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.
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BUG BOY
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Peter Hengl
Produced by: Lola Basara (Capra Film)
Country of production: Austria
Genre: Horror
Language: German, English
Puberty is a particularly difficult time for 14-year-old Samy: not only because he‘s an outsider at school, girls don‘t care about him, and his parents can‘t help him, but also because he‘s apparently in the process of turning into an insect…
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COUGAR
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Jennifer Handorf
Produced by: Grace Sargeant (Graceless Productions)
Country of production: United Kingdom
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Language: English
When Ollie accepts his boss’s invitation to use her holiday cabin for his friend groups holiday, he never expected her to be there… or that asking her to leave would be deadly.
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My Stalker
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Xavier Rull
Produced by: Xavier Rull (Monster Box), Jack Zhaga (Avanti Pictures), Orlando Pedregosa (Ingredient X)
Country of production: Spain, Mexico, USA
Genre: Horror
Language: Spanish
A rising young singer in the music industry is stalked by a mysterious dangerous man who can possess people astrally. As she struggles to compose a new album, deal with the pressures of fame, and evade her stalker, she descends into a dark world where music, nightmares, and the supernatural collide.
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Ostrich Boy
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Ricardo Bonisoli
Produced by: Rooxter Films
Country of production: United States, Canada
Genre: Magical Realism
Language: English
Marked by a rare facial condition called Ostrich Syndrome, a unique looking lonely teen seeks acceptance by joining a speed walking group.
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Sentinel
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Phil Tippett
Produced by: Colin Geddes, Katarina Gligorijevic, Gary Mundell
Country of production: Canada, USA
Genre: Animation, Horror
Language: English
The Sentinel is plucked from a post-apocalyptic battleground by the god Anubis, launching an epic journey.
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Sister Inconnue
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Anouk Whissell
Produced by: Maja Jacob (Maja Jacob Films Ltd.), Tina Pehme (Sepia Films)
Country of production: Canada
Genre: Horror, Supernatural
Language: English, French and Mi'kmaq
In the cursed woods of French Cove, New Brunswick, two sisters fiercely battle against the malevolent spirit of the Headless Nun, intent on their demise.
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The Girl with the Green Eyes
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Yfke van Berckelaer
Produced by: Monique van Kessel, Make Way Film
Country of production: The Netherlands, Italy and potentially Norway / others
Genre: Magical Realism
Language: Dutch
When eight-year-old Mara finds a mysterious young woman in the lake behind her house, she believes her to be the Boezehappert, a mythical Dutch water spirit who has come to save her and her siblings from the terrifying monster that lives behind the red door in their house.