The team behind Montreal's acclaimed Fantasia International Film Festival have announced the official selections for the second edition of their Frontières International Co-Production Market – hailed as the first and only international co-production market to connect North America with Europe in an environment focused specifically on genre film production.
Frontières is part of the Fantasia Industry Rendez-Vous, which supports the sales efforts of features in the festival’s 2013 programming. International producers and sales agents, distributors, broadcasters, talent agents and festival programmers will attend the Rendez-Vous from July 25-28 2013, the mid-point of the 3-week run of the Fantasia Festival.
The twelve-project slate includes some beloved genre names, as well as some debut directors and up-and-comers. Here's the list:
Casting The Runes (Canada/Germany/USA)
Director: Joe Dante (The Hole, Gremlins, The Howling)
Starring Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek Into Darkness)
The Colour Out of Space (France)
Director: Richard Stanley (Dust Devil, Hardware)
Based on the story by H.P. Lovecraft
Dark Matter (Poland)
Director/Writer: Andrzej Zulawski (Possession)
Frost Island (UK)
Director: Michael Kinirons
Harry’s Blonde (UK)
Director/Writer: Caradog James (The Machine)
The Lighthouse (Spain)
Le Quartier Des Oubliés (Canada)
Director/Writer: Izabel Grondin
Based on a novel by Madeleine Robitaille
Oktoberflesh (Germany/USA)
Director/Writer: Buddy Giovinazzo (Combat Shock)
Schoolboys In Disgrace (USA)
Director/Writer: Bobcat Goldthwait (God Bless America)
Music and Lyrics by Ray Davies of The Kinks
Souvenir (Canada)
Director/Writer: Alex Epstein
Stealing is Bad (Canada)
Director/Writer: Jason Lapeyre (I Declare War, Cold Blooded)
The Void (Canada)
Directors/Writers: Steven Kostanski & Jeremy Gillespie (Manborg)
Director of Photography: Karim Hussain (Antiviral, Hobo with a Shotgun, Subconscious Cruelty)
The 2013 Fantasia International Film Festival will be held in Montreal from July 18th to August 6th. Visit their official site for more info!