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14-22 MAY 2024
The Frontières Platform in Cannes will return for a third year to the Marché du Film with 14 genre projects
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MARCHÉ DU FILM ANNOUNCES 14 GENRE PROJECTS SELECTED FOR FRONTIÈRES PLATFORM
& MUSIC SUPERVISION, VFX AWARDS
The Frontières Platform in Cannes will return for a third year to the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes, presenting 14 genre projects to the industry from May 18-19. A co-presentation between the Fantasia International Film Festivaland the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes, the Frontières Platform activities will include the Proof of Concept Presentation for projects in the advanced financing stages, and the Buyers Showcase for films in post-production or recently completed.
The Frontières Buyers Showcase (Sunday May 19 at 4pm in Palais K) will feature 6 films, with producers screening footage for potential buyers, sales agents and festival programmers. Marché du Film participants will have a first look at the latest from team members of TURBO KID and THE VOID, among others.
8 projects will present their completed teaser trailers to prospective partners at the Frontières Proof of Concept Presentation (Saturday May 18 at 10am in Palais K). Among the selected projects are new works from teams behind SEARCHING, THE WITCH, THE RANGER, and the upcoming VIVARIUM, premiering as part of this year’s Semaine de la Critique in Cannes.
Also, Frontières is pleased to announce the creation of two awards: the Frontières Warner Music Supervision Award, and the Frontières Post Control VFX Boost Award. The winning projects will be announced during the Frontières Platform weekend.
The Frontières Platform in Cannes is funded by the Government of Canada, with the major support of Wallimage, the Netherlands Film Fund, Screen Ireland, Telefilm Canada, and SODEC.
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Frontières Platform in Cannes: Complete List of Projects
BUYERS SHOWCASE
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THE FURIES (Las Furias)
(Argentina)
Director: Tamae Garateguy
Producer: Sofía Toro Pollicino (Rio Films - Crudo Films)
A NIGHTMARE WAKES (USA/Canada)
Director: Nora Unkel
Producer: Robert Menzies (Zed.Film)
SKIN WALKER (Luxembourg/Belgium)
Director: Christian Neuman
Producer: Jesus Gonzalez Elvira (Calach Films - Caviar
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MARIONETTE(Netherlands/Luxembourg/UK - Scotland)
Director: Elbert van Strien
Producer: Claudia Brandt (Accento Films), Burny Bos (BosBros)
PG (PSYCHO GOREMAN) (Canada)
Director: Steven Kostanski
Producers: Stuart F. Andrews, Shannon Hanmer, Peter Kuplowsky, Jesse Kristensen, Susan Steffner (Crazy Ball Inc.)
SLAXX (Canada)
Director: Elza Kephart
Producer: Anne-Marie Gélinas (EMAfilms) |
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PROOF OF CONCEPT PRESENTATION
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ARCTIC CHILLS
(Canada, Norway, Greenland, Russia, Finland, Sweden)
Directors: Ashley Savard, Jerri Thrasher, Sardana Savvina, Elin Marakatt, Sinituuli Kalttopää, Marc Fussing Rosbach
Producers: Liisa Holmberg (International Sámi Film Institute), Jason Ryle (ImagineNative)
CURSED (Cyprus)
Director: Salomeya Sabko & Maria Dudko
Producer: Maria Zatulovskaya (Bazelevs Entertainment)
LAYERS OF LIES (Finland/Iran)
Director: Ramin Sohrab
Producers: Ramin Sohrab, Mohsen Sarafi, Jonna Enroth (Sonram Productions)
MONSTER (Wales)
Director: Laura Smith
Producer: Jenny Walker (FRAMES OF REFERENCE FILMS - FoR FILMS)
Sales Agent: Elle Driver
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BREEDER (Denmark)
Director: Jens Dahl
Producers: Amalie Lyngbo Quist & Maria Møller Christoffersen (Beo Starling)
Sales Agent: Level K
INSIDE (USA/Canada/Ireland)
Director: Elise Salomon
Producers: Elise Salomon (Against the Wind Productions), Heather Buckley (THE PRODUCTION COMPANY), Jay Thames (77 Films), Brendan McCarthy, John McDonnell, Deirdre Levins (Fantastic Films), Dave Conlon, Rachelle Elbaz (Eggplant Picure & Sound)
MERSEA (Canada)
Director: Lindsay MacKay
Producers: Paula Devonshire (Devonshire Productions), Paul Scherzer
SLASH/BACK (Canada)
Director: Nyla Innuksuk
Producers: Daniel Bekerman (Scythia Films), Nyla Innuksuk (Mixtape VR), Christopher Yurkovich, Alex Ordanis (Stellar Citizens) |
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FRONTIÈRES is an international co-production market and networking platform specifically focused on genre film financing and co-production between Europe and North America. It is organised by the Fantasia International Film Festival, in partnership with the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes. In addition to its annual co-production market at Fantasia (July 18-21 2019), Frontières programming also includes a Finance & Packaging Forum (February 14-16 2019, Helsinki) and the Frontières Platform (May 18-19, Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes). |
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