Japan’s TIFFCOM and Canada’s Frontières Market Announce New Partnership for 2026

Japan’s TIFFCOM and Canada’s Frontières Market Announce New Partnership for 2026

Frontières, the Montreal-based international genre co-production market, organised by the Fantasia International Film Festival is proud to announce a new partnership with the Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM). This new Frontières initiative aims to strengthen international collaboration between productions and bring forth the best of genre cinema, from horror to sci-fi, fantasy, action, and animation.

The program will feature bold and imaginative projects in advanced financing from international filmmakers, seeking a maximum of 40% gap-financing. Selected participants will present their project in a curated showcase and take part in the Tokyo Gap Financing Market (TGFM) which supports selected feature-length film projects by providing one-to-one meetings (with industry professionals (producers, financiers, distributors, broadcasters/streaming platform) in addition to daily panels and conferences throughout the three day event.

Three recent projects by TGFM alumni were celebrated at Cannes this year - Death Has No Master by Jorge Thielen Armand, 9 Temples to Heaven by Sompot Chidgasornpongse, and Titanic Ocean by Konstantina Kotzamani.

Recent Frontières successes include Lamb (Valdimar Jóhannson, 2021), In Flames (Zarrar Khan, 2023), A Prayer for the Dying (Dara Van Dusen, 2026) and the upcoming Hot Spot (Agnieszka Smoczynska), to premiere at Fantasia’s 30th edition this summer.

Submissions for eligible projects will open on May 21st and close on July 21st, 2026. Applicants can submit their project through the Frontières Market website, or through the TGFM platform. For more information about the Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market, please visit the TIFFCOM website.

TIFFCOM will run from October 28-30, 2026 and is organized together with the Tokyo International Film Festival which will hold its 39th Edition from Oct 26 to Nov 4, 2026.

The Frontières International Co-Production Market is funded by Telefilm Canada, SODEC, the Government of Quebec, the City of Montreal and RDV Canada.