X-Pollinator has announced the six projects which have been chosen to take part in INCUBATOR 2.0, a six month development programme that aims to build on the success of X-Pollinator by inviting previous participants to get together into teams to collaborate on new feature film or long-form TV ideas, pitches and treatments.

The six selected INCUBATOR 2.0 projects are:

Bríd: A Girl Becomes A Legend
When a mysterious figure begins to destroy Monastic Ireland, a young girl with a powerful mind sets out to save her homeland from the clutches of darkness.
Writer / Producer: Joanne Heffernan, Director: Cat Mangan Williams

Dance Move
The life of a music teacher unravels when her teenage daughter’s burgeoning sexuality leads her to confront her own repressed desires, traumatic memories and familial resentments on a solo trip abroad.
Writer: Joanna McClurg, Producer: Tamryn Reinecke

Down By The River
When the body of a 21 year old French au pair is pulled from the River Brosna in Mullingar, Detective Ailbhe Naughton leads an investigation that has echoes of her own sister’s unsolved disappearance in the 1990s.
Writer: Eva O’Connor, Writer: Eimear Reilly

Fishing
A fat, unseen teenage girl is drawn to an older male swimming coach, whose lessons transform her life and lead to a dangerous entanglement.
Writer / Director: Aisling O’Regan Sargent, Producer: Philip Emo

Mediocre Land
Two semi-talented female comedians fight for the right to be average.
Writer: Áine Gallagher, Writer: Síomha McQuinn

Muscling
Following a traumatic birth, football star Nat Keeley struggles to reclaim her place on Ireland’s national team as they prepare for their historic first World Cup Tournament. But the pressures of motherhood and the physical toll of her comeback push her toward a dangerous breaking point.
Writer / Director: Ayla Amano, Producer: Aisling Malone, Producer: Lorraine Higgins

X-Pollinator is supported by Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán and the National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama,