Our development portfolio of few and handpicked projects. We give maximum dedication to the path of every story we carefully select, with our small team of editors and creative producers.
Unsolicited submissions are accepted in italian or english at this address.
Dreamcatchers
feature film
Dreamcatchers is a surreal horror with medical elements set in a Sleeping Disorder Clinic. At its core are Luis and Aleksandr—lifelong friends bound by intellectual curiosity and an unbreakable bond. Their lives intertwine in a high-stakes pharmaceutical trial, a pivotal gamble that could make or break Luis' burgeoning career as a young doctor. But as they delve deeper, the trial poses grave risks, threatening to unravel not just their friendship but also Aleksandr's health. Will their bond withstand the ultimate test?
Genre evelevated horror, LGBTQ, surreal
Director Daniela De Francesco
Running time 90 min
Development programmes: Biennale Cinema College Italia 2022 and MFI Script2Film 2022
Supports
MEDIA Creative Europe
MIC DG Cinema
Le Ceneri di Mike/ Allegria
docseries
From the theft of the body of the greatest showman in the history of Italian television, the great Mike Bongiorno, to the transformations of showbiz and the entire Italy, from the fifties to the present day.
Adapted from the novel by Giancarlo Liviano D’Arcangelo, co-development with Indyca, selected for Bio2B Pitching Forum 2024.
Genre Crime, Biopic
Director TBD
Adapted from « Le Ceneri di Mike » by Giancarlo Liviano D’Arcangelo
Coproduction with Indyca
Recrucified
feature film
In an alternate near future, a young anarchist living on a Greek island under Turkish occupation is forced to portray Jesus in the annual Easter Passion Play.
Based on the acclamed novel ‘Christ Recrucified’ by Nikos Kazantzakis (author of masterpieces such as ‘Zorba the Greek’ and ‘The last temptation of Christ’).
Genre Drama, Thriller, Dark comedy
Director Theo Papadoulakis
Running time 120
Coproduction with Indigo View (GR), Boycott Films (CY), AMOUR FOU (LU)
Development programmes Cinemed, MFI Script2Film 2022
Supports
MEDIA Creative Europe
Luxembourg Film Fund
Greek Film Center
MIC DG Cinema
Cyprus Ministry of Culture
Pinocchio Reborn
feature film
A dark-comedy insipired by the most iconic ambassador of italian culture.
Pinocchio, the iconic character from Carlo Collodi, has grown up to become a 35-year-old man named Filippo. He lives in Italy and manages his father's once carpentry shop. Having been raised with principles of kindness and respect, Filippo finds himself exploited by insolvent customers, betrayed by his girlfriend, and constantly bothered by an intrusive neighbor. Determined to reclaim his puppet nature, Filippo discovers that the only way to fulfill his desire is to embark on a reverse journey from the original novel, learning the art of wickedness.
Genre Dark Comedy
Created by Matteo Cirillo
Screenwriters Matteo Cirillo, Gianni Corsi
Supports
MEDIA Creative Europe for the pilot' film production
MIC DG Cinema
Hotel Tempus
feature film
They say “life always offers you a second chance”. What if it was true?
To remedy fatal mistakes, to build an afterthought-proof future, to rewind time, to redo everything. But this time doing it better.
In a virtual world where we can correct our mistakes with a quick ctrl+z, what if this solution was applicable to reality?
Genre Dark Academia, Teen
Created by Daniela De Francesco
Screenwriters Daniela De Francesco, Claudia De Angelis
Pilot' director Lorenzo Corvino
Supports
MEDIA Creative Europe
Apulia Film Fund 2021
MIC DG Cinema
Cosmic Girl
short series
Bianca's summer is disrupted when she discovers that her childhood love Ivan and his friends have developed astounding physical abilities, which they claim to only use to counter the violent behavior of individuals altered by climate change. As a series of grisly murders is alarming the entire community, when her own life is put in jeopardy, Bianca begins to dig deeper into the information she receives from her friends. What if her involvement had never been accidental?
Genre Climate-Fiction, Teen-Drama
Created by Daniela De Francesco
Screenwriters Daniela De Francesco, Adama Grevoz
Pilot' director Lorenzo Corvino
Running time 6 x 30 min (with returnable potentials)
Adapted from « Cosmica » by Daniela De Francesco
Coproduction with Les Contes Modernes (FR)
Development workshop: Hamburg SeriesLab 2022
Coproduction Market: TV Beats @ Tallinn Black Nights - Industry@Baltic Event 2022
Awards: TV Beats Special Award 2022, Fabrique du Cinema Best TV Series Concept 2022, HypeWriter Pitch Forum 2023 Shortlisted
Supports
MEDIA Single Development EACEA 17/2019,
Fondo Bilaterale Italia-Francia Mibact/CNC 2020 (Contributo allo sviluppo),
Apulia Film Development
MIC Development Tax Credit
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POR FESR LAZIO 2014-2020
The Piranesi Experience is a beneficiary of the FRPC 'Fondo Rotativo per il Piccolo Credito' support for film-audiovisual development and production.
The Piranesi Experience è beneficiario del Sostegno del FRPC "Fondo Rotativo per il Piccolo Credito" per lo sviluppo e la produzione cine-audiovisiva
Asse 3 Azioni 3.3.1 e 3.6.1 - Asse 4 Azione 4.2.1 / Fare Lazio - Regione Lazio
TRANSIZIONE ECOLOGICA ORGANISMI CULTURALI E CREATIVI - TOCC
The Piranesi Experience is a beneficiary of the NextGenerationEU Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) for the support of TRANSIZIONE ECOLOGICA ORGANISMI CULTURALI E CREATIVI - TOCC
The Piranesi Experience è beneficiario del Sostegno del NextGenerationEU - Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR) TRANSIZIONE ECOLOGICA ORGANISMI CULTURALI E CREATIVI - TOCC
FRIEND CCI Eurocluster
The Piranesi Experience has indirectly received funding from the European Innovation Council and EISMEA, European Commission COSME-SMP-2021- CLUSTER. FRIEND CCI PROJECT ref. project "ACV".
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Erogazioni Pubbliche 2021-2024
Denominazione Impresa: THE PIRANESI EXPERIENCE SRL
CF: 07625130724
Ente / Importo / Data / Causale
CCIAA DI ROMA / € 9.554,18 / 06/11/2023 / Bando Voucher Digitali Impresa 4.0 - edizione 2023 MISURA B
INVITALIA TOCC / € 73.224,80 / 21/11/2023 / Investimento 3.3 Capacity building per gli operatori della cultura
EACEA MEDIA EUROPA CREATIVA / 135.000,00 / 07/08/2023 / Slate development progetto 'The Piranesi Slate'
MIC-DG CINEMA / 33.764,07 / 28/06/2023 / Credito di imposta a favore della produzione di opere Ricerca e Formazione 'Paula'
LAZIO INNOVA / € 2.809,46 / 14/02/2023 / Fondo Rotativo Regione Lazio progetto 'The Piranesi Stories'
PIANO CINEMA REGIONE CAMPANIA / € 35.000,00 / Supporto produzione opera DOC Tirrenica
FILM COMMISSION TORINO PIEMONTE / 1.080,00 / 22/02/2022 / Contributo allo sviluppo
INVITALIA / 25.000,00 / 09/05/2022 / Contributo in conto esercizio Cultura Crea Plus
MIC-DG CINEMA / 12.000,00 / 03/05/2022 / Contributo per le coproduzioni minoritarie opera 'Paula', erogazione parziale
EACEA MEDIA EUROPA CREATIVA / 15.000,00 / 21/10/2022 / Single development progetto 'Cosmic Girl'
CINECITTA' ISTITUTO LUCE / 10.000,00 / 21/11/2022 / Fondo Bilaterale cosviluppo Italia-Francia progetto 'Cosmic Girl'
MIC-DG CINEMA / 15.300,00 / 19/12/2022 / Credito di imposta a favore dello sviluppo di opere cinematografiche
MIC-DG CINEMA / 7.818,75 / 13/10/2022 / Credito di imposta a favore dello sviluppo di opere cinematografiche
MIC-DG CINEMA / 23.914,86 / 13/10/2022 / Credito di imposta a favore dello sviluppo di opere cinematografiche
MIC-DG CINEMA / 30.500,00 / 11/04/2022 / Credito di imposta a favore della produzione cinematografica ORF
MIC-DG CINEMA / 8.910,00 / 22/03/2022 / Credito di imposta a favore della produzione cinematografica
ADE / 22.500,00 / 29/12/2021 / Credito di imposta beni strumentali
PUGLIAPROMOZIONE / 13.333,77 / 30/09/2021 / Custodiamo la cultura in Puglia 2.0
REGIONE PUGLIA- APULIA FILM COMMISSION / € 37.571,00 / 25/05/2021 / Apulia Film Fund
AGENZIA DELLE ENTRATE / € 2.966,00 / 25/06/2020 / Contributo Fondo Perduto Covid– Art. 25 Dl 34/2020
CCIAA DI BARI / € 10.000,00 / 16/11/2020 / Contributo Covid – Dl 104 Del 14/08/2020
CCIAA DI ROMA / € 9.100,00 / 08/07/2020 / Bando Voucher Digitali Impresa 4.0 - edizione 2019 MISURA B
MIC-DG CINEMA / € 11.309,00 / 12/10/2020 / Tax credit produzione opere cinematografiche – art. 15 legge n. 220/2016
UNIONCAMERE / € 2.180,00 / 30/09/2020 / Agevolazioni alle imprese per la registrazione di marchi dell’unione europea ed internazionali – MARCHI+3 bando 10607
ARTIGIANCASSA – ISTITUTO DI CREDITO / € 1.562,84 / 21/10/2020 / POR FESR Lazio 2014 – 2020 Attuazione degli strumenti finanziari. Integrazione risorse del Programma con le risorse regionali.
REGIONE PUGLIA- APULIA FILM COMMISSION / € 29.707,00 / 08/05/2020 – 10/12/2020 / Apulia Film Fund