2026 Edition

Frontières returns to Montreal for the 15th edition of its co-production market, which takes place July 22-25, 2026.

Official Selection: Market Projects

Frontières will return to the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal for the 15th edition of its co-production market which will take place between July 22-25.

Frontières is pleased to announce the first wave of ten projects for this year’s official Market selection. Notable project helmers include: Isaac Ezban (PARVULOS) from Mexico, George Mihalka (MY BLOODY VALENTINE) and Elza Kephart (SLAXX) from Canada and Johannes Grenzfurthner (SOLVENT) from Austria. These projects showcase a wide variety of genres including science-fiction, slasher, horror, psychological thriller and fantasy. Past Frontières projects include IN FLAMES, HATCHING, LAMB, A PRAYER FOR THE DYING, SEA FEVER, VIVARIUM and RAW.

OFFICIAL MARKET SELECTION 2026

ANY MEANS NECESSARY (Canada)
Director: George Mihalka
Writer: Dave Alexander
Producer: Susan Curran
Genre: Documentary

AURORA COMES HOME (Canada)
Director: Gloria Mercer
Writer: Aidan West
Producers: Shawn Angelski, Martin Fisher
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

BIRTH (Estonia)
Director/Writer: Oskar Lehemaa
Producer: Evelin Penttilä
Genre: Body Horror

DELIVERY (Mexico)
Director: Isaac Ezban
Writers: Isaac Ezban, Christian Cueva
Producers: Isaac Ezban, Natalia Contreras, Alejandra Cardenas
Genre: Science Fiction, Road Movie

GRANDMONSTER (Norway)
Director: Vegard Dahle
Writers: Kristofer Grønskag, Vegard Dahle
Producer: Jon Vatne
Genre: Zombie Comedy

MY MISSING HALF (Philippines, Japan)
Director/Writer: Rodiell Veloso
Producers: Tomomi Furuyama, Rajiv Idnani
Genre: Black Comedy, Horror, Road Movie

THE GREAT CANADA DAY MASSACRE (Canada, QC)
Director/Writer: Elza Kephart
Producers: Marcel Giroux, Rebecca Rowley
Genre: Slasher Satire

THE MIRE (Finland, Norway, Sweden, Latvia)
Director/Writer: Marika Harjusaari
Producers: Mika Ritalahti, Nima Yousefi, Einar Loftesnes, Gints Grübe
Genre: Folk Horror

VIOLENT DELIGHTS (United States)
Director/Writer: Jack Warren
Producers: Brock Bodell, Andrew Duensing, Josh Duensing, Ariel Adler, Jacob Brodsky
Genre: Horror Romance

YOU WERE NEVER HERE (Austria, Canada)
Director/Writer: Johannes Grenzfurthner
Producers: David Hiatt, Taylor Nodrick, Jasmin Bauer, Guenther Friesinger
Genre: Science Fiction

The full 2026 lineup — including additional Official Selection projects, the Genre Film Lab, the Shorts to Features Lab, and the Music Pitches — will be announced in the coming weeks!