The European Movie Market (EFM) has partnered with the Montreal-based Frontiere Market, the Fantasia Worldwide Movie Pageant, for its style works in progress showcase on the 2026 EFM.
The showcase takes place beneath the banner EFM Frontières focus.
5 tasks are introduced in superior levels of fundraising, manufacturing, or early post-production to assist tasks join with gross sales brokers, distributors and competition programmers.
The occasion will embrace pitching periods for movies prepared for the autumn market in 2026, in search of gross sales brokers or completion funds. Filmmakers for chosen tasks will suggest their work on to the business. Networking occasions may even be held tailor-made to the style group.
A press release from EFM acknowledged, “From psychological thrillers to horror, sci-fi, fantasy and hybrid codecs, the platform is dedicated to difficult the outdated ideas of the style and bringing a highlight on the creativity behind it.”
Submissions for eligible tasks will open on August fifteenth and finish on November thirteenth, 2025.
“Style filmmaking enjoys an unimaginable spike in creativity and imaginative and prescient,” mentioned Tanja Meissner, director of Berlin Professionals.
Annick Mahnert, govt director of Frontières, added: “Frontières is worked up to accomplice with EFM on this new initiative and create a dynamic house for manufacturing and post-production movies to search out gross sales and distribution alternatives.”