La plataforma Frontières de Cannes anuncia su selección
- La iniciativa de coproducción dedicada al cine de género vuelve al Marché du Film con 13 proyectos en diferentes fases de producción

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For another year, the Frontières Platform is set to return to Cannes’ Marché du Film, bringing a selection of genre projects to be showcased to the industry. Running from 21-22 May, the Frontières Platform will present 13 genre projects, divided into two different, to industry professionals. As a co-presentation with the Fantasia International Film Festival, the Frontières Platform activities will include Proof of Concept presentations for projects in the advanced stages of financing, and the Buyers Showcase for films that are in post-production or have recently been completed.
Starting off with the Frontières Buyers Showcase, on 22 May at 16:30, six film projects that are in post-production or have recently been completed will have some of their footage screened to potential buyers, sales agents and festival programmers. The selected titles include a creature feature from Canada, an American tale about fallen witches as well as a psychological horror movie from Pakistan, among others.
Seven projects that are at an advanced stage of financing will be featured as part of the Frontières Proof of Concept Presentation and will be presented on Saturday 21 May at 9:30. The participants will present their completed teaser trailers to potential future partners. The selection includes European, South African, Syrian and Algerian filmmakers and amongst them are a psychotic kitten, a useless little robot with a new purpose in life and killer Gnomes.
Here is the full line-up of the projects selected for the Frontières Platform:
Buyers Showcase
A Guide To Living For The Dead – Baris Fert (Turkey)
Producers: Ipek Erden, Emre Pekçakir
Cult Hero – Jesse T. Cook (Canada)
Producers: Jesse T. Cook, Liv Collins, Craig Shouldice
Falling Stars – Richard Karpala, Gabriel Bienczycki (USA)
Producers: Richard Karpala, Gabriel Bienczycki
In Flames –Zarrar Kahn (Pakistan/Canada)
Producers: Anam Abbas, Shant Joshi
Junction Row – Ashlea Wessel (Canada)
Producers: Pasha Patriki, James Fler, Michael Paszt, Andrew T. Hunt
Sales agents: Raven Banner Entertainment
Kidnapping Inc [+lee también:
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Producers: Yanick Létourneau, Samuel Chauvin
Proof of Concept Presentation
Gnomes! – Ruwan Suresh Heggelman (The Netherlands)
Producers: Monique van Kessel, Richard Raaphorst
Night Town – Imogen Murphy (Ireland)
Producers: Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde
Requiem For A Robot – Christoph Rainer (Austria/Germany)
Producers: Loredana Rehekampff, Andreas Schmied, Josef Redinger
Roqia – Yanis Koussim (Algeria/France/USA)
Producers: Farès Ladjimi, Christophe Lafont, Armen Aghaeian, Abhi Goel, Tara Ansley
Serial Kitten – Cédric Hachard (France)
Producer: Alexis Perrin
Street Trash – Ryan Kruger (South Africa/USA)
Producers: Justin Martell, Matt Manjourides, James C. Williamson, Ryan Kruger
The Portal – Chadi Abo (France/Syria/Germany)
Producers: Chadi Abo, Ruba El Khash Khair, May Odeh, Zorana Musikic, Tania Khouri
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