Projects in genres: Literary Adaption and with status: Production, Post-production, Pre-production

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Following two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, as they tackle love, loss and financial uncertainty amid the societal expectations of 18th-century England.

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Juliet awakens from a fever dream. How did we get here? The lines between hallucination and memory blur as cinema and dance collide in a kaleidoscopic journey of belonging, defiance, and self-discovery – A vivid retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet brought to life by Scottish Ballet.

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The Canaries’ Experience Genre: Mixed Reality / Magical Realism / Emotional Drama Format: Immersive VR Film Synopsis: In a world where silence can be fatal, The Canaries’ Experience invites viewers into a deeply emotional and symbolic journey through the mind of Will, a young man silently battling despair. Guided by a mystical canary—an ancient symbol of safety in coal mines—viewers traverse a surreal landscape that blends memory, emotion, and myth. As Will’s inner world unravels, the canary’s song becomes a lifeline—its presence a sign of hope, its silence a chilling warning. Through immersive soundscapes, binaural audio, and haptic feedback, the audience experiences Will’s emotional highs and lows: from the suffocating silence of isolation to the transcendent transformation of the God Canary, a divine guide born from pain and resilience. Blending magical realism with therapeutic design, this VR experience is not just a story—it’s a meditation on vulnerability, connection, and the power of being heard. In the end, the canaries rise—not just as symbols of survival, but as beacons of collective healing.

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17-year-old orphan Lucy Gladwell is sent from England to live under the guardianship of her uncle George Huyton, an English plantation owner in the island of Mauritius. George’s plans for Lucy soon become problematic when she falls in love with a local Tamil man. A story of love across the class and racial divides set in the 1910s.

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June 2012. The Afghanistan war is still raging. London is gripped in pre Olympic fever and it is the Queens Jubilee. After moving their upper middle-class lifestyle from London to a small town in the north of England, Emily invites their new next door neighbours Dawn and Alan over to become acquainted and Oliver begrudgingly complies. A clash of opinions about art, sport and politics ensues and a major disagreement concludes the evening with a startling revelation. The lives of these four neighbours begin to intertwine in ways none of them anticipated. Emily's desire for solidarity falls short of fruition. Oliver's questionable behaviour, the disappearance of Alan's cat, and Emily's break in sobriety all contribute to the story's end. With Emily oblivious to a major event, Alan unaware of his cat's whereabouts and Dawn in a state of mental collapse, the lives of these four neighbours will never be the same again.

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Three friends stop at Shiv Shakti Lodge after their jeep breaks down. This pleasant and quiet mountain abode filled with travellers, turns into a trap when they are told by the caretaker that this is not an ordinary place and they are all dead. Shiv Shakti Lodge is the last resort to make peace before they go to the promised land called Bayoul. If not, they will be stuck here forever. They face a trial by fire in which their relationships and sins are brought into the open and they have to face their guilt and burn their attachments. From denial to grief and backlash to murder, the three friends try to fight the inevitable. Can they make peace with their past, reclaim lost love, or bid a sad adieu to unfulfilled dreams? An urgent and timeless story of the celebration of life through death.

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Set in post WW2 Venice Italy, American Army Col. Richard Cantwell, haunted by the war, is a bona fide hero who faces news of his illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend a weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to facilitate a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As Cantwell's plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a remarkable young woman begins to re kindle in him the hope of renewal. Based on the last full-length novel Hemingway published in his lifetime, ACROSS THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES captures a fleeting moment of immortality where time stands still. The story contains the great Hemingway themes of love, war, youth, and age.

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The hardscrabble life, both interior and exterior, of William Stoner a Missouri farmer turned academic making his way through the first half of the 20th century. Adapted from John Williams's initially little known 1965 novel 'Stoner', which was reissued to universal praise in 2003, and went on to become a best seller. "I had never encountered a work so ruthless in its devotion to human truths and so tender in its execution." New York Times Magazine

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A Kathakali Dancer who has failed in performing arts adopts the new zeal to kill people; he performs the killing in order to bring the cult status of tragedy in his life.

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Nelson Mandela recounts his life story, from birth, through life to death surrounded by his grandchildren in unique drama-documentary featuring extraordinary unseen footage. Narrated by Mandela himself, one of history’s extraordinary enduring figures, his account reveals previously unheard, personal and touching testimony, teamed with emotional conflict. Travelling through time back to his beginnings as a rebellious young man in South Africa; his rebirth as a lawyer; 27 years imprisonment on Robben Island and finally to his release and free and fair elections and victory against Apartheid rule. The interviews and narration are the last oral and video account by the great man before his death. The film was edited by Gregers Salls (SENNA) and officially supported by the Mandela Foundation, and Mandela’s own family.

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A young mermaid gives up her life in the sea to love a human prince. Based on Hans Chriatian Andersen's beloved fairytale.

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Based on Virginia Woolf's 'Flush', tracing the life of Flush, a Cocker Spaniel from his carefree existence in the country, to his adoption by the poet Elizabeth Barrett, his travails in London, his owner's elopement and to his final days in a bucolic Italy. Elizabeth Barrett, who is mourning the death of her brother, is given a puppy called Flush, who restores her spirits and helps her resume her poetry. She is trapped in her “ivory tower” by a possessive, domineering father. Another young poet, Robert Browning, has fallen in love with Elizabeth’s poetry and is always begging to meet her in person. When a trembling Elizabeth finally agrees, the sparks of passion ignite a secret romance, much to the annoyance of her beloved companion- Flush. Knowing her father will never let her go, Elizabeth and Robert elope and escape to beautiful sunny Italy. Meanwhile, a jealous Flush plots furiously against the man who has stolen Elizabeth’s heart.