Tokyo market TIFFCOM has struck its first partnership with Frontières, the genre-focused co-production market run by Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival, adding a wave of horror and thriller titles to the 24 feature projects selected for the seventh Tokyo Gap-Financing Market (TGFM).
The selection draws from 24 countries and regions across Asia, Europe, South America and North America. TGFM connects feature projects that have already secured at least 60% of their total budget with industry experts for one-on-one meetings aimed at closing financing gaps. All participating projects must include an Asian element.
“Frontières is thrilled to partner with TGFM at TIFFCOM to present our first showcase in Asia,” said Tania Morissette, deputy director of Frontières. “This partnership is a fantastic opportunity to connect our genre filmmaking communities, open new doors for emerging projects, and build meaningful bridges between our markets.”
The genre lineup has been enriched by projects from Thailand, Nepal and Brazil, among other territories, including Boo Junfeng‘s “Trinity,” a thriller from the Singaporean director and SEAFIC founder-producer Raymond Phathanavirangoon, and Kevin Rahardjo’s “The Land of Jinn,” based on a Kyrgyz legend, from the Indonesian filmmaker and production banner KawanKawan Media. The Frontières Showcase itself comprises five projects, including a body horror film from Brazilian director Gabriela Amaral Almeida, whose earlier work screened in the Tokyo International Film Festival competition, and “The Saddest Stories on Earth” from Vietnamese director Diep Nguyen Hoang, who returns for a second consecutive year following last year’s participation with “1982,” a Busan International Film Festival selection.
