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SELECTED PROJECTS IN 2024
The projects selected in the eighth edition of Conecta FICTION & ENTERTATINMENT 2024 that will participate in the Pitch High-End Series and that will also opt for different prizes awarded by companies and institutions are:
4 WORDS FOR LOVE
Comedy, Drama
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
SCRIPTWRITER:
Richard Hurst, Steven Bawol
Richard Hurst, Steven Bawol
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
HELION PICTURES LTD, BOAT ROCKER STUDIOS
HELION PICTURES LTD, BOAT ROCKER STUDIOS
LOGLINE:
An aspirational series set in Paris about all the forms that love can take, it tells the story of Brendan, an Irish widower and his French teenage daughter, Imogen who rent out their apartment as an Air BnB to make ends meet. Brendan always tries to help his guests solve their problems but inevitably makes them worse. Fortunately, Imogen is there to save the day.
An aspirational series set in Paris about all the forms that love can take, it tells the story of Brendan, an Irish widower and his French teenage daughter, Imogen who rent out their apartment as an Air BnB to make ends meet. Brendan always tries to help his guests solve their problems but inevitably makes them worse. Fortunately, Imogen is there to save the day.
THE SUMMER OF DEAD TOYS
Thriller
Spain
Spain
SCRIPTWRITER:
Miguel Ibáñez
Miguel Ibáñez
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
COMING SOON FILMS - CORTE Y CONFECCIÓN DE PELÍCULAS
COMING SOON FILMS - CORTE Y CONFECCIÓN DE PELÍCULAS
LOGLINE:
A police inspector who lives under the shadows of a threat, a murder investigation that hides unsolved secrets from the past.
A police inspector who lives under the shadows of a threat, a murder investigation that hides unsolved secrets from the past.
BAD DECISIONS
Thriller, Comedy
Spain
Spain
SCRIPTWRITER:
Lucas Mirvois, Pablo Ferreira
Lucas Mirvois, Pablo Ferreira
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
LA MALDITA S.L.
LA MALDITA S.L.
LOGLINE:
A young woman becomes a fugitive from the police when she is wanted for reasons unknown to her. Her risky and hilarious escape will lead her to confront the artificial intelligence that is chasing her.
A young woman becomes a fugitive from the police when she is wanted for reasons unknown to her. Her risky and hilarious escape will lead her to confront the artificial intelligence that is chasing her.
THE ANGOLAN CLAN
Inheritance Thriller
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
SCRIPTWRITER:
Brendan Foley, Shelly Goldstein
Brendan Foley, Shelly Goldstein
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
TELNET SCREEN PRODUCTIONS LTD
TELNET SCREEN PRODUCTIONS LTD
LOGLINE:
English widow Jenny and Spanish Angolan-born housekeeper Leticia share an unexpected inheritance from Jenny’s late father in law Charlie. Their ordinary lives vanish as they are plunged into a world of inheritance, blood diamonds and murder. As the women track their new wealth, they discover not all the descendants have been so lucky, and those who feel robbed are out for revenge.
English widow Jenny and Spanish Angolan-born housekeeper Leticia share an unexpected inheritance from Jenny’s late father in law Charlie. Their ordinary lives vanish as they are plunged into a world of inheritance, blood diamonds and murder. As the women track their new wealth, they discover not all the descendants have been so lucky, and those who feel robbed are out for revenge.
UNABOMBER - TICKING FEAR
Thriller
Italy
Italy
SCRIPTWRITER:
Leonardo Valenti, Chiara Zago, Daniele Morelli
Leonardo Valenti, Chiara Zago, Daniele Morelli
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
SALICE PRODUCTION, WILD SHEEP CONTENT, REDSTRING
SALICE PRODUCTION, WILD SHEEP CONTENT, REDSTRING
LOGLINE:
Alessia is a bomb disposal expert investigating the Unabomber, an elusive dynamiter. The burns on her face, caused by a bomb explosion years before, fuel her search for the criminal and her desire for revenge.
Alessia is a bomb disposal expert investigating the Unabomber, an elusive dynamiter. The burns on her face, caused by a bomb explosion years before, fuel her search for the criminal and her desire for revenge.
UNCLEAN
Thriller
Spain
Spain
SCRIPTWRITER:
Francesca Tasini
Francesca Tasini
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
VERTICE 360, BORN WILD
VERTICE 360, BORN WILD
LOGLINE:
Desperate for money, reformed hacker Penelope Ruiz becomes a Web Cleaner at social media giant Friends Connect, only to tumble blindly into the trap of executive Andrew Brown, who plans to harness the power of AI to control first Penelope, and then through her the world.
Desperate for money, reformed hacker Penelope Ruiz becomes a Web Cleaner at social media giant Friends Connect, only to tumble blindly into the trap of executive Andrew Brown, who plans to harness the power of AI to control first Penelope, and then through her the world.
