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The Game is On!

In a fictional land called London, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson meet a curious client: the toymaker Joseph.

Recently, Joseph signed a deal with some Hollywoodland producers to make a movie featuring his most famous toy. But, soon after the deal was announced, a mysterious girl with light blue hair started painting violent and bloody images all over London, images that Joseph finds disturbing. What does the mysterious girl want? Why is she painting her graffiti? Sherlock is intrigued. The Game is On!

The Game is On! is a web series of 6 episodes accompanied by a set of open access educational materials providing children and adults alike with a springboard for exploring copyright, creativity and the limits of lawful appropriation and reuse. For more information and to access each episode individually, visit: www.copyrightuser.org/educate/the-game-is-on/

  • Ronan Deazley
    Director
  • Bartolomeo Meletti
    Director
  • Marco Bagni
    Director
  • Ronan Deazley
    Writer
  • Bartolomeo Meletti
    Writer
  • Ronan Deazley
    Producer
  • Bartolomeo Meletti
    Producer
  • Worth Knowing Productions
    Producer
  • Cliff Chapman
    Key Cast
    "Sherlock Holmes"
  • Anton Saunders
    Key Cast
    "John Watson "
  • Andy Scratch
    Key Cast
    "John Watson"
  • Aislinn De'Ath
    Key Cast
    "Agnes Peabody / Blue Fairy / Dr Hartz"
  • Vincent Brimble
    Key Cast
    "Joseph"
  • Nick Sampson
    Key Cast
    "Mycroft Holmes"
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 28, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    45,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • AHRC Research in Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 12, 2015
    UK Premiere of Episode 1 - The Adventure of the Girl with the Light Blue Hair (pilot)
    Winner of AHRC Innovation in Film Award
  • Learning on Screen Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 28, 2016
    Screening of Episode 1 (pilot)
    Nominated for Learning on Screen Award
  • Copyright Education and Educating Users
    Glasgow
    United Kingdom
    November 10, 2017
    Screening of Episode 1 (pilot)
  • Copyright & Creative Reuse
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 8, 2017
    Screening of Episode 1 (pilot)
  • Icepops
    Liverpool
    United Kingdom
    April 3, 2018
    UK Premiere of Episode 4 - The Adventure of the Missing Note
  • Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest
    Washington, DC
    United States
    September 29, 2018
    World Premiere of The Game is On! - The Film
Distribution Information
  • CopyrightUser.org
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director - Ronan Deazley, Bartolomeo Meletti, Marco Bagni