Projects
Projects
Duppy
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Ajuan Isaac-George
Produced by: Dorottya Szekely, Aleksandra Bilic, Jamie Clark, Rob Maylor
Country of Production: UK, Jamaica
Genre: Supernatural Horror
Language: English, Jamaican Patois
Left with her grandparents in the Jamaican countryside, a lonely 12-year-old girl summons a vengeful spirit to take revenge against her strict grandmother, unknowingly forming an unbreakable pact with a shapeshifting demon.
Magai-Gami
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Norihiro Niwatsukino
Produced by: Yasushi Miyamae
Country of Production: Japan
Genre: Horror
Language: Japanese
In a cursed forest ruled by false gods called Magai-gami, survival depends on one rule: never look away.
Read the Bones
Original Title: Leer los Huesos
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Oan Hostench
Produced by: Edurne San Jose, Coque Serrano, Juan Malcom
Country of Production: Spain
Genre: Horror
Language: Spanish
After a disfiguring accident during her first photoshoot, a young aspiring model spirals into delusion and revenge, reinventing herself as a cult-like icon—until brutal retribution turns her into a macabre work of art more powerful in death than she ever was in life.
Spiral
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Kourtney Roy
Produced by: Amber Ripley
Country of Production: Canada, France, Belgium
Genre: Horror, Satire
Language: English
In the City of Light, young artist Kat spirals into a pit of madness and mayhem, leaving a trail of bloody carnage through the elite art world whose recognition she so desperately craves.
You’ve Been Chosen
Original Title: Den Utvalgte
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Viljar Bøe
Produced by: Arne Dahr, Anders Fløysand
Country of Production: Norway
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Language: Norwegian
When Fredrik begins receiving anonymous letters with instructions that reward obedience and punish resistance, he is drawn into a brutal system that challenges both his free will and his sense of responsibility.
Beyond the Edge
Category: Rio Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Jo Serfaty
Produced by: Clarissa Guarilha | Arissas, Violeta Kreimer, Valentina Merli | Misia Films, João Medeiros-Moraes | Claroscuro Cine
Country of Production: Brazil, France
Original Title: Borda do Mundo
Genre: Drama
Language: Portuguese
Runtime: 115'
Completed in: 2026
In a small coastal village slowly being swallowed by the sea, a fisherwoman and her young granddaughter face the imminent loss of their home. With the arrival of a longtime vacationer, buried desires and long-forgotten memories begin to resurface.
Talented
Category: Rio Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Thais Fujinaga
Produced by: Jessica Luz, Paola Wink | Vulcana Cinema, Daniel van Hoogstraten | Aurora Content, Letícia Friedrich | Vitrine Filmes
Country of Production: Brazil
Original Title: Talismã
Genre: Drama
Language: Portuguese
Runtime: 80'
Completed in: 2026
Single mother and frustrated former dancer, Tereza sees her life turned upside down when her daughter is chosen for a children’s talent reality show. TV exposure strains their bond, forcing her to choose between embracing fame with all its contradictions or breaking the cycle of media exploitation.
Days of Fire
Category: Rio Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Maju de Paiva, Bernardo Florim
Produced by: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro, Sérgio Pedrosa, Juliana Bravo, Danielle Frangelli, Elisa Petry, Rafael Machado | Viralata Produções, Flávia Feffer, Ruben Feffer, Sabrina Nudeliman Wagon | Elo Studios, Telecine and Canal Brasil
Country of Production: Brazil
Original Title: Diário do Fogo
Genre: Fantastic Realism, Horror
Language: Portuguese
Runtime: 85'
Completed in: 2026
Graça dreams of fire. She and her daughter live in an abandoned building occupied by homeless families. When the place burns down, mother and daughter are forced to leave and begin wandering the city in search of somewhere to spend the night. The living and the dead follow their trail.
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Category: Rio Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Jeferson De
Produced by: Globo Filmes, Rosane Svartman | RSMTS, Cris Arenas | Buda Filmes, Sara Silveira | Dezenove Som e Imagens, MACT Productions
Country of Production: Brazil, France
Genre: Drama
Language: Portuguese
Runtime: 100'
Completed in: 2026
Based on a worldwide bestseller. In the 1950s, waste picker Carolina Maria de Jesus overcame hunger and racism through writing. A visceral journey of a mother who transformed her diaries into a revolutionary outcry, becoming one of Brazil’s greatest literary icons. A true story of power and poetry.
The Character
Category: Rio Goes to Cannes
Directed by: Fábio Mendonça
Produced by: Diane Maia, André Novis, Eduardo Nasser | AMAIA Produções, in coproduction with Uno Filmes and Globo Filmes
Country of Production: Brazil
Original Title: O Personagem
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Language: Portuguese, French and Creole
Runtime: 90'
Completed in: 2026
Clarens, a Haitian immigrant in São Paulo, fights to reunite his family and build a better future in Brazil, while confronting a society that sees him only as either a criminal or a victim.