FRONTIÈRES FORUM 2018 - OFFICIAL SELECTION

Frontières is returning to Amsterdam with a line-up of 13 projects for the 2nd edition of the Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum. Initiated by the Fantasia International Film Festival and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, with support from the Netherlands Film Fund, the genre-focused Forum invites to Amsterdam (February 22-24) 13 projects at the late financing stage to work with a select group of industry experts in finance, sales & distribution.

After an extremely competitive selection process, this year’s Forum has been expanded to include a 13th project featuring a South American team coming from Chile (THE MONSTER WITHIN, Chile/Denmark). Said Jérôme Paillard, Executive Director, Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes : “We are delighted to open the selection for the Amsterdam Forum to Latin America, thanks to our new partner CinemaChile! The 13th project coming from Chile is very promising!”

Moreover the line-up includes 12 European and North American projects with teams behind such films as FREE FIRE, CRUMBS, BASKIN, and THE TRANSFIGURATION. In addition to Chile, the represented countries are Canada, Iceland, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States. The schedule of events will be rounded out with a special screening of Frontières alumnus LES AFFAMÉS by Robin Aubert, presented by Telefilm Canada in partnership with the EYE Film Institute and the Imagine Film Festival, as well as expanded networking opportunities for members of the Dutch film industry.

Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum - Amsterdam, February 22-24, 2018:
Complete List of Projects

BACKGROUND NOISE (USA)
Director: Michael O'Shea
Writers: Amanda Kagiwada & Michael Ryan Assip and Michael O'Shea
Producers: Susan Leber (Susie Q Productions) and Peter Phok(Phok Productions )

THE BALLAD OF AUDREY EARNSHAW (Canada/Ireland)
Director/Writer: Thomas Robert Lee
Producers: Gianna Isabella (Gate 67), Thomas Robert Lee, Julianne Forde & Ruth Treacy (Tailored Films), Marie-Claude Poulin (Executive Producer, MCP Productions), Patrick Ewald (Executive Producer, Epic Pictures)

BLACK CONFLUX (Canada)
Director/Writer: Nicole Dorsey
Producers: Michael Solomon (Band With Pictures) Kerry Gamberg (Butter Pictures)

CENSOR (UK)
Director: Prano Bailey-Bond
Writers: Prano Bailey-Bond & Anthony Fletcher
Producer: Helen Jones (Silver Salt Films)

JESUS SHOWS YOU THE WAY TO THE HIGHWAY (Spain/Estonia/Ethiopia)
Director/Writer: Miguel Llansó
Producers:: Sergio Uguet de Resayre (Lanzadera Films,) Alasti Kino

LAMB (working title) (DÝRIÐ) (Iceland/Sweden)
Director: Valdimar Jóhannson
Writers: Sjón & Valdimar Jóhannson
Producers: Hrönn Kristinsdóttir & Sara Nassim (Go to Sheep), Piodor Gustafsson (Spark)

THE MONSTER WITHIN (Chile/Denmark)
Director: Rodrigo Susarte
Writer: Valeria Hofmann
Producers: Florencia Larrea & Gregorio González (Forastero), Lene Borglum (Space Rocket Nation)

THE PAPER TIGERS (USA)
Director/Writer: Tran Quoc Bao
Producers: Michael Velasquez, Al'n Duong, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Gildark (Beimo Films LLC)

PERIHAN (Turkey)
Director/Writer: Can Evrenol
Producer: MO Film - Müge Büyüktalaş

REUNION (USA/Germany)
Director: Norbert Keil
Writers: Richard Stanley & Norbert Keil
Producers: Gudrun Giddings (G4C Innovation), Sam Sarkar, Daisy Hamilton, Norbert Keil (Wunderbar Film)

SEA FEVER (Ireland/Belgium)
Director/Writer: Neasa Hardiman
Producers: Brendan McCarthy & John McDonnell (Fantastic Films), Jean-Yves Roubin, (Frakas Productions)

TIN & TINA (TIN Y TINA) (Spain)
Director/Writer: Rubin Stein
Producer: Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo (La Claqueta PC)

WHITAKER (Canada/UK)
Director: Casey Walker
Writers: David Suridge & George Perry
Producers: Andy Starke, Pete Tombs, Ben Wheatley (Executive Producer) (Rook Films), Casey Walker (Cave Painting Pictures), Jonathan Bronfman (JoBro Productions)