WORKS IN PROGRESS – WHAT IF Films

MY WORLD UPSIDE-DOWN | a coming-of-age comedy in development

Authors | Ján Štiffel, Peter Gašparík, Daniel Rihák

Director | Daniel Rihák

Producers | Martina Sakova & Daniel Rihák | WHAT IF Films

Co-producers | Ondrej Zima & Silvie Michajlova | Evolution Films, Prague & Martin Kleinmichel | Projector23, Berlin

Broadcasters | Slovak Television, tba

Distributors | ITA Film (SK), Farbfilm (DE), Falcon (CZ), PLUTO Film (world sales)

* script development and project development supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund 2021 & 2023

* participation in the script development workshops: MIDPOINT Intensive ´21 & ´22 | Pop Up Film Residency ´21 &´23

* won the ORKA co-production Award at KIDS KINO INDUSTRY ´22 in Warsaw

* won PopUp Residency Visegrad Award at FEBIO INDUSTRY DAYS ´23 in Bratislava

* attended the New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw, IFF Tallinn, and Cinekid with the kind support of the Creative Center Nitra

* won Havc Development Award at CONNECTING COTTBUS ´23

LOVEBOTS | a scifi romance in development

Authors | Sülke Schulz & Martina Sakova

Director | Martina Sakova

Producers | Martina Sakova & Scope;)

Co-production | Projector23 (DE) | WHAT IF Films (SK) | Orka (PL) | tbc

Distributors | CINEMART(CZ&SK), tba

* development supported by German Federal Film Fund

* selected for the Brussels IFF Co-production-Market ´22

* selected for the European Music & Cinema Market ´23, Marseille, France

* selected for the International Scriptwriters Workshop eQuinoxe Europe ´23 with the kind support of Medienboard

* preselected for the German Script Award ´24

GOLD DIGGER | a coming of age crime in development

Author & Scriptwriter | Teodor Kuhn

Concept Design | Daniel Rihák

Producers | Martina Sakova & Daniel Rihák | WHAT IF Films (SK)

Co-producer | Jürgen Karasek | SOLEIL Film Vienna (AT)

Co-production | & Serbian co-producer is very welcome

Distributors | CINEMART (SK&CZ), tba

* Development supported by Slovak Audiovisual Fund

* Winner of the Midpoint Development Award at Connecting Cottbus ´21