The Nouveau Marché will take place from 15-18 October, alongside the 54th edition of Montréal’s Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (FNC) (8-19 October), and will offer a unique platform for filmmakers to establish partnerships on a global scale.

Among the selected projects for the Nouveau Marché are feature films in development from various regions: Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and South America. The movies will be presented during a pitching session in front of industry professionals, both local and international. The jury will be made up of Gilles Duval (ArteKino, France), Kishori Rajan (Viva Maude, USA) and Daniel Bekerman (Scythia Films, Canada).

The Premières Œuvres section, dedicated to shining a light on the new generation of Canadian-based filmmakers, will present six first-feature projects. The jury will be made up of Rémi Bigot (Cannes Critics’ Week), Jacques-Henri Bronckart (Versus Production) and Daniela Mujica (Productions Ocho).

The selected projects are as follows:

Nouveau Marché

18th Birthday – Aizada Amangeldy (Kyrgyzstan)
Production: Nazgul Dolotkeldieva (Creative Bureau)

Scruples – Ifeyinwa Arinze (Nigeria/USA)
Production: Valerie Castillo-Martinez (IndieFlip)

Opportunità – Giuliano Bossa (Canada)
Production: Elodie Pollet (Films Extérieur Jour)

Radio Radio – Graham Foy (Canada)
Production: Simon Faber (Taiga Pictures)

The Returning – Atsuko Hirayanagi (Japan/Philippines/USA)
Production: Eiko Mizuno-Gray (Loaded Films), Wilfredo Manalang (FUSEE)

Lost Frames – Samir Karahoda (Kosovo/Germany/Switzerland)
Production: SK Pictures in co-production with Alva Film

Adults Making Big Decisions – Karin Franz Körlof (Sweden)
Production: Hanna Hannerz Simå (Nordantill Film)

A Decorous Woman – Natalia Luque (Chile/France/USA)
Production: Rodrigo Diaz (Parina Films)

Jua Kali – Joash Omondi (Kenya)
Production: Yasmin Hassan (Wheelbarrow Films)

My Name Is Nina Shakira – Samuel Suffren (Haiti/France)
Production: Carine Ruszniewski (GoGoGo Films)

The Carousel of Progress – Tyler Taormina (USA)
Production: Krista Minto (Omnes Films)

Sun in Saturn – Ary Zara (Portugal/France)
Production: Andreia Nunes (Wonder Maria Filmes)

Premières Œuvres

Tears of My Enemies – Holly Brace Lavoie (Canada)
Production: Patrick Bilodeau (UGO Média)

Heart Peaks – A Laurel Lawrence (Canada)
Production: Kate Solar (Vanishing Tide Films)

La Copie Carbone – Étienne Lacelle (Canada)
Production: Isabelle Grigon-Francke (Les Productions Club Vidéo)

Severed – Lauren Marsden (Canada)

Madhaus – Clara Milo (Canada)
Production: Léonie Hurtubise (Colonelle Films)

Des fleurs en hiver – Alexia Roc (Canada)
Production: Jérémie Battaglia (Films Extérieur Jour)