The pandemic hasn’t slowed down filmmakers from around the world, who will have projects presented in July.
For the fourth year, the Fantasia International Film Festival and the Marché du Film – Cannes Festival will host the Frontières Platform on Saturday-Sunday, July 11. Seven movies that are recently completed or in postproduction will have footage screened in the Buyers Showcase on the 11th, and filmmakers with six features in advanced stages of financing will show teaser trailers to prospective partners in the Proof of Concept Presentation on the 10th. The Buyers Showcase titles are:
ESLUNA: THE CROWN OF BABYLON (Canada)
Director: Denver Jackson
Producer: Daniel Hogg
Genre: Anime
KICKING BLOOD (Canada)
Director: Blaine Thurier
Producer: Jennifer Jonas
Genre: Horror
RUBIKON (Austria)
Director: Magdalena Lauritsch
Producers: Loredana Rehekampff, Andreas Schmied, Klaus Graf
Sales Agent: ARRI Worldsales
Genre: Science Fiction
SUBJECT (Australia)
Director: Tristan Barr
Producer: David Gim, Tristan Barr
Genre: Horror
THE CREEPS (Finland)
Director: Marko Mäkilaakso
Producers: Miika J. Norvanto, Timo Puustinen
Sales Agent: Raven Banner Entertainment
Genre: Horror Comedy
THE TWIN (Finland, Estonia)
Director: Taneli Mustonen
Producer: Aleksi Hyvärinen
Sales Agent: Film Constellation
Genre: Horror
TWISTED (Denmark)
Director: Vibeke Muasya
Producers: Lene Børglum, Vibeke Muasya
Genre: Dark Thriller
The Proof of Concept titles are:
ALL THE NAMES WE BURIED (U.S.)
Director: Thomas Torrey
Producers: Thomas Torrey, Noah Lang, Chadd Harbold, Sam Frohman
Sales Agent: ICM Partners
Genre: Thriller
BEASTS OF PREY (Italy)
Director: Andrea Corsini
Producer: Giorgia Maria Priolo, Francesco Grisi
Genre: Psychological Horror, Drama
DRAVEN (UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland)
Director: Sonny Laguna & Tommy Wiklund
Producers: Rachel Richardson-Jones, Sean Wheelan, David Liljeblad
Genre: Horror
LONG DAYS (U.S.)
Director: Adam Keleman
Producer: Eric Schultz
Genre: Thriller, Horror
SUPERPOSITION (Denmark)
Director: Karoline Lyngbye
Producer: Amalie Lyngbo Quist
Sales Agent: Trust Nordisk
Genre: Thriller
THE ISLAND BETWEEN TIDES (Canada)
Directors: Austin Andrews & Andrew Holmes
Producers: Austin Andrews, Andrew Holmes, Josh Huculiak
Genre: Gothic Horror
