The EFM Frontières Focus Award Winners
Frontières made a strong impact at the European Film Market during this year's Berlinale!
Co-presented by Fantasia and the EFM, the EFM Frontières Focus spotlighted five standout genre projects in advanced stages of production and post-production, connecting them with international sales agents, producers, distributors, and festival programmers. Congratulations to all the filmmakers and teams involved. We’re thrilled to see Frontières continue championing bold genre projects on the international stage.
This year’s winner of the CineGround Pitch Competition Award at the EFM Frontières Focus is WITH BLESSINGS ON YOUR WAY. The film received
a $10,000 gift certificate from Cineground towards post-production services.
Believed to have awakened malignant supernatural forces, reclusive shepherd Tarik is ruthlessly cast out, returning as a haunting spectre to terrorise his wife and the village, blurring the line between reality and deep-seated trauma.
Director: Kan Muftić’
Writer: Kan Muftić’ & Elma Tataragic
Producers: Paul Schleicher, Dan Dixon, Amra Bakšic
Country: United Kingdom, Bosnia
Genre: Folk Horror
| Learn more about CineGround here |
This year’s winner of the PurpleDOG Pitch Competition Award is ORIENTAL SNATCH. The film received a $10,000 gift certificate from PurpleDOG towards their post-production services.
From the co-creator and star of Hundreds of Beavers comes the
outrageous true story of D.B. Cooper.
Director: Chris Tex
Writer: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews
Producers: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Chris Tex, Gill Holland, Shane da Silva, Steve Kozak, Nick Bellore, Christopher Hoelter, James Phyrillas, Shannon McLin
Country: United States, Brazil
Genre: Action, Horror, Comedy, Romance
| Learn more about PurpleDOG here |
