2023 Edition

Frontières returns to Montreal for the 15th edition of its co-production market, which will take place July 26-29, 2023.

Official Selection: Market Projects

After the upcoming Frontières Platform in Cannes on Saturday May 20 and Sunday May 21, 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 26-29 with the Forum overlapping on July 26-28.

Frontières is pleased to announce a first wave of projects for this year’s official market selection. Notable project helmers include: Peter Hengl (FAMILY DINNER) from Austria, Yannis Veslemes (the upcoming SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE) from Greece, Jean Mach & Nicolas Alberny (8TH WONDERLAND) from France and Nyla Innuksuk (SLASH/BACK) from Canada. Quebec will be represented by filmmakers Jeanne Leblanc (LES NÔTRES) and Olivier Godin (IL N'Y A PAS DE FAUX MÉTIER). Of these projects, the line-up features 70% women directors and showcases a wide variety of genres including horror, dark comedy, an aquatic thriller, psychological horror and a new type of vampires.

The full project line-up will be announced at the end of May. Past Frontières projects include IN FLAMES, HATCHING, LAMB, THE LONG WALK, SEA FEVER, VIVARIUM and RAW.

FIRST WAVE OF PROJECTS - MARKET 2023

ANIMAL (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Director: Milada Tesitelova
Producers: Julie Zackova, Unit and Sofa Praha
Genre: Horror Comedy

ANNA NOUS PARLERA (Canada, QC)
Director: Olivier Godin
Producer: Nemesis Films Inc.
Genre: Dark Comedy

DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL (United Kingdom)
Directors: Coral Amiga, Nicole Hartley
Producer: Federica Omodei
Genre: Psychological Horror, Thriller

DRAWN (USA)
Director: Cosmo Salovaara
Producers: Anne Alexander, Cousins Company
Genre: Horror, Vampire, LGBTQ

FREYA (Canada BC, Australia)
Director: Rhona Rees
Producer: Kristyn Stilling, Athena Russell
Genre: Science Fiction

HALL OF DULLNESS (Colombia)
Director: Ángela Tobón Ospina
Producer: Máquina Espía
Genre: Science Fiction

KRAMPUSNACHT (Austria)
Director: Peter Hengl
Producer: Lola Basara
Genre: Horror

NORTHPOLE (Greece)
Director: Yannis Veslemes
Producer: Fenia Cossovitsa
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Period Drama

VISITE LIBRE (Canada, QC)
Director: Jeanne Leblanc
Producer: Caramel Films
Genre: Horror

MORE TO COME...