Pixel Market Projects

Selected from over 160 entries, we’re delighted to introduce the 34 projects chosen to participate in this year’s Pixel Market. Out of these 34 teams, the top eight will present their project at The Pixel Market Finance Forum to a live audience and a panel of leading funds, commissioners and platforms who will give direct feedback on what they are looking to support and why.

So without further ado, meet The Pixel Market participants of 2015.

The Afghan Connection | Being Films (AU)

DARIUS DEVAS Director & Producer, Being Films (AU) Darius’ interactive documentary series Goa Hippy Tribe (2011), won the 2012 SXSW Interactive Award for Film & TV and was selected for IDFA 2011. He also recently released his experimental documentary short Within (narrated by Guy Pearce) at the National Gallery...

The Angel in the Clock | Fotosíntesis Media (MX)

LATIN AMERICAN FOCUS MEMBER JAIME ROMANDÍA Producer, Fotosíntesis Media (MX) Jaime Romandia is Founder of Mantarraya Producciones. He has produced more than 25 films of which seven have had their world premieres in the Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. Some of the awards he has won at...

Baquaqua – Journey Towards Freedom | mobCONTENT (BR)

LATIN AMERICAN FOCUS MEMBER MARCOS FERREIRA – Executive Producer/CEO, mobCONTENT (BR) Marcos Ferreira is a managing partner at mobCONTENT. He won the 2013 Young Creative Entrepreneur award, sponsored by the British Council. He was featured as an outstanding entrepreneur involved in creative economy. The company was selected by the...

Bita World | Mr Plot Productions (BR)

LATIN AMERICAN FOCUS MEMBER FELIPE ALMEIDA – Producer and CEO, Mr Plot Productions Felipe Almeida, (25th November 1979, Recife, Brazil) entrepreneur since a very young age, began in the digital market in 1995. His passion for technology, media and art, with accumulated knowledge from a degree in Design, led...

‘The Boy in the Book’ A Choose Your Own Documentary (working title) | CYOD Ltd. (ES/UK)

PROJECT IN COMPETITION AT THE PIXEL MARKET FINANCE FORUM FERNANDO GUTIERREZ DE JESUS Director, CYOD Ltd. (ES) Fernando Gutierrez De Jesus is an experienced director, producer and editor of engaging content across multiple platforms. In addition to directing high rating factual programmes including Mystery Map (ITV), the BAFTA nominated...

codeGIRL | love8 Media (US)

JOHN BENTON – Writer & Producer, love8 Media (US) Though my background in visual art, in 2000 I studied interactive narrative at NYU’s ITP, where a project of mine was picked up by HBO. Although it was finally never made, I learned to write by working with masters. I...

DOXWISE | Copenhagen Bombay (DK)

ANNE SOFIE HANSEN-SKOVMOES Producer, Copenhagen Bombay (DK) Anne Sofie Hansen-Skovmoes is Producer at Copenhagen Bombay. Anne Sofie holds a Masters degree in Communication and International Development and has throughout her studies and professional career continuously focused on media, children, youth aspects and social change. Currently, Anne Sofie is working...

Elemented | e.d.Films (CA)

PROJECT IN COMPETITION AT THE PIXEL MARKET FINANCE FORUM EMILY PAIGE – Director, Producer & Partner, e.d.Films (CA) For fifteen years, Emily Paige has worked at the intersections of digital media, art, and education. She is a co-founder of e.d.Films, a boutique animation and technology studio based in Montreal....

FIND ME IN KAKUMA | Cassette for Timescapes (BE)

EMMY OOST – Producer, Cassette for Timescapes (BE) Emmy Oost produces films and crossmedia projects that combine innovative vision and social engagement. Johan Grimonprez’s award-winner Double Take (BERLINALE and SUNDANCE 2010); was released in 5 countries, broadcast by ARTE and Channel4 and exhibited in museums worldwide. Currently in production...

Forbidden Love | Baozi Production (FR)

SÉVERINE BARDON – Producer & Director, Baozi Production (FR) Séverine Bardon lived in Beijing for 10 years. She was the permanent correspondent for the French magazines L’ Express and L’Equipe. Her Chinese years allowed her to collaborate with several French magazines (Le Monde, Libération, Le Figaro, Paris Match, Capital,...

FUTURE SELF | I.F. Interactive Film (UK)

KAREN PALMER – Director & Producer, I.F. Interactive Film (UK) Karen, Director and Producer, was keynote speaker at DiGRA 2015 & Sheffield International Film Festival. Also The Watershed Bristol, Uppsala University Sweden, Conducttr Transmedia Conference and Second Home. SYNCSELF 2 at the V&A Digital Design Weekend (Sept 2014) , recently shortlisted for...

Gifts | Inbetween Space (UK)

KASIA SKIBINSKA Producer, Inbetween Space (PO) Originally from Poland, Kasia spent 14 years in Berlin/Germany. Her first short film, ‘Storage’, directed by David Lea was funded by Westminster Arts Council and produced in association with Passion Pictures. It premiered at Venice International Film Festival 2009. Kasia’s 60 min. documentary...

HAWC: APPARENT HORIZON | PROYECTA (MX)

LATIN AMERICAN FOCUS MEMBER MANUEL ALCALÁ Producer & Creative Director, PROYECTA (MX) Manuel Alcalá holds a Bachelor in Arts in Cinema & Television from Boston University and attended the Media Design Program at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. The focus of his work is in the...

The Interactive Adventures of Dog Mendonça & the Pizzaboy | OKAM STUDIO (AR)

LATIN AMERICAN FOCUS MEMBER MARTINA SANTORO CEO, Co-Founder & Partner, OKAM STUDIO (AR) As CEO, partner and co-founder of Okam studio, Martina plays a key role in developing both video games and interactive projects that tell unique stories across multiple platforms. With a background in animation production, being her...

KINO |MUPI Studio (IT)

UGO MURGIA Managing Director, MUPI Studio (IT) He is responsible for the management of production, supervision of subjects and scripts and direction. He graduated as Set Designer and after a few years of experience in that field, mostly in France, he decided to convert to animation. In this sense...

Monetizing the Euro | The Media Brothers (NL)

NICOLETTE NOL Creative Producer & Interactive Director, The Media Brothers (NL) Nicolette Nol is a storyteller at heart and focuses on new media because of its limitless possibilities to engage with the audience. Her role in upcoming productions like Shared and Monetizing the Euro is to weave a cohesive...

OFFSIDE | Upian (FR)

PROJECT IN COMPETITION AT THE PIXEL MARKET FINANCE FORUM ALEXANDRE BRACHET CEO & Producer, Upian (FR) Alexandre Brachet is the CEO of Upian.com. Founded in 1998, Upian is an interactive production company that produced some of the most notorious web-documentaries among which Thanatorama (2007), Gaza-Sderot (2008), Prison Valley (2010), Alma, a...

OH MOSCOW | Adventure Pictures Ltd. (UK)

PROJECT IN COMPETITION AT THE PIXEL MARKET FINANCE FORUM CHRISTOPHER SHEPPARD – Producer, Adventure Pictures Ltd. (UK) Christopher Sheppard founded Adventure Pictures when he first joined forces with writer/director Sally Potter in 1990. The Oscar-nominated Orlando (1992), marked his debut as a feature film producer and was one of...

OUTSTARE THE STARS | Passion Pictures (UK)

ABIGAIL HARDING Producer, Passion Pictures (UK) After some years working in communications strategy in London and later overseas as an agency producer ,Abigail returned to the UK to pursue her first love of documentary. Creative features for cinema and specialist factual singles for television include: The Lovers and The...

Phallaina | Small Bang (FR)

ALEXANDRINE STEHELIN Production Manager, Small Bang (FR) Phallaina’s Production Manager, a narrative app taking the shape of a “comic scroll” and a monumental fresco co-produced by Small Bang and France Télévisions – Nouvelles Ecritures, Alexandrine Stehelin is the co-founder, of the cultural resources website THEORIA.fr. She holds a law degree and a master in philosophy. In 2013, she...

Planet Bethlehem | Planet Bethlehem (UK)

LEILA SANSOUR Producer & Director, Planet Bethlehem (UK) Leila Sansour is a British/ Palestinian filmmaker and journalist with more than 20 years of experience as a television producer, director and writer. She is best known for her two feature documentaries which were released across cinemas in the UK to...

The Plunder | Mediadante & Anagram (UK)

ROSIE GARTHWAITE Executive Producer, Mediadante & Anagram (UK) Rosie Garthwaite produced Escape from Isis which aired on Dispatches in July 2015 and followed the harrowing story of women being trapped in ISIS occupied territory. The director was invited to speak at Congress about their discoveries. In 2013 she produced...

Según Roxi (According to Roxi) | La Maldita ® Entertainment (AR)

LATIN AMERICAN FOCUS MEMBER LUCAS MIRVOIS Creative Director, La Maldita @ Entertainment (AR) Lucas Mirvois is an actor, scriptwriter and producer from Argentina. He started professional acting in stage plays when he was 11 years old. He also made appearances in movies and TV scripted shows. Alongside his acting...

SIESTA | El Perro en la Luna (AR)

LATIN AMERICAN FOCUS MEMBER FERNANDO SALEM Director, El Perro en la Luna (AR) Fernando Salem was born in Buenos Aires, in 1976. He studied Communication Sciences and he graduated as a filmmaker from ENERC. Fernando directed several short films, most notably Trillizas Propaganda! which won the National Arts Fund...

Stasis – Multiplatform Universe | Triptych Pictures; Samus is a Girl (AU)

SYLVIA WARMER Producer, Triptych Pictures; Samus is a Girl (AU) Sylvia Warmer is a creative producer working in film, television and digital media. Since 2013, Sylvia has worked for Porchlight Films overseeing the development and release of a number of projects, including feature film The Rover (2014) and upcoming...

Streamers | NFB Canada (CA)

PROJECT IN COMPETITION AT THE PIXEL MARKET FINANCE FORUM HUGUES SWEENEY Head of French Language Interactive Media Production, NFB Canada (CA) After several years of twisting letters as well as ideas by studying philosophy, literature and Death Metal, Hugues Sweeney became interested in stories as much as the opportunities...

The Suspect | The Project Factory (UK)

PROJECT IN COMPETITION AT THE PIXEL MARKET FINANCE FORUM GUY GADNEY Writer & Director, The Project Factory (UK) Guy has produced over 200 digital media projects, ranging from interactive projects for BBC TV shows through to cutting-edge interactive narrative experiments for book publishers, broadcasters and television production companies....

Tell Me More | tempesta srl (IT)

CARLO CRESTO-DINA CEO & Producer, tempesta srl (IT) From 1998 to 2003, Carlo Cresto-Dina founded and directed the documentary and short film sector of the production house Fandango. From his city of residence, London, he produced films by Emir Kusturica, Fernando Trueba, along with many feature-length documentaries by young...

UNDERAGE DESIGNERS | Mediolia (PL)

ALEKSANDRA SKOWRON Producer & Director, Mediolia (PL) Aleksandra Skowron – journalist, producer, director and screenwriter. She studied journalism at the Université Libre de Bruxelles at the Warsaw University, and directing & cameraman specialization at Film and TV Academy in Warsaw. 20 years ago she started her career as a...

Unequal | Les Films d’Ici 2 (FR)

LAURENT DURET Producer, Les Films d’Ici 2 (FR) After graduating from ESRA, Laurent Duret began his professional career as a documentary director and production manager for Rhéa Films, Ex Nihilo, Les Films d’Ici, Les Films à Lou, Image & Cie, Idéale Audience and Cargo Films among others. From 2007...

WAIT FOR ME | Mélange & Oval Film GmbH (DE/FR)

PROJECT IN COMPETITION AT THE PIXEL MARKET FINANCE FORUM MICHEL REILHAC Interactive & VR Storyteller, Mélange (FR) Former head of cinema for ARTE France until end 12, Michel Reilhac has been involved in co-producing close to 300 international independant feature films. He resigned at the end of 2012....

We Are The Gun (Interactive) / Shooting Ourselves (film) | Substans Film, Bandit HQ & Crash (NO/UK/US)

KRISTIAN MOSVOLD Owner & Producer, Substans Film (NL) Kristian Mosvold is educated cand.theol. and is film producer in and owner of Substans Film AS. The company is mainly producing documentaries and cross-media, but has also produced shorts. Mosvold has also been project leader of the Norwegian part of the...

Whistleblower | Shoot & Leaves Films (DK/ UK)

CHARLOTTE KNOWLES Founder & Director, Shoot & Leaves Films (UK) Charlotte Knowles has over 14 years of experience working in film and television and theatre in the UK, France, Brazil, Italy and China. She has produced documentary work for the BBC, ITN, Fabrica (Italy) and ARTE (France) and her...

White Spots | Conijn Film (NL)

WOUT CONIJN Producer, Conijn Film (NL) Wout Conijn graduated in 2005 from the Dutch Film Academy as a documentary director with his award-winning short documentary My Turn. In 2009 he started Conijn Film to produce for other directors as well. Focusing on highly artistic fiction features and documentaries, such...