In Development
HOOPED
Synopsis
The schemes of an aspiring entrepreneur and basketball whiz take him on a coming of age odyssey from Luxembourg to Canada to Egypt, burning bridges wherever he goes.
Format: Feature Fiction
Director: Adolf El Assal
Screenplay: Adolf El Assal / Dennis Foon
Producers: Wady Films / Paul Thiltges Distributions (Luxembourg)
Co-Producers: Solo Films (Canada), Soilfilms (Germany)
Support: Film Fund Luxembourg
FINDING ROSA
Synopsis
A spin-off series based on our award-winning feature film SAWAH.
Format: TV Series
Showrunner: Adolf El Assal / Dennis Foon
Screenplay: Adolf El Assal / Dennis Foon / Kim Schneider
Producers: Wady Films / Deal Productions (Luxembourg)
Co-Producers: Caviar (Belgium)
Support: Film Fund Luxembourg
BOXING STORIES
Synopsis
During the 60s and 70s Luxembourg has witness a Golden Age in the sport of boxing. That Golden Age was fed by local as well as foreign boxers. Amongst them a group of boxers coming from Africa known as the Zaïre Connection. Clément Tshinza, Marc Mabenga, Kabassu have started a movement that impacted the sport, allowing Luxembourg to thrive globally. Alain Tshinza, the narrator and son of a boxer, is travelling across Canada, Congo and Luxembourg on a mission to explore a story that is as much historical, sociocultural and personal.
Documentary, Historical, Sports, Culture
90 minutes
Photography: Spring 2023
Delivery: Winter 2023
Director: Alain Tshinza
Producers: Wady Films / Sonlight Operations
Looking for: Distribution / co-production
COURT OF MUSES
Synopsis
In 2314 A.D, a cryogenically frozen woman is resuscitated into a post-apocalyptic, genetically engineered, all-female world. Drawn into its complex power-games, she must learn how to survive.
Format: TV Series
Showrunner: Julia Effertz
Screenplay: TBC
Producers: Wady Films
Co-Producers: TBC
Support: TBC
MORABEZA
Synopsis
Naomy, a 24 year old Luxembourger of Cape Verdean origin embarks on a journey to find herself and a sense of her identity.
Format: Feature Documentary
Writer-Director: TBC
Producers: Wady Films (Luxembourg)
Co-Producers: TBC
Support: Film Fund Luxembourg
COLLISION
Synopsis
If everyone is crazy, is crazy the new normal?
Format: TV Series
Showrunner: Kim Schneider
Producers: Wady Films (Luxembourg)
Co-Producers: TBC
Support: TBC
#OFFLINE
Synopsis
Two best friends take on a bet to cut their Internet consumption for an entire month. Will they be able to succeed?
Format: Feature Fiction
Writer-Director: Adolf El Assal
Producers: Wady Films (Luxembourg)
Co-Producers: TBC
Support: TBC
LOVE, FLATBREAD & ISOLATION
Synopsis
The way you fold your hands when kneding the dough - it reminds me of the way my father would bake. It's the same.
Format: Short Fiction
Writer-Director: Daniel Perlman
Producers: Wady Films (Luxembourg)
Co-Producers: TBC
Support: TBC
FAIR
Synopsis
A rape happens in Luxembourg - thus a group dynamic ensues, where everybody works hard to campaign against the victim, so the incident is silenced. The lies about the victim start to make more sense than the truth.
Format: Short Fiction
Writer-Director: Kim Schneider
Producers: Wady Films (Luxembourg)
Co-Producers: TBC
Support: TBC
The Dirt Eaters
Synopsis
It’s a struggle to survive on post-apocalyptic Earth, the wars have transformed the world, and 16- year-old Roan is about to discover a terrible truth. Inspired by the internationally popular fantasy fiction trilogy THE LONGLIGHT LEGACY, THE DIRT EATERS series will be draw from all three books to create a new world.
Format: TV Series
Creator: Dennis Foon
Producers: Wady Films (Luxembourg) / Inner City Films (Canada)
Co-Producers: TBC
Support: Film Fund Luxembourg / Canada Media Fund