The Frontières Market in Montreal: Shorts to Features Lab

Now open to all international projects, the Shorts to Features 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 Frontières Co-Production 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 guide.
  

2026 Dates
July 22-25
The 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival takes place July 16-August 2.

Location
Concordia University
1455 Blvd. De Maisonneuve Ouest
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Canada

Event details/conference locations are not posted publicly and will be directly communicated to registered guests via email.

Call for Projects

The call for projects for the 2025 edition of the Frontières International Co-Production Market in Montreal: Music Pitches closed on May 5, 2025. The 2026 call for projects will launch in early 2026.

SHORTS TO FEATURES LAB

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

Questions about the Frontières Shorts to Features Lab?
Contact tania@fantasiafestival.com.

Frontières is presented by the Fantasia International Film Festival, in collaboration with the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes. The Frontières international co-production Market is made possible thanks to the support of Téléfilm Canada, SODEC, Wallimage and the Netherlands Film Fund.