Projects

Original Title: El hoyo

Completed in: 2019

Synopsis:

One day Goreng wakes up with his future colleague Trimagasi in the 33rd level of a prison style place, crossed by a hole where a platform descends with meal remains left from the tenants from higher levels. Trimagasi knows the rules that govern this mysterious place: two people per level and an unknown number of them. If you go upwards you survive… but think too much and you will descend again. If you are in the bottom where the food barely arrives, you cannot trust anyone except your guts.

Director’s biography:

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia is a Bilbao-based film director and producer. His short The House of the Lake earned multiple international awards, and he produced the acclaimed feature The Glass Coffin. He gained global recognition with his debut The Platform (2019), a dystopian sci-fi thriller that premiered at Toronto and won major awards at Sitges, establishing him internationally.

Production companies:

Basque Films: Basque Films is a production company founded in 2002 by Carlos Juarez, director of production of the short film 7:35 am, nominated for an Oscar in 2005; and a group of professionals with wide experience in the industry. Its original purpose is aimed at finding and management of young talent, of which prestigious authors have emerged. Based in Bilbao, has worked with dozens of national and international production companies, earning more than one hundred awards in prestigious festivals.

Mr Miyagi Films: Barcelona-based Mr. Miyagi Films, led by Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros, develops, produces and co-produces film and TV projects in live-action and animation. With roots in Zentropa, the company balances auteur vision with production demands. Its slate includes over 20 features, with selections and awards at major festivals such as Berlin, Toronto and San Sebastián, as well as Goya and Gaudí nominations.

IP Holder: Latido Films

Latido Films is an international sales agency mostly specialized in Spanish-speaking and European films but open to movies from all over the world. They pursue new talents and support established directors in order to create a catalogue with a variety of high-quality titles. They work as much with arthouse films as with box-office hits.

Original Title: The Dark

Completed in: 2018

Synopsis:

A murderous, flesh-eating undead young girl haunting the remote stretch of woods where she was murdered decades earlier, discovers a kidnapped and abused boy hiding in the trunk of one of her victim’s cars. Her decision to let the boy live throws her aggressively solitary existence into upheaval and ultimately forces her to re-examine just how much of her humanity her murderer was able to destroy.

Director’s biography:

Justin Lange is a screenwriter and director with an MFA in film directing from the Columbia University Graduate Film Program. He only wears red shoes. His third feature film The Visitor, which he directed for Blumhouse Television and MGM+, was released in 2022. He previously wrote and directed The Seventh Day, starring Guy Pearce, Stephen Lang and Keith David; and The Dark, his critically-acclaimed and award-winning feature film debut which had its world premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.

Production company:

Founded in 1988, DOR FILM is one of Austria’s most influential production houses. Based in Vienna, focused on high-quality feature films and series with strong international appeal. Known for fostering top directorial talent, DOR FILM remains a driving force in the German-speaking film industry, blending cultural depth with captivating storytelling.

IP Holder: Dor Film Produktion GmbH

Founded in 1988, DOR FILM is one of Austria’s most influential production houses. Based in Vienna, focused on high-quality feature films and series with strong international appeal. Known for fostering top directorial talent, DOR FILM remains a driving force in the German-speaking film industry, blending cultural depth with captivating storytelling.

Original Title: Pfau - Bin ich echt?

Completed in: 2024

Synopsis:

Matthias is a master of his profession. Do you need a ‘cultured boyfriend’ to impress your friends? A ‘perfect son’ to influence your business partners’ opinion of you? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? Whatever it is, just rent Matthias! While he excels at pretending to be someone else every day, just being himself is the real challenge.

Director’s biography:

Bernhard Wenger (Salzburg, Austria, 1992) studied directing at Film Academy Vienna. Loves to work with subtle, odd and visual humour. His debut feature film Peacock premiered at Venice/Settimana 2024; selected as Austria’s entry for Oscars 2026. Several awards, a.o. German New Faces Award 2025. Excuse Me, I’m Looking for the Ping-pong Room and My Girlfriend: Best Short Film Austrian Film Awards, Alumnus of Berlinale Talents, Locarno Filmmakers Academy, Talent Village Les Arcs.

Production company:

Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion (NGF Geyrhalterfilm) has 25+ years of experience with 100+ feature films and documentaries; premieres in Cannes (Michael/Markus Schleinzer), Venice (Austria’s 2026 Oscar entry Peacock/Bernhard Wenger), Toronto (Mademoiselle Paradis/Barbara Albert), Berlin (The Robber/Benjamin Heisenberg), Locarno (Matter Out of Place/Nikolaus Geyrhalter) a.o. Their slate ranges from radical arthouse to box office hitting family entertainment; from local engagement to the big global questions.

IP Holder: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

Original Title: Wilde Maus

Completed in: 2017

Synopsis:

When 50-year-old George loses his job as music critic with a Vienna newspaper he conceals the fact from his younger wife Johanna, who wants a child with him. Instead, he embarks upon a campaign of revenge against his former boss… and begins to renovate a roller-coaster in the Wurstelprater amusement park along with an old school friend, Erich, who is also unemployed.

Director’s biography:

Josef Hader, born in 1962, began his career as a professional cabaret artist in 1985. He has received all major German-language cabaret awards. Since the early 1990s, Hader has repeatedly worked successfully in film as an actor and screenwriter, and more recently also as a director. With his directorial debut Wild Mouse for which he also wrote the screenplay and played the lead role. In 2024, Andrea gets a divorce was very successful in cinemas in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Production company:

The Vienna-based film production company Wega Filmproduktion (WEGA-Film) was founded in 1980 by Dr. Veit Heiduschka. Between its breakthrough in 1986 with the crime comedy Müller’s Büro, directed by Niki List, and winning the Academy Award (“Oscar”) for Best Foreign Language Film for Amour, directed by Michael Haneke, in 2013, WEGA-Film has produced over 50 feature films, more than 20 TV films, and over 20 documentaries. WEGA-Film is today one of Austria’s leading film production companies.

IP Holder: Wega Filmproduktion