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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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.