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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 Docudrama Series and that will also opt for different prizes awarded by companies and institutions are:
COUSO CASE
Investigative Journalism
Spain
Spain
SCRIPTWRITER:
Marcos Nine, Amalia Mato Vidal
Marcos Nine, Amalia Mato Vidal
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
RECREA FILMS S.L.
RECREA FILMS S.L.
LOGLINE:
A family's struggle against the government of the most powerful country in the world, its attrition and its obstructions, in the search for justice for José Couso. This is the story of David versus Goliath.
A family's struggle against the government of the most powerful country in the world, its attrition and its obstructions, in the search for justice for José Couso. This is the story of David versus Goliath.
GISBERTA - LIFE AND DEATH OF A TRANS WOMAN
True Crime
Brazil/ Portugal
Brazil/ Portugal
SCRIPTWRITER:
Rodrigo Reboucas
Rodrigo Reboucas
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
VOLF ENTERTAINMENT, ULTRAVIOLETA
VOLF ENTERTAINMENT, ULTRAVIOLETA
LOGLINE:
An unpunished crime of a trans woman committed by 14 teenagers, which triggered a series of investigations into the Catholic Church, child abuse, exchange of sexual favours, and suicide.
An unpunished crime of a trans woman committed by 14 teenagers, which triggered a series of investigations into the Catholic Church, child abuse, exchange of sexual favours, and suicide.
HIJACKED LIFE
True Crime
Lithuania
Lithuania
SCRIPTWRITER:
Andrius Lekavicius
Andrius Lekavicius
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
MB LAUKITE TESINIO, CINEMA CARTEL
MB LAUKITE TESINIO, CINEMA CARTEL
LOGLINE:
From teenage hijacker in the Soviet Union to the convicted murderer of his father in the USA, 4-part docuseries chronicles the complex journey of Algirdas Brazinskas, unveiling a chilling saga of violence, fear, and the pursuit of redemption.
From teenage hijacker in the Soviet Union to the convicted murderer of his father in the USA, 4-part docuseries chronicles the complex journey of Algirdas Brazinskas, unveiling a chilling saga of violence, fear, and the pursuit of redemption.
HOW TO STOP A WAR
Political, Social
Ireland
Ireland
SCRIPTWRITER:
Frankie Fenton
Frankie Fenton
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
KENNEDY FILMS, SPRING FILMS
KENNEDY FILMS, SPRING FILMS
LOGLINE:
In a quest to stop a war, a motley crew of activists embarks on a cross-country odyssey, braving political turmoil and internal strife, in a darkly comedic real-time series.
In a quest to stop a war, a motley crew of activists embarks on a cross-country odyssey, braving political turmoil and internal strife, in a darkly comedic real-time series.
I DIDN'T KILL BORSELLINO
Crime
Italy
Italy
SCRIPTWRITER:
Simone Manetti, Dina Lauricella, Matteo Billi
Simone Manetti, Dina Lauricella, Matteo Billi
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
SALICE PRODUCTION, LOFT PRODUCTION
SALICE PRODUCTION, LOFT PRODUCTION
LOGLINE:
Tanino is an ordinary man accused of assassinating antimafia judge Borsellino. After 18 years in the hard prison regime, his lawyer proved his innocence, unmasking the greatest cover-up in Italian history.
Tanino is an ordinary man accused of assassinating antimafia judge Borsellino. After 18 years in the hard prison regime, his lawyer proved his innocence, unmasking the greatest cover-up in Italian history.
