necessity to create a new company to give exit to new restlessness, Akton Films is born, composed by serious and competent people able to take to good aim everything that they set out, which is a warranty of quality and good doing.

During the last MadriSX & Retro 2006 a teaser was shown of which will be the first short, a mixture of science-fiction and 8 bits computers. You have this teaser available for download in the Multimedia section.

Pay attention to your screen to be informed about the progresses in the development of this interesting project...