After reporting on the hot new genre projects in development in Brussels back in April the co-production market moves back to it’s birth place in Montreal for the 6th anniversary.  Old blood & new is set to mix in July as the full list of projects have just been announced.  As the titles & talent involved start to conjure an air of mystery I’ve added some more details after scratching the skin of public sources on certain movies.

Frontières is pleased to announce an additional 13 projects from a strong cross-section of experienced and emerging directors and producers from across North America and Europe, including  Larry Fessenden and Peter Phok (THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, STAKE LAND, THE INNKEEPERS) and  Jennifer Jonas(GERONTOPHILIA, TRIGGER, MONKEY WARFARE).

These projects join a line-up of previously announced titles from John McNaughton(HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, WILD THINGS), producers Michael Roiff (WAITRESS, IN YOUR EYES) and Ritesh Batra (THE LUNCHBOX), director Srdjan Spasojevic (A SERBIAN FILM), and producer Rob Cotterill (HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN).
Frontières@Fantasia 2015: Second Wave of Projects

12 FRAMES / SECOND  (Québec)
Director/Writer: Martin Laroche
Producer: Yanick Létourneau (Peripheria Productions)

THE BEAUTIFUL (USA)
Director/Writer: Todd E. Freeman
Producers: Jason Freeman, Todd E. Freeman, Lara Cuddy (Polluted Pictures)

See a mood board for The Beautiful on Pinterest

BUTCHER SHOP (USA)
Directors / Writers: Cezil Reed & Lydelle Jackson
Producer: Michelle Miller (BAPart Films)

COUNTRY HOUSE (Spain)
Director / Writer: Fernando Ronchese
Producer: Angel Sala (Level 5 Consulting SL / La Fiera Group Production SL)

THE DESIGNER (USA)
Director/Writer: Graham Reznick
Producers: Larry Fessenden, Peter Phok, Graham Reznick (Glass Eye Pix)

Bloody-Disgusting previously reported on The Designer back in 2012 which featured a teaser that you can see below.  I’m curious to see how the project has evolved since we last heard about it.  The website seems to tease elements of wearable tech which are now common place in the present day.

THE DEVIL ON WHEELS (Spain / UK)
Director/Writer: Enric Folch
Producers: Enric Folch, Roger Allen, Orio Marcos (The Devil on Wheels Productions LTD / SETMÀGIC Audiovisual)

THE DREAMLANDS (Germany)
Director / Writer: Huan Vu
Producers: Jan Roth, Huan Vu (Sphärentor UG)

EL GIGANTE (Canada)
Director: Gigi Saul Guerrero
Writers: Shane McKenzie / Co-Written by Luke Bramley, Gigi Saul Guerrero
Producer: Raynor Shima (LuchaGore Productions)

After attempting to cross the US/Mexico border in search of a better life, Armando awakens in an unknown room, his body broken down and a Lucha Libre mask sewn into his neck. He attempts to escape, but is surrounded by a sadistic family, who watch him with hungry eyes. The only chance for Armando’s survival in this hellish nightmare is to last in a wrestling match against the most terrifying villain of all: GIGANTE!

THE EXISTENCE OF LIBERTY WHITE (UK)
Director: Nick Parish
Writer: Gwilym Davies
Producer: Zack Winfield (Milkwood Film Productions)

FRAY (Finland)
Director:  Mikko Lopponen
Writers:  Mikko Lopponen, Ramin Sohrab, Kevin Frazier
Producers:  Ramin Sohrab, Sonja Farling, Kevin Frazier (Sonram Productions)

LEAGUE OF MONSTER SLAYERS (Canada)
Writers: Leonard Farlinger & Aaron Woodley
Producers: Jennifer Jonas & Shannon Fewster (New Real Films)

NEVER TEAR US APART  (Québec)
Director / Writer: Sid Zanforlin
Producers: Patricia Gomez Zlatar, Chris Bavota (Head on the Door Productions)

PILL #1618 (Lithuania / Italy)
Director: Domante Urmonaite
Writers: Domante Urmonaite / Story by Martynas Mendelis, Domante Urmonaite
Producers: Stasys Baltakis (Baltic Productions / Film Jam), Chiara Barbo (Pilgrim Film)

Frontières@Fantasia 2015: First Wave Projects(*Previously Announced)
3 1/2 (USA – India)
Director: Sooni Taraporevala
Writer: Sooni Taraporevala
Producer: Michael Roiff (Night & Day Pictures)
Executive Producer: Ritesh Batra

CARNY KILL (USA)
Director: John McNaughton
Writer: John McNaughton & Ted Mann (Screenplay) / Robert Edmond Alter (Novel)
Producer: Steven A. Jones

ELORA (Québec)
Directors: Anouk Whissell, François Simard & Yoann-Karl Whissell (RKSS FILMS)
Writers: Anouk Whissell, François Simard & Yoann-Karl Whissell
Producer: Anne-Marie Gélinas (EMAfilms Inc.)

KILL MODE (Netherlands)
Director: Thijs Meuwese
Co-Director: Colinda Bongers
Writer: Thijs Meuwese
Producers: Colinda Bongers & Thijs Meuwese

‘LUDE BEHAVIOR (Québec)
Director: Renaud Gauthier
Writer: Renaud Gauthier & Mary Elizabeth Hickey
Producer: Mathieu Gauthier (GoBROS Pictures)

SINGER (Canada)
Director: Seth Smith
Writer: Darcy Spidle, Seth Smith
Producer: Rob Cotterill (Yer Dead Productions)

SYNCRETIZE (USA / Canada / Haiti)
Director: Matt Swinsky
Writer: Bryan Strickland
Producers: Katarina Gligorijevic, Tim Reis, Matt Swinsky (Ultra 8 Pictures & Vrille Film)
Executive Producer: Colin Geddes (Ultra 8 Pictures)

WHEREOUT (Serbia)
Director: Srdjan Spasojevic
Writers: Aleksandar Radivojevic, Srdjan Spasojevic

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Established in 2012 at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Frontières has since developed into a biannual transatlantic circuit between Montreal and Brussels. Frontières is the first market to specifically focus on the co-production and financing of genre films between North America and Europe. Frontières is a collaborative initiative between the Fantasia International Film Festival, the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), and Vision-in-Motion. Frontières is made possible thanks to the generous support of Creative Europe, SODEC, Telefilm Canada, and Concordia University.

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