Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum to the Forefront 2018
Frontières is returning to Amsterdam from February 22-24. 13 Projects are in the queue for the second Edition of the Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum – a genre focused forum initiated by the Fantasia International Film Festival and the Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, with the support of the Netherlands Film Fund.
13 projects at the late financing stage will have the opportunity to work with a select group of industry experts in finance, sales and distribution. This year, the selection process was extremly competitive which is why the Forum has expanded to include a 13th project featuring a South American team coming from Chile (THE MONSTER WITHIN, Chile/Denmark).
‟ We are delighted to open the selection for the Amsterdam Forum to Latin America, thanks to our new partner CinemaChile! The 13th project coming from Chile is very promising! ″
Jérome Paillard, Executive Director, Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes
In addition to Chile, the represented countries include : Canada, Iceland, Estonia, Ireland, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
“After 5 years of continual development, growth, and innovation, Frontières has become the generally acknowledged leader in the genre film industry as a market and networking facilitator, and effectively works to bridge the gap between the genre and arthouse communities.”
Julie Bergeron, Head of Industry Programs, Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes
The line up encompasses teams behind films such as : FREE FIRE, CRUMBS, BASKIN and THE TRANSFIGURATION. The schedule of events will then wrap up with a special screening of Frontières alumnus LES AFFAMES by Robin Aubert, presented by Telefilm Canada in partnership with the EYE Film Institute and the Imagine Film Festival.
‟We’re very excited to bring together truly intriguing talents and exceptional industry leaders while in Amsterdam″
Lindsay Peters, Executive Director of Frontières
Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum – Complete List of Projects
Amsterdam | February 22-24, 2018
BACKGROUND NOISE (USA)
Director: Michael O’Shea
Writers: Amanda Kagiwada & Michael Ryan Assip and Michael O’Shea
Producers: Susan Leber (Susie Q Productions) and Peter Phok (Phok Productions)
THE BALLAD OF AUDREY EARNSHAW (Canada/Ireland)
Director/Writer: Thomas Robert Lee
Producers: Gianna Isabella (Gate 67), Thomas Robert Lee, Julianne Forde & Ruth Treacy (Tailored Films), Marie-Claude Poulin (Executive Producer, MCP Productions), Patrick Ewald (Executive Producer, Epic Pictures)
BLACK CONFLUX (Canada)
Director/Writer: Nicole Dorsey
Producers: Michael Solomon (Band with Pictures), Kerry Gamberg (Butter Pictures)
CENSOR (UK)
Director: Prano Bailey-Bond
Writers: Prano Bailey-Bond & Anthony Fletcher
Producer: Helen Jones (Silver Salt Films)
JESUS SHOWS YOU THE WAY TO THE HIGHWAY (Spain/Estonia/Ethiopia)
Director/Writer: Miguel Llansó
Producers: Sergio Uguet de Resayre (Lanzadera Films), Alasti Kino
LAMB (working title) (DÝRIÐ) (Iceland/Sweden)
Director: Valdimar Jóhannson
Writers: Sjón & Valdimar Jóhannson
Producers: Hrönn Kristinsdóttir & Sara Nassim (Go to Sheep), Piodor Gustafsson (Spark)
THE MONSTER WITHIN (Chile/Denmark)
Director: Rodrigo Susarte
Writer: Valeria Hofmann
Producers: Florencia Larrea & Gregorio González (Forastero), Lene Borglum (Space Rocket Nation)
THE PAPER TIGERS (USA)
Director/Writer: Tran Quoc Bao
Producers: Michael Velasquez, Al’n Duong, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Gildark (Beimo Films LLC)
PERIHAN (Turkey)
Director/Writer: Can Evrenol
Producer: MO Film – Müge Büyüktalaş
REUNION (USA/Germany)
Director: Norbert Keil
Writers: Richard Stanley & Norbert Keil
Producers: Gudrun Giddings (G4C Innovation), Sam Sarkar, Daisy Hamilton, Norbert Keil (Wunderbar Film)
SEA FEVER (Ireland/Belgium)
Director/Writer: Neasa Hardiman
Producers: Brendan McCarthy & John McDonnell (Fantastic Films), Jean-Yves Roubin (Frakas Productions)
TIN & TINA (TIN Y TINA) (Spain)
Director/Writer: Rubin Stein
Producer: Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo (La Claqueta PC)
WHITAKER (Canada/UK)
Director: Casey Walker
Writers): David Suridge & George Perry
Producers: Andy Starke, Pete Tombs, Ben Wheatley (Executive Producer) (Rook Films), Casey Walker (Cave Painting Pictures), Jonathan Bronfman (JoBro Productions)