Fantastic 7

Fantastic 7 is a common initiative of the Marché du Film- Festival de Cannes y SITGES Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Catalunya and international expert Bernardo Bergeret.

Fantastic 7 fosters emerging talents and connects them with potential business partners by creating a privileged space for dialogue and exchange supported by top-notch international film festivals.

The seventh Fantastic Festivals are:

- Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia

- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

- Cairo International Film Festival

- Guadalajara International Film Festival

- International Film Festival & Awards - Macao

- South by Southwest

- Toronto International

Read the dossier.

The projects for this year 2020 were: 

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TIFF

Original title: Violation

Title in English: Violation

Director: Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli

Cast: Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Jesse LaVercombe, Anna Maguire, Obi Abili, Jasmin Geljo, Cynthia Ashperger

Genre: Horror, Psychological Thriller Nationality: Canada

Producer: Madeleine Sims-Fewer  &  Dusty Mancinelli 

Synopsis: A troubled woman on the edge of divorce returns home to her younger sister after years apart. But when her sister and brother-in-law betray her trust, she embarks on a vicious crusade of revenge.

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST (SXSW)

Original title: I HAVE TO HAVE YOU

Title in English: I HAVE TO HAVE YOU

Director: Tim Kasher

Cast:  Zachary Ray Sherman and Jonah Ray confirmed.

Genre: Thriller / Horror

Nationality: USA

Producer: Travis Stevens 

Synopsis:  I HAVE TO HAVE YOU is the story of Krista, a young woman working in an office building who becomes the object of obsession of Caleb, a young man in love with heavy metal who has recently been transplanted from Fremont, Nebraska to Ventura after his mother passed away. He becomes transfixed with Krista, and so sets out to shoot a documentary about her as a means to spend more time with her and ultimately to collect her image on film. His obsession grows increasingly more dangerous throughout the film as Caleb takes steps deeper and deeper into her life, ratcheting up the tension to a truly surprising third act that will hopefully turn the viewer on their head. 

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & AWARD - MACAO

Original Title: Foreign Cop

Title in english: Foreign Cop

Director: Maxim Bessmertny

Genre: Thriller 

Nationality: Macao SAR

Producers: Maxim Bessmertny & Jorge Cordeiro Dos Santos 

Synopsis: 1980. Macau is a post-modern, east meets west wonderland under Portuguese administration. Gangsters, cabaret dancers, and slot machines coexist in an exciting atmosphere of neon lights, kitsch architecture and early consumer electronics. Hired by a casino tycoon, private investigator Mendonza is the new guy in town. His goal: to catch the enigmatic robbers that dared to perform the biggest casino heist the city has in memory, brutally killing a longtime loyal casino employee.

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE EN GUADALAJARA

Original title: HUESERA

Title in English:  HUESERA

Director:  Michelle Garza Cervera

Cast: Mayra Hermosillo – Valeria, Mayra Batalla – Octavia 

Genre:   Horror - Drama

Nationality:  Mexican

Producer:  Paulina Villavicencio and Edher Campos

Synopsis:  Valeria has been trying to have a child for a long time, but the night her pregnancy is finally confirmed a sinister entity appears in her life: La Huesera. From that day on, La Huesera chases Valeria mercilessly, putting her marriage, her pregnancy, and after giving birth, her baby’s life at risk. To get rid of this threat, Valeria is forced to delve into her past of punk rebellion, those days when she had no interest in forming a traditional family. To survive, Valeria will have to face her deepest truth.

CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST 

Original title: ثلاثة للأبد

Title in English: Three For Eternity

Director: Rami Yasin

Cast: Nelly Karim, Dhafer L’Abdine, John Ramy, Pieter Ramy

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror

Nationality: UAE, Egypt, Romania

Producer: Mohammed Hefzy, Rami Yasin

Executive Producer: Majid Al Ansari , Gabi Antal

Synopsis: When one of their twin sons is left in a coma after an accident, their parents, Lamia and Nader, conceive an unorthodox plan to bring him back to life.  The plan seemingly works, but the young boy starts adopting sinister and disturbing behaviors. Lamia and Nader scramble to adjust to the demands of their new reality, while trying to avoid their curious and suspicious neighbours.

BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FEST

Original title: ILLICIT / (국문) 일리싯

Title in English: ILLICIT

Director: Minji KANG

Cast: Arden CHO (attached)

Genre: Psychological Thriller

Nationality: USA & Korea

Producer: Luke SPEARS & HAN Sangbum

Synopsis: MONA KAY (14), a free-spirited blind teenage girl who lives with her controlling older siblings, dreams of a life beyond her limitations and the possibility to discover what's forbidden. With the arrival of a mysterious neighbor, JAKE LEO (33), a sliver of hope is given to Mona. Jake has come to a new neighborhood, following the death of his sister. Perhaps the new environment will help him overcome the trauma. Jake soon finds himself drawn to Mona, who lives across from him. As Jake's attachment and friendship with her grows, he learns about the dark secrets harbored by her family, including the incestuous relationship of her domineering older siblings ANTON (29), an LAPD officer, and SCARLET (23), and a murder he suspects occurred in their past. As Mona struggles to free herself from the psychological prison her brother and sister have created, Jake vows to be her savior and maps out a plan to rescue her. However, when Anton and Scarlet discover Jake and Mona’s friendship, they’ll stop at nothing to bring Mona back into the fold and eliminate Jake as a threat to their family. Ultimately, Mona and Jake’s great odyssey for freedom eventually leads to catastrophe. Mona’s innocence is destroyed, and she takes Scarlet’s life as she continues to hope against hope for ultimate liberation.

SITGES - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA FANTÀSTIC DE CATALUNYA

Original title: IRATI

Title in English: IRATI

Director: Paul Urkijo Alijo

Cast: In progress

Genre: Historical Dark Fantasy

Nationality: Spain

Producer: Ikusgarri Films 

Synopsis: 8th century AD. A group of Christian and Muslim warriors journey through the remote, pagan forests of the Pyrenees in an attempt to recover the magnificent treasure that Charlemagne lost at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. Irati, an enigmatic young girl from the area, will guide them in an ancient and mythological world where everything that has a name, exists.