Frontieres Market Welcomes ‘Films for Women by Women,’ Gets Tipsy on ‘Space Beers’
variety.comMarta Balaga Frontières International Co-Production Market – back to in-person event after four online editions – has unveiled this year’s projects, including 18 titles in its official selection, all in advanced development stages or now financing.Ranging from the highly personal to absolutely outlandish, they make for a varied lineup.
It is also full of female-centered stories, from “Camp,” about a woman so dependent on her new friends she fails to notice their sinister agenda, to “Beasts of Prey,” “Bugul Noz,” “Jane” or Canadian offering “Bloody Bunny” by Kat and Karissa Strain.“There simply aren’t enough women in the film industry, especially the indie film scene in Canada, for us to draw on as mentors and collaborators.
We hope ‘Bloody Bunny’ can play a part in the change we would like to see,” they said, calling it a film “for women by women.” Mètis filmmaker Laura Tremblay will produce, while the directors are committed to hire only females for all key roles behind the scenes.“Men often get more leadership opportunities because women, raised to be polite little girls, simply do not ask.
We have got our big girl panties on, we are geared up for the market, and we are asking!”Complicated – or plain dysfunctional – family issues are also investigated.
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