The Slate
The Cinema
Slate.
One feature film and two series currently in development at EIVS Studio — each written and created by Ela Ilham von Schöning.
Flagship · Completed Feature Screenplay · Sci-Fi Gangster Drama
THE SINGER
A woman. A microphone. And a heritage that refuses to stay quiet.
An atmospheric, character-driven feature centered on musical identity and heritage — a woman rediscovering the voice her family carried across borders and generations.
Original vocal compositions are woven directly into the script, driving the film’s cinematic rhythm and pace. Song and screenplay were written together; neither was made to serve the other.
- Format
- Feature · 110 min
- Language
- English · Arabic · German
- Status
- Completed · Dubai Cine Carnival Winner
- Genre
- Drama · Music
Hybrid Live-Action / Animation Kids' Series
MIMI & VITUS
Adventures Behind the Wall
Where childhood questions unlock magical adventures — a warm, imaginative sibling-led kids' series.
A hybrid live-action / animation kids' series developed as original IP — bright, character-driven storytelling built around two siblings and the luminous world that opens up behind the wall.
Ela leads the creative direction: pilot outline, series bible and a high-end visual lookbook shared with a small circle of collaborators.
- Format
- Kids' Series · Hybrid
- Language
- English
- Status
- Pilot & Bible
- Genre
- Family · Adventure
Feature Film · NYC Comedy-Drama
THE BUSINESS BOYS
A sharp, stylish New York ensemble about ambition, loyalty, and the price of building something that outlasts you.
An NYC-set feature comedy-drama — sophisticated visual storytelling around a modern circle of self-made operators who mistake momentum for meaning.
Original concept, screenplay and lookbook created by Ela Ilham von Schöning.
- Format
- Feature Film
- Language
- English
- Status
- In Active Development
- Genre
- Comedy-Drama
WHAT A GIRL WANTS, WHAT A GIRL NEEDS
Feature Film · NYC & New Jersey Drama
WHAT A GIRL WANTS, WHAT A GIRL NEEDS
A grounded, character-driven feature drama moving between New York and New Jersey.
A feature-length drama built around one woman's crossings — geographic, emotional, generational — between the boroughs of New York and the neighborhoods of New Jersey.
Written by Ela Ilham von Schöning; currently in active development.
- Format
- Feature Film
- Language
- English
- Status
- In Active Development
- Genre
- Drama
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