About Frontières

Frontières is internationally established as the leading industry initiative for genre film professionals. It is organised by the Fantasia International Film Festival, with the participation of the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes.

At Frontières, we connect genre filmmakers with industry professionals and promote co-production and collaboration with Canada & Europe. Since 2017 Frontières has produced 3 annual events: the Frontières International Co-Production Market (July, at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, for projects in development & early financing); the Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum (a closed lab for projects at the midway point in their financing, taking place at the same time as the Co-production market in Montreal); and the Frontières Platform at the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes (May, for projects in advanced financing & post-production).

FRONTIÈRES SUCCESS STORIES

FRONTIÈRES SUCCESS STORIES INCLUDE

TURBO KID (dir. RKSS Films, Québec-Canada/New Zealand)
RAW / GRAVE (dir. Julia Ducournau, France/Belgium)
ARE WE NOT CATS (dir. Xander Robin, USA)
THE VOID (dir. Jeremy Gillespie & Steven Kostanski, USA/Canada)
78/52 (dir. Alexandre Philippe, France/USA)
LES AFFAMÉS / THE RAVENOUS (dir. Robin Aubert, Québec-Canada)
CHAINED FOR LIFE (dir. Aaron Schimberg, USA)
THE DARK (dir. Justin P. Lange, Austria/Canada)
THE LODGERS (dir. Brian O’Malley, Ireland)
THE RANGER (dir. Jenn Wexler, USA)
ZOO (dir. Antonio Tublen, Denmark/Sweden)
RÉPERTOIRE DES VILLES DISPARUES / GHOST TOWN ANTHOLOGY (dir. Denis Côté, Québec-Canada)
EXTRA ORDINARY (dir. Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman, Ireland/Belgium)
VIVARIUM (dir. Lorcan Finnegan, Ireland/Belgium/Denmark)

SELECT FRONTIÈRES PROJECTS COMING SOON

A NIGHTMARE WAKES (dir. Nora Unkel, Canada/USA)
THE WINTER LAKE (dir. Phil Spheerin, Ireland/Canada)
SLASH/BACK(Nyla Innuksuk, Canada)
BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Pahanhautoja)(dir. Hanna Bergholm, Finland/Sweden/Norway/Lettonia)
LAMB (DÝRIÐ) (dir. Valdimar Jóhannson, Iceland/Sweden/Poland)
L'ÎLE-AUX-PAONS (Brain Freeze) (dir. Julien Knafo, Québec-Canada)

FRONTIÈRES welcomes an average of 400 industry delegates from 28 countries, including:

Amazon Studios
AMC Networks
Back-Up Media
Blumhouse Productions
CAA
Canal Plus
Charades
Cinetic Media
Creativity Capital
Elle Driver
Epic Pictures
Entertainment One
Fox Searchlight
The Fyzz
Gamechanger Films
IFC Films
ICM Partners
Magnolia Pictures
Mongrel Media

Netflix
Neon
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Paradigm Talent Agency
Protagonist Pictures
Raven Banner Entertainment
SpectreVision
Studio Canal
Universal Pictures International
UTA
Vice Media
Visit Films
Warner Music
Wild Bunch
William Morris Endeavor
XYZ Films

TESTIMONIES

Frontières has quickly grown to be one of the most significant events driving high level talent forward in the genre world. It has created a genuine community amongst its participants and I've been proud to take part, finding every event not only informative and productive but also a breeding ground for new and future relationships

Todd Brown , XYZ Films, Canada-USA

The Frontières Market is one of the major ways that Fantasia International Film Festival has been setting itself apart from the dozens of other genre-focused film festivals that keep popping up around the world. Begun in 2012, Frontières aims to be like the Sundance Institute, but for artists who prefer horror and action pictures to muted family dramas and quirky comedies.

RogerEbert.com

Frontières is an industry juggernaut

Moviemaker Magazine