Facebook re-opens Iron Sky fan page

Facebook re-opens Iron Sky fan page

On February 2nd Facebook closed down the Facebook fan page of Iron Sky, a Finnish-German science fiction comedy where the Nazis, who fled to the Moon in 1945, return to invade Earth in 2018. Apart from a generic note about Iron Sky having violated the terms of use of Facebook no reason for closing down the page was given.

Facebook’s decision to close down the Iron Sky page caused an outcry amongst the fans, who founded a support group in Facebook, changed their Facebook avatar to Iron Sky themed pictures and used Twitter and other social media to spread the news. The Facebook support group gathered over 1000 users in a very short time.

About twelve hours after the page was closed Iron Sky team received an e-mail from the Facebook team, where they were informed that the page is reopened. No reason for the initial decision to close it down was given.

“We are of course happy that we got our Facebook page back”, commented Jarmo Puskala, the community manager of Iron Sky. “Nevertheless, this gave us a bit of a pause. Facebook has become an important tool for staying in touch with our fans. They are encouraging companies and production to use the site for promotion, but what if all that hard work can be gone without any advance warning or adequate means to complain.”

“We are lucky to have such a supportive and active fan base – our gratitude goes to them for helping us solve this unfortunate misunderstanding”, Puskala adds.

Contact

Tero Kaukomaa,
producer (Blind Spot Pictures)
tero@blindspot.fi,
+41-792 537 638

Press materials

For press materials, such as photos and video, head over to http://www.ironsky.net/press/

Iron Sky in Social Media

Web: http://www.ironsky.net/
Blog: http://blog.ironsky.net
Twitter: http://twitter.com/energia
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ironsky
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/ironskyfilm
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/energiaproductions/

Behind the Iron Sky

Iron Sky is a scifi movie that takes place in the year 2018, when the Nazis, who fled the Earth to the dark side of the Moon in 1945, return to claim the Earth. The film is Finnish-German co-production with a budget of over five million euros. It’s directed by Timo Vuorensola and produced by Tero Kaukomaa (Blind Spot Pictures), Samuli Torssonen (Energia) and Oliver Damian (27 Films). The cast includes Julia Dietze (1½ Ritter), Götz Otto (Schindler’s List, The Downfall). Tilo Prückner (The Neverending Story, Die Fälscher) and Udo Kier (Dogville, Dancer in the Dark), and the screenplay is written by the acclaimed sci-fi writer Johanna Sinisalo (Nebula Award nominee 2009, Finlandia 2000). The film will be released in 2011 and distributed by Stealth Media Group.

Information, photos and videos: http://www.ironsky.net/, http://www.ironsky.net/press/

The first film of Vuorensola and Torssonen was Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning – a fan-made sci-fi parody, which was published both as a free download and as a commercial DVD. The film has reached over eight million viewers all around the world and gathered a strong international fan base.

Information and photos: http://www.starwreck.com/

The Star Wreck project gave birth to a collaborative movie creation platform called Wreck a Movie, which offers the film creators a direct connection to their audience, and offers the fans the kind of chance to interact with the movie project that has never been seen before.

Information: http://www.wreckamovie.com/