Projects in categories: Fiction

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A film about longing and belonging, set high up in the mountains above the Adriatic Sea. A city girl, Jagoda, visits her extended family in the Balkan countryside during the summer, awakening hope, love, and the sense of mystery. The story unfolds in a recently fragmented space, on the borders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia, and is mirrored in the narrative structure of the film, which is broken in two halves and an epilogue. The ghostly presence of the young woman creates a connection between the two families, divided by the newly formed borders, with no passports or umbrellas needed.

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After putting on a lovely spread, a lonely grandad falls victim to a practical joke by his granddaughters. But is the last laugh on him?

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Sophie’s 18th birthday party becomes a bloodbath when six terrifying monsters descend upon her house, intent on devouring the party guests and killing anyone who tries to leave… As her school friends are torn apart and eaten, Sophie must rally a band of misfits and take up arms to send their party crashers back to hell. In order to survive the night, Sophie will face her destiny; monsters are real – and she’s the only one who can stop them. A dark horror comedy in the vein of THE EVIL DEAD II and SHAUN OF THE DEAD.

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Set in Rome, a city that is populated by the ghosts of the past and the distracted tourists of the present, this lyrical drama shows the struggles faced by three men and a little girl. The city becomes a silent witness to small everyday tragedies.

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A private video of Maria goes viral during a volleyball class in a school in Lima.

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Thirty-something London call centre operative Alex is obsessed with romantic comedies. Endlessly repeat-watching the likes of 'Sleepless in Seattle' and 'Notting Hill', he dreams of a relationship of his own, founded on the formulas of opposites attracting, and separation making the heart grow fonder. So, when he meets Lana on a mail-order bride website and finds they have absolutely nothing in common, he assumes he must have found the woman of his dreams. Surprisingly, Lana travels from Moldova to marry him, but Alex finds that the barriers between them - and the shadowy presence of a mysterious other man - may test his notions of how close he has come to his perfect Richard Curtis plot.

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This Science Fiction docudrama/mockumentary revolves around a dystopian future world and the possible consequences of today's actions. A young reporter highlights the issues a mind controlling drug has on the population and the moral aspects of a higher powers influence. As this reporter begins to visit various individuals, the homeless and those about to loose everything trying to survive or thrive in this new world of "Recycling", he thinks on the right and wrong of what he records. But as he comes to the end of his investigations, visiting the person in charge of this new world he realises that things are much worse that what he ever imagined..

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Tired and despondent with her everyday life, a young woman succumbs to a new virtual experience.

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On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society, the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break cultural taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. Turner Prize-nominated and Deutsche Börse Prize-winning artist, Richard Billingham, returns to the striking photographs of his family during Thatcher-era Britain. The film is based on Billingham’s memories, focussing on his parents Ray and Liz, their relationship, and its impact on Richard and his younger brother Jason. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humour, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat. Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2018 - International Competition - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Official Selection New York Film Festival 2018 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019

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A fantasy wargaming nerd and his best friend hole up in an allotment shed during a zombie apocalypse only to realise that they must actually become their heroic alter-egos, a warlock and a knight, in order to save the women in their life - even if it means tackling all the allotment tenants in the bargain.

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An elderly man travels to a remote Scottish Island to come to terms with his own mortality.

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Ben is janitor who is running away from his past and finds himself entangled in a metaphorical fight with his young self for the fate of his future. Can he break the chains of his trauma to live freely or forever be overshadowed by his demons?