Line-up includes new features by Dario Argento, Jacob Tierney and Fantasia alumni Rob Grant and Kerry Prior.
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has announced the Off-Frontières selection for this year’s Frontières International Co-Production Market.
The line-up of 12 projects features projects from Canada, Mexico and the UK, among others, and includes the next features from Dario Argento and Jacob Tierney as well as follow-up features from Fantasia alumni Rob Grant, Pat Kiely, Kerry Prior and Olivier Sabino.
Stephanie Trepanier, Frontières creative director, told Screen: “The Off-Frontières line-up of project always allows us to include more projects we believe in, but couldn’t fit in the official 12-projects selection because of quota limitations or because the project is more advanced than the scope we set for the official Frontières line-up.
“I’m particularly happy that this selection allowed us to feature four more feature projects by Quebec talents, as well as a Canadian co-production to be directed...
Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has announced the Off-Frontières selection for this year’s Frontières International Co-Production Market.
The line-up of 12 projects features projects from Canada, Mexico and the UK, among others, and includes the next features from Dario Argento and Jacob Tierney as well as follow-up features from Fantasia alumni Rob Grant, Pat Kiely, Kerry Prior and Olivier Sabino.
Stephanie Trepanier, Frontières creative director, told Screen: “The Off-Frontières line-up of project always allows us to include more projects we believe in, but couldn’t fit in the official 12-projects selection because of quota limitations or because the project is more advanced than the scope we set for the official Frontières line-up.
“I’m particularly happy that this selection allowed us to feature four more feature projects by Quebec talents, as well as a Canadian co-production to be directed...
- 6/17/2014
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
While Tobe Hooper has directed two of the most iconic horror films of all time--"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Poltergeist"--let's be honest, it's been a long while since he's helmed anything that lands remotely in those ballparks, so we hope that his first feature film is six years finds him returning to form. THR reports that Hooper has signed on to direct the Arabian horror flick "Djinn." Written by David Tully, the film centers on "a young Emirati couple who return home from the U.S. and discover that their new apartment in a luxury high-rise built on the site of…...
- 2/28/2011
- The Playlist
It's been a few years since Hooper put in a few episodes for the Masters of Horror series but word is out that he's directing an Arabian horror movie titled Djin, written by David Tully. The haunted house thriller is set to begin filming in March in the United Arab Emirates...
Djin follows an Emirati couple who return home from the U.S. to find their new luxury apartment was built over an abandoned fishing village stirring up evil spirits known as Djin. Kind of sounds a lot like Poltergeist which might not be so bad since that's a great film anyway.
What's more interesting is that Hooper will be shadowed on set by Emirati director Nayla Al Khaja. She'll be the cultural consultant and is training with Hooper to prepare for directing her first feature length horror film. You probably couldn't learn how to make a scary movie from anyone better!
Djin follows an Emirati couple who return home from the U.S. to find their new luxury apartment was built over an abandoned fishing village stirring up evil spirits known as Djin. Kind of sounds a lot like Poltergeist which might not be so bad since that's a great film anyway.
What's more interesting is that Hooper will be shadowed on set by Emirati director Nayla Al Khaja. She'll be the cultural consultant and is training with Hooper to prepare for directing her first feature length horror film. You probably couldn't learn how to make a scary movie from anyone better!
- 2/28/2011
- by Keepers of the Bid
- Horrorbid
London -- Imagenation Abu Dhabi, the Emirati conglom, has announced a further five local Arabic filmmaking movie projects to be developed, financed and produced by the company.
The company said haunted house tale "Djinn," penned by U.S. writer David Tully and "Million's Poet," inspired by a TV show of the same name about a young Bedouin girl who strikes a deal with her brother to take part in a poetry contest have been added to the slate.
An adventure comedy, "Alaska" written by Ahmed El Arshi and detailing the story of two Abu Dhabi students on a road trip in the U.S. and rom com "Monsoon," penned by Yussef Ibrahim about an Emirati man looking to garner approval from his Indian girlfriend's mother by pretending to love all things India are also on the books.
The conglom is also putting together "Alis and Aishas," billed as a touching...
The company said haunted house tale "Djinn," penned by U.S. writer David Tully and "Million's Poet," inspired by a TV show of the same name about a young Bedouin girl who strikes a deal with her brother to take part in a poetry contest have been added to the slate.
An adventure comedy, "Alaska" written by Ahmed El Arshi and detailing the story of two Abu Dhabi students on a road trip in the U.S. and rom com "Monsoon," penned by Yussef Ibrahim about an Emirati man looking to garner approval from his Indian girlfriend's mother by pretending to love all things India are also on the books.
The conglom is also putting together "Alis and Aishas," billed as a touching...
- 6/1/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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