IN PROGRESS
BLACK DOG
David, an aging architect in a rain-drenched European city, is drowning in sorrow after the passing of his wife Amber. His days blur in grayscale repetition— school runs with his granddaughter Esme, half-hearted grief counseling, and long, silent meals with an empty teacup set for the dead. But when a fellow mourner introduces him to a strange “holistic therapist,” David’s world cracks open. What begins as an experiment with psychedelic mushrooms soon becomes something far more powerful. In dreams— or visions— he reunites with Amber. She’s vibrant, alive. The color floods back into his life. As these visits grow more vivid and addictive, David’s grip on reality loosens. He begins living for the night, for the dreams, even as the drug’s cost climbs. What starts as healing teeters into obsession. How much of your life would you trade to be with someone who’s already gone? BLACK DOG is a haunting, lyrical exploration of grief, memory, and longing— with a surreal, psychological twist. A quiet character study that slips into the uncanny, it asks: what would you do to see your lost love one more time?
Genre:
Thriller / Drama
Director:
Adam Mason
Adam Mason has directed films produced by Michael Bay. He's also written movies for Blumhouse and TV series for HULU.
Filming locations:
Italy
Budget:
4.5 million USD
Tentative cast:
Antonio Banderas
(in conversations)
GREENDAY
JUDIT, a young Puerto Rican woman, wakes up inside an isothermal airtight bag. She doesn't recall how she got there. What she knows for sure is that she is not dead. There's a strange tattoo on her neck. It wasn't there before. It looks like a barcode. She reaches inside the bag and pulls out a QR code scanner, a tablet and a syringe containing a colored liquid. After managing to get herself out of the bag, she looks around and concludes that she's in some kind of crematorium. There's a disturbing, crackling noise coming from outside. She looks out a tiny window and sees that the building is surrounded by flames. Everything out there seems to be burning. She manages to access her phone and finds out that her city is under a major bacteriological attack. Something stirs behind her. JOEL, a middle-aged white man is staring at her. The airtight bag he was in lays at his feet. Like Judit, he has no clue how he got there. They agree they'll figure it out later. First thing to do is leave this place before it burns down to ashes. They will also soon discover that leaving the building alive is the least of their problems. Joel has alzheimer. And, alas, he's also a serial killer.
Genre:
Thriller / Sci - Fi
Director:
Daniel Benmayor
Daniel Benmayor has directed one Netflix Original (XTREMO), an Amazon Prime original (AWARENESS, on a 15 million euro budget) and produced and directed the Netflix TV series WELCOME TO EDEN).
Filming locations:
Barcelona, Spain
Budget:
3.5 million USD
MARIA 2
When a former BlackRose cartel assassin deliberately betrays them by refusing to complete her mission, the cartel orders her execution. Unbeknownst to them, she fakes her own death and is able to create her own new life. When the cartel discovers she is alive, the hunter becomes the hunted as she fights to get revenge on those who threaten to take her new life from her.
Genre:
Action
Director:
Pedring Lopez
Pedring Lopez wrote and directed the Netflix original film MARIA. This is the english language sequel. He also produced and directed the TV series SELLBLOCK for Lionsgate TV.
Filming locations:
Philippines, Italy
Budget:
3 million USD
THE EXORCISM OF CHRIST
1st Century A.D. Two thousand years ago, a horde of seven demons possessed Mary Magdalene, unleashing death and terror upon all who crossed her path. But when Jesus of Nazareth confronts her in a harrowing exorcism, he uncovers a terrifying truth: Magdalene was never possessed by seven demons, but by one—Balban, the Prince of Darkness. The Demon of the Pact and Deception. In a fierce battle that nearly costs him his life, the Messiah casts Balban out of Magdalene, saving her soul. But his victory is only the beginning of a greater spiritual war...
Genre:
Horror
Director:
Alejandro Hidalgo
Alejandro Hidalgo's THE EXORCISM OF GOD made almost 7 million USD theatrical in Mexico and South America, on a mere 600k budget
Filming locations:
Mexico, Italy
Budget:
2.8 million USD
Cast:
Will Beinbrink (IT: CHAPTER 2, DARK - TV series), Maria Gabriela de Faria (SUPERMAN)
BASKIN 2: THE HELL WITHIN
Turkish - Syrian border. 4 renegade UN soldiers are in search of a lost treasure, deep inside the ISIS-controlled, war-torn mountainous region. They have 72 hours. 72 hours before their presence is presumably detected. 3 days.After surviving an ambush by a group of local terrorists, they find themselves arriving in a village that doesn’t seem to appear on any of their maps. The site is a carnage. Dead bodies everywhere. The only survivors are 2 little girls whose eyes have been gouged out. The girls are hysterical, screaming their lungs out. Their driver translates and says that the girls claim the village was attacked by djinns. “They were not men. They were devils”.The team is led by a Texan oil baron, Joseph Severn, a metalhead with conservative political ties. He’s also the son of a controversial spiritual leader whose church was closed a decade ago for undisclosed reasons... His daughter, Gina Severn, is a regional wrestler and MMA fighter. She shares her father’s ultra-right ideas and talked him into her being part of the mission. Isiah Hampton, a rapper b-boy from Atlanta who enlisted in the army to avoid being prosecuted by what he calls “the racist state police”. And finally, Barry Mellish, a Southern sniper. Barry is a man of few words. His father a former associate of Joseph Severn. Barry would give his life for Severn. Little do the mercenaries know that the trophy Joseph is after is no gold, but rather a mysterious "holy" key, an ancient amulet located in a forbidden valley that has tunnels leading to an underground civilization dating back to Urartu. 9th century BC, give or take. As the soldiers make their way through the mountains, Joseph confesses that he is a member of an ancient cult who has been worshiping this ancient civilization for centuries and believes that the holy key is infact a gateway to another dimension. The land of dreams and nightmares. He tells about the Guardian of the key. Baba. The Father. The Lord of Darkness.
Genre:
Horror
Director:
Can Evrenol
BASKIN II is the english-language sequel to Evrenol's original, released in 2016.
The film was in competition in Toronto and was released theatrically in the US by IFC Midnight. First Turkish language film to get a theatrical release in North America.
Filming locations:
Egypt
Budget:
900.000 USD
KEROS
When disgraced archaeologist Malcolm Greaves leads a crew of underground relic hunters to the forbidden Greek island of Keros in search of the lost Keros Hoard, they uncover far more than ancient artifacts—beneath the island lies a labyrinth built to imprison a mythological horror. As tensions rise and hidden agendas are revealed, the crew is hunted down by a creature, the mythical Minotaur, guarding a gateway to the underworld. Filmed entirely through the lens of Olivia, a quiet documentarian with a secret love for Malcolm, the expedition descends into complete madness, betrayal, and blood-soaked survival as Olivia becomes the last witness to a truth no one was meant to uncover.
Genre:
Horror / Fantasy
Director:
Loris Curci
Filming locations:
Greece / Italy
Budget:
900.000 USD
SAMMY
Set in a small Virginia town, Sammy follows Sammy Paxton, a reclusive teen tormented by his fanatically religious mother, brutal sheriff father, and sadistic classmates. His only escape: vintage horror VHS tapes. But when Sammy uncovers his father's murderous secrets in the woods, a deep trauma is triggered—and something inside snaps. After a shocking act of violence lands, him in a psychiatric institution for over a decade, Sammy grows into a silent, hulking figure—forgotten, but not gone. When he escapes, the sins of the past come back to life, and the quiet town is plunged into a nightmare of retribution. guarding a gateway to the underworld. Filmed entirely through the lens of Olivia, a quiet documentarian with a secret love for Malcolm, the expedition descends into complete madness, betrayal, and blood-soaked survival as Olivia becomes the last witness to a truth no one was meant to uncover.
Genre:
Thriller / Horror
Director:
Giorgio Bruno
Giorgio Bruno has produced and directed films with major A-listers such as Dolph Lundgren, James Franco
and Bella Thorne.
Filming locations:
West Virginia / Italy
Budget:
1.8 Milion USD
FURIA
Furia tells the dramatic story of John, a former US marine, who settled in the city of Catania, Sicily, on the slopes of Mount Etna. John leads a serene life and works in his father-in-law's butcher shop. His wife is expecting a baby girl. Things suddently go south when John is forced to defend his wife from a violent attack that culminates in the death of a security guard and the son of don Carmine, a well-known local boss. John is arrested and sentenced to 18 years in jail. When released, he is contacted by the daughter he's never met. But don Carmine has been patiently waiting for John's release, hatching his revenge for 18 years. Don Carmine's men kidnap John and his daughter. They torture him and kill her before his very eyes. John barely survives. When he eventually recovers his sole reason to live is go after Don Carmine, and thus sets out for his brutal revenge.
Genre:
Crime
Director:
Giorgio Bruno
Giorgio Bruno has produced and directed films with major A-listers such as Dolph Lundgren, James Franco
and Bella Thorne.
Filming locations:
Sicily / Italy
Budget:
4 Milion USD