Up-and-Coming European Producers Pitch Their Projects in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
15.05.2024 - 06:59
/ variety.com
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor European Film Promotion is playing host at the Cannes Film Festival to 20 up-and-coming European producers, selected for its Producers on the Move program. Variety invited the producers to share details of their upcoming projects. Katharina Posch, Austria
“I’m Not Here to Make Friends”
Director: Julia Niemann
“I’m Not Here to Make Friends” is a sleek and sunny psycho thriller about a reality TV show set on a remote island.
Playing with elements of horror and satire it asks the question: Why do we want to be seen so badly? Elisa Heene, Belgium
“Nightshade”
Director: Leni Huyghe
“Nightshade” by Cinéfondation talent Leni Huyghe is a psychological thriller about Leanna, a chemist, who starts experimenting with the poisonous plant Nightshade and discovers its hallucinatory powers. Leana gets addicted and loses herself in a dreamlike world, where the midwife Marta is accused of witchcraft. Kalin Kalinov, Bulgaria
“Axis of Life”
Director: Atanas Hristoskov
“Axis of Life” is an English-language dystopian drama.
Danish actor Lars Simonsen (“The Bridge,” 2013) is entrusted with the lead role while Clive Russell (“Game of Thrones”) and Italian actress Marina Suma are also part of the cast. The project is in post-production. Tibor Keser, Croatia
“Spacehead”
Directors: Marina Andree Škop, Vanda Raýmanová
Siblings Milan, 13, and Alice, 10, move to an isolated house in the countryside to support Milan with his autistic episodes.
When their parents mysteriously disappear, Alice seeks help from local kids, introducing them to her extraordinary brother. Together, they embark on a life-changing detective adventure – live action meets animation, intended for young cinemagoers. Tonia Mishiali, Cyprus
“Maya”
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