Proof of Concept

The Proof of Concept presentation is a selection of genre projects in advanced financing. Producers and directors present their original proof of concept teasers to prospective financiers, sales agents and distributors.

📆 The Frontières Proof of Concept will be held on Saturday 20 May from 09:30-11:00 (Palais K, Palais des Festivals).

Projects

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.