Current Traveller films "Curse of the Del Garria" and the forthcoming
"Red" will be edited in to 15-18minute episodes, with both stories
each comprising of two parts. The decision was made for the benefit of
possible television/cable broadcasts. "It seems a lot more attractive
to have a complete series of five episodes of roughly the same length
rather then a handful of independent films with varied running times,"
replied Andrew when asked about the change "For marketing and
distribution purposes it certainly makes it a lot easier for all of us."

The episodic version of "Curse of the Del Garria" will be available to
view/download online in the near future. This is currently the only
story planned for internet release. Watch this space.

The stories in the first season of Traveller adventures are:

1. "Curse of the Del Garria" (2003) *Pilot story
Written by Mark Robert Ritchie, x2 parts

2. "Red" (2005)
Written by Dale Smith, x2 parts

3. "Man Out Of Time" (2006)
Written by Kaye Redhead, x1 part
*This replaces "Deadly Whispers" – due to budgetary constraints
we've had to push this one back again!

In other news Merkelbach Films is happy to announce a new member to
the Merkelbach Films team…Introducing Clifford Hoeft!

Clifford Hoeft has a keen interest in the art of filmmaking, and while
he has not produced any films of his own he has endeavored to promote
and encourage the work of independent filmmakers. Thanks to the
technology of the internet Clifford has been able to contribute to
several film productions around the world, to companies based in
England, Germany, Canada and the U.S.A. It is with great pleasure that
Clifford is now able to help out with a local production based in
Australia.

Clifford will be handling web hosting, publicity and a few other odds
and ends.

Merkelbach Films Team.