La présentation Proof of Concept est une sélection de projets de genre en phase avancée de financement. Les producteurs et les réalisateurs présentent leurs teasers originaux de proof of concept aux financeurs, agents de vente et distributeurs potentiels.
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Proof of Concept
Projects
Absolution
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Filip Kovacevic
Produced by: Filip Kovacevic, Djordje Stankovic & Vukota Antunovic (Void Pictures)
Country of production: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
Genre: Adventure, Dystopian, Science-fiction
Language: English
In a barren wasteland far removed from the mythical city of the gods, there is one human settlement left. They are dying out under the leadership of a zealous priest who started conducting human sacrifice rituals after experiencing a religious vision.
Dark Tide
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Peter Ricq
Produced by: Hangar 18 Media, GoodBye Productions, League Productions
Country of production: Canada
Genre: Horror
Language: English
A young Fisherman, along with his dead comrades, washes up on a mysterious island where a deranged Captain is hunted by a dark-hungry-beast.
Paws
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Lukas Rinker
Produced by: Neopol Film
Country of production: Germany
Genre: Creature Horror
Language: English
Young climate-researcher Nook is in grave danger. Her science-vessel has broken down way deep in the Arctic ice and her team is about to betray her and her cause – and dig for oil! When a hungry polarbear-mother then attacks the estranged crew, chances for survival decline rapidly.
Pesta
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Hanne Berkaak
Produced by: Tonje Skar Reiersen & Lise Fearnley (Mikrofilm)
Country of production: Norway
Genre: Folk Horror
Language: Norwegian
Set in Norway during the Black Plague (1349), PESTA is a romantic folk horror film about four teenagers fighting to survive as the world as they know it is coming to an end.
Quest of the Gods
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: George Moïse
Produced by: Terraform Pictures
Country of production: USA
Genre: Science-fiction
Language: English
A 9 to 5 space station worker mysteriously loses his most prized possession: the phone containing his dead mother’s memories. He goes on a quest across the galaxy, digging for clues in strange worlds and meeting a bizarre cast of characters to uncover the mystery.
The Second Woman
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Zach Gayne
Produced by: Precious Chong (Party Hunks Inc.)
Country of production: Canada
Genre: Dark Thriller, Horror
Language: English
A Canadian literary legend tucked away in an Algonquin Park cabin writing her final memoirs fights for her life and her sanity when a stalker attacks her perception of reality.
Upiro
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Óscar Martín
Produced by: Elena Muñoz (El Ojo Mecanico)
Country of production: Spain
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Language: Spanish
A rebel young woman struggles to survive in a cloistered monastery where novices mysteriously bleed to death.