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Reynard Films Germany

Reynard is an anthropomorphic fox and trickster figure in allegorical German, French and English fables. In 2014, Katharina Weser and Georg Neubert joined the Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris programme for young European producers and the idea for the Reynard Films production company was born. In January 2016, Reynard Films moved to Leipzig. The company specialises in short and feature-length films and web series and undertakes service productions in the MDM (Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung) funding region as well as producing its own projects. With the fox in its logo, Reynard Films is particularly interested in telling stories from the world of fairy tales, diving deep into surreal and magical kingdoms that can only exist in films and giving viewers time off from reality – which has been the task of the movies ever since day one.

Website:
www.reynardfilms.tumblr.com
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Project Title
Bioluminescence
Project Information

TALENT PROJECT

TV series 10x10’, standalone VR experience, in development
GENRE: Hard Sci-Fi
TARGET GROUP: 20–30 years
HEAD OF ANIMATION: Prefrontal Cortex, Abel Kohen
ANIMATION TECHNIQUE: photorealistic CGI
TOTAL BUDGET: Series 200,000 EUR / VR experience 500,000 EUR
IN PLACE: 20–50%
PARTNERS: Prefrontal Cortex (DE), IKO (FR)

Inspired by the amazing beauty of deep-sea life, “Bioluminescence” blurs the line between biological truth and science fiction in this addictive and epic story fully aimed at contemporary audiences. Season one of “Bioluminescence” takes place during the Archimedes expedition: an ocean voyage triggered by the appearance of anomalous bioluminescent life forms blooming off the coast of Antarctica. The expedition is mounted by the International Centre for Oceanic Research (ICOR). At the frontiers of marine exploration, ICOR is to the ocean what NASA is to space.

The first season consists of ten episodes of 10-15 minutes each in a flexible format. In each episode, Liz breathlessly presents the expedition’s developments on her personal journey of discovery. She never shies away from the most intimate and revealing details as she faces overwhelming challenges and conquers her fears. Liz creates her vlog broadly in the style of prominent, prolific YouTubers like Casey Neistat, Ben Brown and Destin Sandlin, and draws storytelling inspiration from the slick investigative approach of the “Serial” podcast. Imagine “The Abyss” made from the point of view of a vlogger: an immediate and visceral story written by and for millennials. A teaser for “Bioluminescence” is already available. The proof of concept for an interactive deep-sea VR experience is slated to start production in summer 2019. In addition to the original digital series format, “Bioluminescence” presents opportunities in feature film, long-form animated fiction, VR and games.

Katharina Weser, Producer

Additional information (available on request)

Track Record, Concept / Bible, Treatments, Scripts, Designs, Storyboards, Trailer, Financing Plan, Detailed Budget, Co-production Conditions

At APD we are looking for

a feature or series to co-produce; a French co-producer and a broadcaster for the stop-motion short film we are producing; funding, a broadcaster and a UK co-producer for our CGI live-action series (with stand-alone VR experience) which is currently in late development. We are also planning a stop-motion feature or series and are looking for companies interested in stop-motion.

Katharina Weser
Katharina Weser
CEO, Producer 
Igal Kohen
Igal Kohen
Producer