The Films
The Films for the 2026 Gemelli Films Christmas Collective
We plan on producing two films in 2026 with the Gemelli Christmas Collective.
Read all about them below.
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"The Twelve Dates of Christmas," a new dating reality show, is in production. Ava Cleary is the lucky bachelorette seeking a date that she can take home for the holidays to meet her family. Unfortunately, weeding through the fourteen eligible bachelors is proving to be a little more difficult than she anticipated-- even with the help of two reality TV icons.
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With so many men vying for her attention and seemingly there to do anything to win the dating game, the only person Ava feels that she can truly trust is the man tasked with "handling" her on and off set, Luke Sheppard. Since Luke lives in the town where the reality show is being filmed, he takes Ava away from the chaos of set while the rest of the crew is setting up the elaborate Christmas-themed dates where the contestants are supposed to woo Ava. Luke is her "safe space" when things get to be too stressful and overwhelming inside the mansion-- especially with her dating choices being under a microscope. Even guided by reality show legends, Ava feels that she bit off a bit more than she can chew.
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Soon, Ava finds herself looking to spend more time with Luke than the bachelors that are trying so hard to get her attention. When she finally has to make the final decision between two of the bachelors, she makes a choice that no one saw coming.
A small town is famous for its over-the-top Christmas decorations. They even have an annual Christmas décor competition, which has been won by Candy and Spencer Claus over the past four years. Unfortunately, the good intentions of the sponsors has paved the way for an overzealous competition and the true meaning of Christmas has been lost over the last few years where the Clauses have dominated. People will do anything to strip Candy and Spencer of their titles.
When the opening of the new Christmas competition is announced at the big community kickoff party, an anonymous figure known only as “Santa’s Little Helper” hacks into the video broadcast and announces that all of the Christmas decorations in the town have been taken, and will not be returned until they see that the true meaning of Christmas has returned to the town. A picture of Candy and Spencer’s prized lawn decorations are shown as though they are being held hostages. The lights go out for a short period of time. When they come back on, the entire gymnasium is completely empty.
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Chaos ensues. Rather than coming together as a community to figure out the solution, neighbors start accusing one another of being Santa’s Little Helper. As the neighbors start being genuinely nice to one another, the decorations return to their lawns. Of course, accusations fly until someone points out that the neighbors must have been rewarded for good deeds.
Soon the town goes from hurting one another to helping one another, forgetting all about the competition. The décor in the town is restored, but the competition changes from being about who is the best to how the residents of Kringle can help their community the most.
A Christmas comedy that is a combination of “Christmas with the Kranks” and “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” “Holiday Havoc” will leave audiences in stitches.
