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.
Frontières
Proof of Concept
Projects
Frontières
Ancestral Beasts
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Tim Riedel
Produced by: Tim Riedel, Tina Keeper, Phyllis Laing, Edmon Rotea, Fawnda Neckoway
Country of production: Canada
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Language: English, Southern Michif and Cree
A troubled Indigenous woman who returns to her ancestral home in rural Canada looking to finally tame the self-sabotaging monster inside of her. But, in doing so, she uncovers a terrifying supernatural creature that she must battle before it kills her and everyone she loves.
Frontières
Children of the Moor
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Richard Raaphorst
Produced by: Marijn van der Ploeg, Adam Park
Country of production: Netherlands, UK
Genre: Horror Comedy
Language: English
When a family moves to a remote farmhouse, their teenage daughter discovers the land is haunted by the spirits of children murdered long ago.
Frontières
Feed
Original title: Feed
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Nancy Urich
Produced by: Nancy Urich
Country of production: Canada
Genre: Horror
Language: English
A new mom struggles through the realities of breastfeeding, and is restored by a malicious old woman’s folkloric curse.
Frontières
Light Years
Original title: Lysår
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Vegard Dahle
Produced by: Bente Maalen, Håvard Wettland Gossé
Country of production: Norway
Genre: Science-fiction
Language: English, Norwegian
An unruly astronaut’s quest to regain his lost memories leads to the shocking revelation of a daughter he never knew existed.
Frontières
Skin Side Up
Original title: Skin Side Up
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Robert Ten Eyck
Produced by: Lauren Simpson, Annie Thiele
Country of production: Australia
Genre: Horror
Language: English
A drag queen performing at a remote hens party discovers that the bride-to-be is a prisoner of her demented groom and his delusional father.
Frontières
Taste of Heaven
Original title: Taste of Heaven
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Marc Schießer
Produced by: Tobias Lohf, Melina Pelc, Marc Schießer
Country of production: Germany
Genre: Horror, Psychological, Thriller
Language: English, French
The ambitious chef Joline aspires to create her culinary masterpiece at the renowned fusion restaurant HEAVEN, but as her obsession pushes her beyond her moral boundaries, she realizes too late that she herself is the final missing ingredient on the menu.
Frontières
Who Knows?
Original title: Qui Sap?
Category: Proof of Concept
Directed by: Carlo Padial
Produced by: Juan Solá, Maria Rocher, Oriol Maymó, Joseph Díaz
Country of production: Spain
Genre: Comedy, Science-fiction, Thriller
Language: Catalan
After moving into a new apartment following a painful breakup, a struggling illustrator begins experiencing disturbing nighttime occurrences and memory lapses. As his anxiety deepens and his reality unravels, he must uncover the truth behind the sinister presence haunting his home.