TIFFCOM Teams with Frontières to Boost Horror and Thriller Projects
TIFFCOM has formed its first partnership with Frontières, the genre-focused co-production market run by Canada's Fantasia International Film Festival. This adds horror and thriller titles to the 24 feature projects selected for the seventh Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. The projects come from 24 countries and regions and must include an Asian element, with the market connecting them to industry experts for one-on-one meetings.
The seventh edition of the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market will feature 24 projects, each mandated to contain an Asian element. The selected titles originate from nations across Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
To participate, productions must have already raised at least 60% of their budgets. The market pairs these filmmakers with specialists for private discussions aimed at securing the outstanding capital.
This collaboration could broaden the international appeal of Asian genre cinema by connecting regional filmmakers with global financing networks. It may also help normalize horror and thrillers as viable commercial categories in the Asian market, potentially attracting new audiences and investors. For the broader industry, such cross-border partnerships could streamline funding for mid-budget genre films, which often struggle to secure final capital. The focus on completed financing structures suggests a pragmatic approach to reducing investment risk.