What is Frontières?

Frontières is internationally established as the leading industry initiative for genre film professionals. It is organized 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 between international partners. Frontières now produces two annual events: the Frontières Platform at the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes and the Frontières International Co-Production Market which, every year, presents its Shorts to Features section. For the first time, Frontières opens a call for projects for filmmakers wishing to pitch a feature based on their short film.

Success stories coming out of Frontières include projects like KIDNAPPING INC. (dir. Bruno Mourral, Québec-Canada), PSYCHO GOREMAN (dir. Steven Kostanski, Canada), LAMB (dir. Valdimar Jóhanson, Iceland), RAW / GRAVE (dir. Julia Ducournau, France/Belgium), CENSOR (dir. Prano Bailey-Bond, UK) and more.

Visit this page for more information about Frontières.

About the Shorts to Features Lab

Now open to all international projects, the Lab offers filmmakers the chance to pitch their feature project to all Market attendees and the opportunity to exchange with industry experts, in a closed environment.

WHAT DOES THE FRONTIERES COPRODUCTION MARKET OFFER ?

If your project is selected, you will be given access to all activities including:

- Pitch sessions from the selected projects;
- Mentoring session with an industry expert prior to the event;
- Meeting and networking opportunities with project participants and a large variety of seasoned professionals from the international Genre film industry;
- Panels and round tables on the latest developments and trends in Genre film production, financing and distribution;
- A profile in the Frontières Coproduction Market booklet;

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

- Feature must be based on the short you submit;
- Projects must qualify as « Genre » in nature: horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action, dark thriller;

Your application can be submitted in French or English.

SUBMISSION FEE

Submission Fee: CAD$ 90.

In return for your participation in the Frontières Market and should your film be completed, in addition to the inclusion of the Frontières logo in the end credits of the film, you acknowledge that the North American Premiere should take place at the Fantasia International Film Festival, host of the market. This request will be waived should the film be selected at any of the following film festivals: South by Southwest (SXSW), Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Tribeca or Telluride. In the event of the film screening at any of the aforementioned US festivals, Fantasia will retain first right of refusal for the film’s Canadian Premiere in the same year.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: MAY 5, 2025 - 6:00pm EDT

For any questions, please contact tania@fantasiafestival.com.