Screen Division

19/04/2022

We're very proud to be involved with the first feature of Austrian filmmaker Peter Hengl, FAMILY DINNER. Produced by Lola Basara-Hengl for Capra Film, the film will celebrate its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this coming June.

We are proud to announce that Family Dinner will premiere at Tribeca Film Festival!

https://tribecafilm.com/films/family-dinner-2022

We are incredibly happy and want to thank our amazing cast and crew!

Starring
Pia Hierzegger
Nina Katlein
Michael Pink
Alexander Sladek

written and directed by Peter Hengl
producer Lola Basara-Hengl
co-producers Alexander Glehr Johanna Scherz
executive producers Ant Timpson, Annick Mahnert
dop Gabriel Krajanek
editor Sebastian Schreiner
production design Pia Jaros
costume design Marlene Pleyl
make up design Alexandra Knopp
original score Peter Kutin
original sound Theda Schifferdecker
sound mixer Alexander Koller
sound design Lenja Gathmann
production manager Philipp Grandits
casting Marion Rossmann

production companies Capra Film, Film AG

supported by
ÖFI - Österreichisches Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien, FISA, Lower Austria Film Commission
in cooperation with ORF

us sales XYZ Films
international sales WTFilms
press Fons PR

foto Gabriel Krajanek

15/03/2022

We'll be chatting with other professionals about "WHO BUYS WHAT - A Development, Sales Agent and Distributor Perspective" on Wed 23rd.

2022 INDUSTRY SERIES SPECIAL EVENT - EXCLUSIVE ALL-DAY SUMMIT ACTION ON WOMEN IN FILM Wednesday, March 23rd, 9am – 6pm (ET) Sponsored by Scotiabank and DGC OntarioWith support from Women in View, Women in Film and Television - Toronto, Women on Screen, and ACTRA.A day of information exchange, disc...

03/03/2022

The day our little Lao SciFi tale made it into the New York Times….

This Laotian drama from Mattie Do presents a world where spirits linger on into a future that has been shaped by technology.

02/03/2022

Our little Lao movie THE LONG WALK made it onto the Vulture list of Best Movies of 2022 (so far). Our partners at Yellow Veil Pictures brought it back from the Beyond and gave it a second life. The movie is out on digital in NA via Apple TV

From The Worst Person in the World to Jackass Forever, here are the best movies we’ve seen so far this year.

02/03/2022

We're back in the saddle! Very honored to be on Jury duty at the Tampere Film Festival next week for the XYZ Generation competition

Generation XYZ Jury Mikko Aromaa Mikko Aromaa is the festival director and founder of Night Visions International Film Festival. Established in 1997, Night Visions is the Nordic region’s biggest festival focusing on – but not limited to – fantasy, horror, sci-fi and action cinema. Unlike any o...

04/11/2021

It's been a while since we posted here, but we're back in business with festivals and markets coming up!
Join us at the AFM Online for our conversation about New Perspectives on Horror, with panelists Darren Lynn Bousman, Patrick Ewald, Jordan Fields and Jasmine Johnson.

17/06/2021

Frontières announces its project lineup. Congrats to all the selected projects!

With the horrible specter of COVID still hanging over the world, the folks at the Frontières co-production market were a little concerned that their genre submissions would be heavily virus-centric…

28/04/2021

Frontières has announced the lineup of the Platform event taking place during the Marché du Film in Cannes. Fantastic projects to look forward to!

EXCLUSIVE: Frontières Platform, the genre-focused event run by Fantasia and Cannes’ Marche du Film, returns to the French fest for another edition this year, with 13 projects selected to take part…

02/03/2021

We're moving the dates forward by a couple of days so as to avoid the weekend!

Forum to be folded into main market; will not take place right after EFM.

26/02/2021

On February 23rd we had the honor of participating at an IFTA panel entitled "Navigating Film Festivals: New Strategies for Today's Festivals". We had a wonderful time exchanging thoughts with other peers from the film industry: Matt Burke, Submarine Entertainment (VP, Sales), Riaya Aboul Ela, Matterhorn International Films (Festival Strategist/Head) and Wendy Lidell, Kino Lorber Inc. (SVP, Theatrical/Nontheatrical Distribution & Acquisitions).

05/01/2021

The Call for Projects is now open! Don't miss out on the opportunity to participate in the Frontières Platform event in Cannes.

Welcome to the Fantasia International Film Festival's website!

11/12/2020

The Call for Projects for Frontieres Platform and Frontieres Coproduction Market open on January 4th ! If you have a Genre project, check it out !

The Frontières Platform (Marché du Film in Cannes) and the Frontières Co-Production Market will open a call for projects beginning on January 4th, 2021!

07/12/2020

Last week we took part in the IFFAM Project Market and very unexpectedly, our new project ENTANGLEMENT, written by Chris Larsen and directed by Mattie Do, won the Award for Best Co-Production. This Award means a ton to the team as it will allow to properly develop the project. Many thanks to Mike Goodrige, June Wu, Todd Brown, the team behind at scenes at IFFAM and to the Juries Giona A. Nazzaro, Joko Anwar and Yeonu Choi for awarding us.

01/12/2020

Our production The Gasoline Thieves (Huachicolero) has hit Showtime in the US ! Directed by Edgar Nito, the film won the Award for Best New Narrative Director at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. The story tells of 14-year-old Mexican farmhand Lalo, who is propelled by a need for cash to impress a crush and finds himself dangerously in over his head after entering into the country’s underworld of illegal gasoline extraction.

02/11/2020

We were informed a couple of days ago that our production THE LONG WALK won the Special Jury Award for Innovation in Genre at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Congratulations to the entire team and many thanks to the Jury!

27/10/2020

We’re very grateful to be invited back to the Macao IFFAM Project Market with Mattie Do’s new film, ENTANGLEMENT. Even though it’s going to be virtual, we look forward to chatting with attendees from all over the world!

The IFFAM Project Market (IPM) will return digitally this December for a fifth edition during the International Film Festival & Awards Macao (December 3-8) with projects produced by Cate Blanch…

14/10/2020

The horror film Dearest Sister---like Parasite---examines the myth that poor equals lazy, and that niceness begets criticism of capitalism.

02/10/2020

Congratulations to our friends at Beyond Fest, extremely hard working people!

Looking to premiere your horror title at Beyond Fest? Listen to these programmers’ advice.

16/09/2020

An old Laotian hermit discovers that the ghost of a road accident victim can transport him back in time to his mother's death.

15/09/2020

Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia and Catalan Films & TV, presents the professional platform of the Festival.

Registration submissions are now open.

Sitges IFFFC and Catalan Films & TV are pleased to introduce you to our Sitges Industry Hub online version. The platform, called Sitges Industry Hub Catalan Films & TV Online, will join this new edition that will be offered in a hybrid format where face-to-face activities will be combined with virtual ones.

The platform was born with the desire to connect the professionals attending the Festival and plan one-on-one meetings through the platform. In addition, it will allow you to enjoy the main round tables, masterclasses and project presentations that will take place during the festival.
The Sitges Industry Hub Catalan Films & TV Online is aimed exclusively at active professionals in the film industry: producers, distributors, film directors, film festivals and institutions, investors, buyers, sales agents, and other professionals in the sector. Users can register through the Festival's website and the organization will evaluate each application and will inform individually about the final result.

The industry accredited at the Festival have free registration to the platform.

https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSffsR2tYQPeGff5nf…/viewform

29/07/2020

Although we are kinda closing out festival tour of The Long Walk at the New Zealand Film Festival, the reviews we got an hour after the screening are stunning. Thank you, Kiwis!

27/07/2020

Si encara no ho heu fet no perdeu més temps: el dia 31 s'acaba el termini per inscriure el vostre film al festival.
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Últimos días para inscribir vuestra peli en el Festival. ¡No dejéis pasar esta oportunidad!
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Last days to submit your film for the Festival. Don't let this opportunity pass you by!
https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/cat/inscripcio_pel_licules

23/07/2020

"There's a bit of everything this year, but I'm happy we don't only have typical horror stories or slasher films."

14/07/2020

03/07/2020

We certainly have a better virtual experience.

Pandemic. What pandemic?

25/06/2020

FRONTIERES PLATFORM - PROOF OF CONCEPT presentation starts in 30 minutes at the Cannes Virtual Market!

24/06/2020

Projects about biohacking, werewolves, Kung-Fu and even killer fingernails and the menopause are among those being presented at this week’sFrontières Platform Cannes for genre films. A co-presentat…

18/06/2020

An amazing lineup, as usual.

Festival will go ahead with physical screenings (July 9-16) but without international guests.

16/06/2020

Complete and Final Frontières Lineup !

We're a few long weeks away from the lucky 13th edition of the Frontières co-production market. Taking place at the end of July twenty groups from all over the globe will present their projects virtually this year.    The first...

05/06/2020

Congrats to Chris Larsen and Mattie Do for their gig on the CREEPSHOW TV SERIES SEASON 2 !

The debut season of Shudder's "Creepshow" is now available on Blu-ray and of course also on Shudder, and a brand new batch of episodes is on the way. Produ

05/06/2020

Meet Screen Division's new Executive Assistant.

27/05/2020

Event to run from July 23-26.

13/05/2020

Works include The Paper Tigers represented by XYZ Films, AMP International.

13/05/2020

The trades were quicker than the newsletter, but here it is.

Genre industry initiative Frontières has unveiled the titles taking part in its 2020 Cannes showcase, which this year will be held online as part of the Marché du Film’s digital incarnation. Presen…

11/05/2020

A little sum up of what was discussed last week during the panel.

11/05/2020 - The Estonian genre festival, which moved online due to the pandemic, addressed the COVID-shaped elephant in the room during an interactive panel

08/05/2020

Panel with a nice bunch of people at , organized by the .

08/05/2020

We'll be joining a panel of good people to discuss the current situation of the Genre film industry. Tune in at 3.45pm CET.

It comes as no surprise that the COVID19 epidemic has had a crushing impact on the global film circuit with a seemingly unstoppable wave of cancellations. Th...

07/05/2020

Our friends at ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE are doing cool stuff.

Alamo On Demand launches today, with picks like Paul Thomas Anderson's "Junun," "Portrait of a Lady on Fire," and "Spaceship Earth" among the available titles.