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Dario Argento’s ‘The Sandman’ Highlights Fantasia’s Off-Frontières Projects!
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Following the selection of the official Frontières line-up of film projects for the Frontières International Co-Production Market, another 12 projects have been chosen for the return of the Off-Frontières selection, for the market’s 4th edition.
The Off-Frontières projects line-up features a predominance of Canadian projects, complemented by projects from American, Mexican, Irish, British, French, German and Australian directors and producers. Highlights include the next features by Dario Argento (Suspiria) and by Jacob Tierney (The Trotsky), as well as follow-up features by Fantasia alumni Rob Grant (Mon Ami), Pat Kiely (Who Is KK Downey?), Kerry Prior (The Revenent) and Olivier Sabino (Misere).
The previously announced Frontières selection of projects also featured 12 film projects. Highlights included the next features by George Mihalka (Bloody Valentine) and Gabriel Pelletier (Karmina), as well as new projects by Fantasia alumni Gavin Michael Booth (To Hell, With Love), Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves), Simon Rumley (The Living and the Dead), Andreas Schaap (Must Love Death) and James Sizemore (The Demon’s Rook)
The Off-Frontières @ Fantasia 2014 selection consists of the following 12 projects:
A WORLD WAR II FAIRYTALE: THE MAKING OF MICHAEL MANN’S THE KEEP (UK / USA / France)
Director: Stewart Buck (1st feature documentary)
Producers: Stewart Buck – Buck Green Films, Alex Kuciw – Django Media, Stéphane Piter
BLACK HORIZON (Irlande)
Director / Screenwriter: George Kane (DISCOVERDALE)
Producers: Julianne Forde and Ruth Treacy – Tailored Films (STITCHES)
CE QU’ELLE A DANS LE VENTRE (Quebec)
Director / Screenwriter: Martin Thibodeau (1st feature)
Producer: Marie-Dominique Michaud – Lusio Films (LE TORENT)
Cast: Isabelle Blais (THE HIGH COST OF LIVING), Julien Poulin (CAMION)
HEARTBREAKERS (Quebec)
Director / Screenwriter: Pat Kiely (WHO IS KK DOWNEY?)
Producer: Robert Vroom – Vroom Productions (THREE NIGHT STAND)
HOUSE OF STAIRS (Quebec)
Director: Jacob Tierney (GOOD NEIGHBORS)
Screenwriter: Doug Taylor (SPLICE), basé sur un roman de William Sleator
Producers: Michael Solomon – Bandwidth Pictures (EDDIE : THE SLEEPWALKING CANNIBAL), Phyllis Laig – Buffalo Gal Pictures (SILENT NIGHT), Scott Hyman – Zest Productions (500 DAYS OF SUMMER)
LAST BLOOD (Germany / USA / UK)
Director: Simon Hunter (MUTANT CHRONICLES)
Screenwriters: Bobby Crosby, Ed Lynden-Bell, Nick Sterling, based on a graphic novel by Bobby and Chris Crosby
Producers: Christian Arnold-Beutel – Favorit Film (BANSHEE CHAPTER), Isen Robins and Aimee Schoof – Intrisic Value Films (BLUE CAPRICE)
Cast: Thomas Jane (DRIVE HARD), Ron Perlman (HELLBOY)
MARK OF KANE (Canada)
Screenwriters: Justin McConnell and Serena Whitney (1st feature), based on a novel by Douglas Borton
Producers: Avi Federgreen (DEAD BEFORE DAWN 3D) – Federgreen Entertainment, Justin McConnell and Serena Whitney – Unstable Grounds
MULTIPLIER (Mexico / Quebec)
Director / Screenwriter: Rodrigo Hernández (1st feature)
Producers: Mayra Espinoza Castro and Jorge Michel Grau – Velarium Arts (WE ARE WHAT WE ARE), Anne-Marie Gélinas – EMA Films (MARS ET AVRIL)
THE PASSENGER (Quebec)
Director: Olivier Sabino (1st feature)
Screenwriters: Olivier Sabino and Francis Lussier
Producer: Marie-Louise Gariépy – Film Oddity
THE SANDMAN (Germany / Canada)
Director: Dario Argento (DRACULA 3D)
Screenwriter: David Tully (DJINN)
Producers: Jeff Rogers – KCUS Productions (SUCK), Daniella Tully – Shivertownroad Films (CONTAGION)
THE SATURN PARTICLE RAMPAGE (USA, Canada, Australia)
Director / Screenwriter: Kerry Prior (THE REVENANT)
Producers: Dean Bertram – Lovecraft 21c Productions, Liam Finn – Filmmakers Alliance Productions (MIDNIGHT MOVIE), Kerry Prior – Wanko Toys, Sevé Schelenz – Sleep Apnea Productions (SKEW), Steve Christopher Wallace – SCWFilms
TO BE CONTINUED… (Canada)
Director / Screenwriter: Rob Grant (MON AMI)
Producers: Luke Black, Peter Harvey – Peter Harvey Films (PICTURE DAY)
The previously announced official Frontières selection of Frontières @ Fantasia 2014 consists of the following projects:
DEAD NOON (Luxembourg)
Director/Writer: Jeff Desom (1st Feature)
Producer: Bernard Michaux – Lucil Film (SCHATZRITTER)
EMERGENCE (Lithuania)
Directors/Writers: Kristina Buozyte & Bruno Samper (VANISHING WAVES)
Producer: Leva Norviliene – Tremora (VANISHING WAVES)
EXTRA ORDINARY (Ireland)
Directors/Writers: Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman (1st Feature)
Producers: Ailish Bracken & Katie Holly (EP) – Blinder Films (CITADEL)
THE EXTRACTOR (Quebec)
Directors/Producers: Gavin Booth (THE SCAREHOUSE) & Mark A. Krupa (THE WILD HUNT) – Mimetic Entertainment
Writer: Mark A. Krupa (THE WILD HUNT)
THE GODLESS (UK)
Director: Simon Rumley (THE LAST WORD)
Writer: Dan Schaffer (THE SCRIBBLER)
Producers: Bob Portal – Fidelity Films (RED WHITE & BLUE) & Tim Dennison – Tall Man Films (THE HOARDER)
LOVE SICK (USA)
Director/Writer: Todd E. Freeman (CELL COUNT)
Producers: The Brothers Freeman & Lara Cuddy – Polluted Pictures (THE WEATHER OUTSIDE) / Executive Producer : Michael Glynn Macdonald (HELLMOUTH)
THE OFFING (USA)
Director/Writer : David Prior (1st Feature)
Producer : Jeremy Platt (THE LORDS OF SALEM)
PRINT THE LEGEND (Germany)
Director/Writer: Andreas Schaap (MUST LOVE DEATH)
Producers: Michael Dupke, Benny Theisen – Little Bridge Pictures (THREE MILE RIDERS) & Simon Amberger – Neuesuper (EASTALGIA)
REVELATIONS (Canada)
Director/Executive Producer: George Mihalka (WATCHTOWER)
Writer: Al Kratina (24 HOUR RENTAL)
RITE OF THE WITCH GODDESS (Canada)
Director: James Sizemore (THE DEMON’S ROOK)
Writers: James Sizemore & Katarina Gligorijevic
Producers: Katarina Gligorijevic & Tim Reis – Ultra 8 Pictures
THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD (Portugal)
Director: João Alves (1st Feature)
Writer/Producer: Paulo Leite – Bad Behavior (1st Feature)
VAPORETTO 13 (Quebec)
Director: Gabriel Pelletier (LA PEUR DE L’EAU)
Writer: Gabriel Pelletier, based on the novel by Robert Girardi
Producer: François Ferland – Novem (LAC MYSTÈRE)
Her House of Horrors, the horror division of Independent Production House WOMXNOGRAPHY, has launched its Bite Size Short Grant Program, ahead of its film festival Dollhouse of Horror, which will take place in March 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
The Bite Size Short Grant Program awards $2,000 film grants to female-identifying and queer horror filmmakers. Shorts must be able to be made for $2,000, with a minimum runtime of 8 minutes. Submissions are now open on Filmfreeway, and are being judged by a panel of horror lovers and content creators.
The 2024 Bite Size Short Grant Program judge lineup is as follows:
“James H. Carter II- A documentary director, film producer, podcaster, marketing specialist, and writer. James is the founder and co-owner of Creepy Kingdom. Creepy Kingdom was founded in 2011 and is a multimedia website, and production studio specializing in creepy content. Their primary focus lies at the intersection of childlike fantasy and the macabre, covering horror films, theme parks, haunts, and much more. Beyond their extensive media coverage, Creepy Kingdom hosts events, offers original merchandise, and engages in film production under the Creepy Kingdom Studios brand producing original films like “Foolish Mortals”, exploring Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” fan culture, and “Georgie”, featuring Tony Dakota from the original “It” miniseries.
“In addition to founding Creepy Kingdom, James has won awards for his documentary work, including the award-winning “Foolish Mortals,” which has earned him recognition. He has been featured on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween special.
“Ashleeta Beauchamp is the editor-in-chief of Peek-A-Boo! Magazine, a cheeky horror magazine created to uplift marginalized writers, artists, models and other creators within the horror community. She also runs The Halloween Coalition, a community group to provide support and marketing for horror and Halloween events around the Southern California area.
“Titeanya Rodríguez is a multi-hyphenate creative, and the founder and owner of HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, home of DOLLHOUSE OF HORROR and the horror division of WOMXNOGRAPHY. As a fellow storyteller and a self-proclaimed artivist, Titeanya’s mission is to create opportunities for women of color and queer women, across film, tv, sports, music, and beyond. She is also the creator of the BITE SIZE SHORT grant program.”
Winners will have a one-night theatrical screening at Regal Cinemas. Submissions Close April 8 at Midnight. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2024. Shorts must be shot and through post-production by June 30, 2024. The screening will take place on July 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.
WOMXNOGRAPHY, HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, and Rodriguez are represented by Azhar PR, Granderson Des Rochers, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.
To submit your short to the Bite Size Short Grant Program, go to the FilmFreeway link here.
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