Projects in genres: Drama and with status: Pre-production

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The dramatic true story of Austrian visionary, Rudolf Steiner who against ridicule, controversy and attempts on his life, developed an intricate philosophy based on his ability to research and perceive spiritual dimensions.

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Jude and Sam, a grieving couple clinging to routine and survival, whose lives are upended when William, a coldly devout government “foxfinder,” arrives at their struggling farm with a mission to root out the designated enemy - the fox. As paranoia festers and absurd regulations tighten their grip, suspicion replaces love, and truth itself begins to warp.

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After accidentally insulting President Saddam Hussein on stage during a performance of Hamlet, theatre actor Salem faces a looming death sentence. To escape the execution, he continues playing the role of Hamlet, feigning insanity, and is sent to a psychiatric hospital, where his condition awaits evaluation. Trapped in a facility filled with the lost souls of Saddam's regime, Salem must navigate a precarious balance between his will to survive and the fear of genuinely losing his mind. Salem catches the attention of the hospital director, who becomes increasingly wary of his growing influence over the patients. But, he finds an unexpected ally in Adyan, a young, ambitious, and deeply committed psychiatrist tasked with assessing his condition. Adyan, however, faces a moral dilemma: remain loyal to her duty, deliver an honest verdict and secure her promotion, or risk everything to save Salem. They defy institutional norms and stage a play with the patients. What begins as a simple exercise of Salem's diagnosis and patients' therapy becomes an unexpected triumph, drawing so much attention that it reaches Saddam Hussein, who grants Salem a presidential certificate of appreciation, officially declaring him mad.

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Fresh out of university and brimming with optimism, Lucy and Sean begin their civil service placements at Belfast City Council, only to find themselves thrust into chaos when a bizarre gastrointestinal epidemic - dubbed "Code Brown" - strikes the city. As nappies become black-market currency and the council descends into disarray, the duo stumbles upon a conspiracy involving illegal sewage dumping and a corrupt councillor lining his pockets. What began as mundane office work spirals into a frantic investigation filled with stool samples, shady contracts, and a very suspicious boat. With Belfast quite literally in the shit, it’s not the bureaucrats who save the day, but its citizens. From disinfectant-wielding grannies to paramedics in DIY hazmat suits, the community rallies with resilience and absurdity. In a climactic council showdown - punctuated by an explosive display from local wildlife... - Lucy and Sean expose the scandal, becoming unlikely heroes. The film ends with a messy but heartwarming celebration of civic pride, teamwork, and a city that proves it can weather any storm…even a tidal wave of diarrhea.

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An expansive, distinctive film told entirely through a series of car journeys taken by a London couple over the course of thirty years.

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Captured as an elephant calf, Mangal encounters both love and loss as he is made to join the world of humans. Transported from one place to another, changing hands, he ultimately becomes a revered deity worshipped as God, yet tied in chains, until he decides to break free.

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A photographer travelling around Iceland with her partner unexpectedly ends up on the run with a hitchhiker’s baby, forcing her to confront her own feelings about parenthood, and pushing her to the very edge of survival.

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A famous pianist's retirement to Ireland takes an intriguing turn when his housekeeper recounts their history. Concurrently, an abandoned well becomes a focal point, shrouded in tales of enchantment, violence, desire, and retribution.

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Bucharest in 1813. The city gates were closed because of the increasing death toll of the black plague. Over thirty thousand souls were buried in a place called ‘Balta Albă’, the White Pond. The area later became a park, shrouded in mystery and superstition, avoided at nighttime even to this day. The story of a man who has the gift of a healer, witnessed by his local Priest, which in turn becomes a struggle between the Church, the State and the manipulation of the media, on whether he should be silenced or celebrated. A moving story of ordinary people who witness something extraordinary. It is at times, chilling, eerie, nostalgic and religiously uplifting. A simple man graced by God, as he grieves for his departed wife, his failing health and dependence on his local Priest. The Priest has his own demons, as his history and deteriorating relationship with the Bishop, becomes apparent.

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Explosive family dynamics in the McGarvey clan, are mirrored in gritty 1979 Glasgow environments, in this high energy punk music feature film.

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Two police detectives arrive at a primary school asking to speak to the headteacher, Mrs Simpson. The first detective plays a recording of a conversation between a teacher and a pupil. Thirty years ago, an eleven-year-old pupil, Dalia, describes her vision of teaching methods used on Atlantis. Regressing back to this civilisation, she describes the wisdom and benefits of the methods used at that time, which conflict strongly with the present curriculum, already in a state of crisis. Adopting these methods, Mrs Simpson is then sacked and goes on to set up her own school, where Dalia is now teaching, thirty years later. The school has developed a good reputation and great success, but envy and intrigue lead to a fatal consequence.

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Anna, a maverick journalist, forms an unlikely friendship with an Islamist terrorist hellbent on bringing vengeful murder and mayhem to London. The clock is ticking for the battle of Hearts and Minds. Will hatred or peace prevail?