FRONTIÈRES AND MARCHÉ DU FILM ANNOUNCE 13 GENRE PROJECTS SELECTED FOR FRONTIÈRES PLATFORM

The Frontières Platform in Cannes returns to the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes for the tenth year, presenting 13 genre projects to the industry on May 16th and 17th, 2026. As a co-presentation between the Fantasia International Film Festival and the Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes, the Frontières Platform activities will include Proof of Concept presentations for projects in the advanced stages of financing, and the Buyers Showcase for films that are in post-production or have recently been completed.

We are thrilled to announce that the selection for the Proof of Concept presentation, held Saturday May 16th, 2026 at 10am at Palais K, will showcase seven projects from Canadian, Norwegian, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch and Jamaican filmmakers who will present their completed teaser trailers to prospective partners.

The Buyers Showcase will take place on Sunday, May 17th, 2026 at 4.15pm at Palais K. Producers will screen footage for potential buyers, sales agents, and festival programmers. We’re proud to offer Marché du Film participants an exclusive first look at a bold, globally diverse slate: a Canadian folk horror set in Thailand; a documentary on Hong Kong martial arts cinema; the latest film from the Adams Family; a high-octane action thriller from Indonesia; a sharp American horror satire; and the story of a delivery biker whose night spirals from bad to worse.

Frontières is delighted to renew its collaboration with Outpost MTL and Studio Beep, which will be offering two post-production awards for one project, from both the Proof of Concept and the Buyer Showcase.

The Frontières Platform in Cannes is funded by Telefilm Canada, SODEC, the Government of Quebec, the City of Montreal, Rendez-Vous Canada and the Netherlands Film Fund.

Frontières Platform in Cannes: Complete List of Projects

BUYERS SHOWCASE

ASTROLATRY (USA)
Director: David Gordon
Producers: David Gordon, Cole Paxton
Genre: Horror, Satire

GRIND (USA)
Director: Peter Collins Campbell
Producer: Bethany McHugh
Genre: Dark Comedy, Thriller

QUEEN OF MALACCA (Indonesia)
Director: Angga Dwimas Sasongko
Producers: Kori Andyaning, Janice Angelica, Michael Rainheart
Genre: Crime Thriller, Action, Neo-Noir, Occult

THE GLORIOUS DEAD (USA)
Directors: John Adams & Toby Poser
Producer: Toby Poser
Genre: Horror

THE WRATH (Canada)
Director: Shayne Putzlocher
Producers: Shayne Putzlocher, Jessica Watch, Paul Cadieux, Isabelle Legault, Martin Cadieux-Rouillard
Genre: Horror, Thriller

TRACKING: THE CYPRUS TIGERS (Cyprus, Croatia)
Director: Andreas Kyriakou
Producers: Stavros Papageorgiou, Stjepan Hundic
Genre: Documentary, Cult Movies, Action

PROOF OF CONCEPT

AULKEN (The Netherlands)
Director: Didier Konings
Producer: Monique van Kessel
Genre: Folk Horror

BALDOON (Canada)
Directors: Gwynne Phillips & Briana Templeton
Producer: Nancy Morski
Genre: Horror Comedy

DUPPY (UK, Jamaica)
Director: Ajuan Isaac-George
Producers: Dorottya Szekely, Aleksandra Bilic, Jamie Clark, Rob Maylor
Genre: Supernatural Horror

MAGAI-GAMI (Japan)
Director: Norihiro Niwatsukino
Producer: Yasushi Miyamae
Genre: Horror

READ THE BONES (Spain)
Director: Oan Hostench
Producers: Edurne San Jose, Coque Serrano, Juan Malcom. Alplano Films
Genre: Exploitation, Hyper-Horror

SPIRAL (Canada, France, Belgium)
Director: Kourtney Roy
Producer: Amber Ripley
Genre: Horror, Satire

YOU'VE BEEN CHOSEN (Norway)
Director: Viljar Bøe
Producers: Arne Dahr, Anders Fløysand
Genre: Horror Thriller

FRONTIÈRES is an international co-production market and networking platform specifically focused on genre film financing and co-production between Europe and North America. It is organised by the Fantasia International Film Festival, in partnership with the European Film Market Berlinale and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes. In addition to its annual co-production market at Fantasia (July 22-25 2026), Frontières programming also includes the EFM Frontières Focus in Berlin (February 14 2026) and the Frontières Platform in Cannes (May 16-17 2026).