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2026 witnesses the 30th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, and it's got a cracking line-up. It opens with Nicolas Winding Refn's Her Private Hell and packs in numerous world premières. There's the latest work from Kiyashi Kurosawa, Jenn Wexler, Larry Fessenden and more high profile talents, plus some eye-catch débuts in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, anime and thriller genres. Alongside the features there's an extensive shorts programme, plus the usual line-up of special events, with some very special guests set to attend.
The festival runs from 16 July to 2 August.
View Films by Strand:
- Animation Plus
- Cheval Noir Competition
- Documentaries from the Edge
- Features
- Galas
- Les Fantastiques Week-Ends du Cinéma Québécois
- My First Fantasia
- Retrospectives
- Septentrion Shadows
- Underground
View previous years coverage of the Fantasia International Film Festival festival:
Fantasia Latest Reviews
A son films his father's addiction, hoping to document his recovery; but as he sacrifices everything to save him, he must decide how much he'll lose for someone who may not want saving.
A dangerous experiment goes awry resulting in a Dance Freak running wild.
In 1967, as the Vietnam War raged, a Vietnamese revolutionary guerrilla team became the US military's top target - charged with safeguarding a secret group of intelligence agents at all costs.
A biotechnology professor is among those trapped at a biotech conference after a rapidly mutating virus is released.
The Sauvage family just wants to be loved. Carole is trying to improve her poor reputation among her employees, while Jacques is trying to do the same with his friends. As for their son Blaise, politely, he's about to embark on a revolutionary, violent, and completely impromptu crusade for a girl.
When the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed to a new director, she visits the original movie's star only to fall into a blood-soaked world of desire and delirium.
An aspiring author gets more than she bargained for when she writes an article for the local paper about her small town’s dark history, prompting unwanted speculation on what monsters may lie within.
A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy her experience - but the biggest danger she faces comes from the living.
Papaya, a tiny seed in the Amazon rainforest who is passionate about flying, must keep moving to avoid taking root. But when she discovers the power of her roots, it triggers a revolution that transforms her world and fulfils her dreams in an unexpected way.
A mother battling trauma faces a surreal nightmare when toilets mysteriously transform into killer beings, forcing her to confront both her personal demons and these bizarre supernatural threats.
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