Attention filmmakers you are about a month out from the deadline to pitch your project & gain momentum or find the missing part / person to take your film forward with the clout of the industry headed to Brussels in March 2016. If you missed out report on the past editions you can get back up to speed here & here. Normally native to Montreal, the ‘FRONTIÈRES’ off shoot takes place in the midst of the world renowned ‘Brussel’s International Fantastic Film Festival’.
One of the first projects to pitch at this Co-Production Market was Craig Goodwill’s ‘Sadie’. Take a look at shadowy story art for the psychological thriller which is underway.
Full details from the press release
FRONTIÈRES ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS 3RD EDITION IN BRUSSELS
The Frontières International Co-Production Market is now accepting project submissions for its
third annual European edition, which will take place March 30 – April 1 next year during the
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Filmmakers will have until December 11 to
submit their projects.Frontières will select 20 genre film projects with a primary focus on Europe and North America.
Project participants are invited to partake in a 3-day networking event with the leaders of the
international genre film industry. Projects will participate in a live pitch session that will open
the market and partake in one-on-one meeting sessions, panels, workshops and networking
sessions.Established in 2012 at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Frontières has since developed
into a biannual transatlantic circuit – taking place in Montreal in July at Fantasia, and Brussels in
April at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. Previous Frontières editions have
featured projects from Dario Argento, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Joe Dante, Larry
Fessenden, Bobcat Goldthwait, Stuart Gordon, Jorge Michel Grau, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Bruce
McDonald, John McNaughton, Alexandre Philippe, RKSS Films, Simon Rumley, Jovanka Vuckovic
and Andrzej Zulawski. Frontières selects projects from both established and emerging
filmmakers.“We’re thrilled to return once again to Brussels for a third year,” says Lindsay Peters, Market
Director. “Our 2015 editions saw a new energy in finance and production partners attending
Frontières that led to more deals being made at a faster pace than ever before, and we’re very
excited to now look towards 2016 and discover the next wave in genre talent.”
The Frontières International Co-Production Market is a collaborative initiative between the
Fantasia International Film Festival, Vision-in-Motion, and the Brussels International Fantastic
Film Festival, and is made possible thanks to the generous support of Creative Europe, Telefilm
Canada and SODEC, and of Visit Brussels and the Brussels Capital-Region. Visit
www.frontieresmarket.com for more information, or find us on Twitter @frontieresmrkt.
