2023 Edition

The Frontières Forum returns to Montreal as part of the co-production market and will take place July 26-28, 2023.

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 the full lineup of projects for this year’s official Market and Forum 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, Ashlea Wessel (the upcoming JUNCTION ROW) from Canada and Nyla Innuksuk (SLASH/BACK) from Canada. Quebec will be represented by filmmakers Jeanne Leblanc (LES NÔTRES), James Watts (DEATH TRIP) and Olivier Godin (IL N'Y A PAS DE FAUX MÉTIER). These projects showcase a wide variety of genres including horror, dark comedy, magical realism, monsters, an aquatic thriller, psychological horror and a new type of vampires. Past Frontières projects include IN FLAMES, HATCHING, LAMB, THE LONG WALK, SEA FEVER, VIVARIUM and RAW.

FRONTIÈRES FORUM SELECTION 2023

AND YOU AS WELL MUST DIE (USA, Poland)
Director: Audrey Ewell
Producers: Luca Borghese, AgX
Genre: Horror

HIGH PRESSURE (France)
Directors: Jean Mach, Nicolas Alberny
Producer: MAD Films
Genre: Aquatic thriller, Survival

IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTH (Canada, ON)
Director: Nyla Innuksuk
Producers: Sphere Media Productions, Mixtape VR Inc.
Genre: Horror, Thriller

MACÎSKOTÊW (EVIL FIRE) (Canada, QC)
Director: TJ Cuthand
Producers: Anne-Marie Gélinas & Sera-Lys McArthur
Genre: Indigiqueer Thriller/Adventure

THE DIRTY OYSTER (USA)
Director: Noah Wagner
Producers: Julia Elaine Mills, Zubin Asaria
Genre: Magical Realism Romance

THE HYMN OF EVIL *Working Title (Norway)
Director: Rikke Gregersen
Producers: Maipo Film
Genre: Thriller/Horror