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The 29th edition of the Montreal-based festival is packed with great titles, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, thrillers and anime, with over a dozen world premières. It opened with the latest work by Ari Aster, Eddington.
The festival runs from 17 July to 3 August.
View Films by Strand:
- Animation Plus
- Canadian Première
- Cinéma Québécois
- Documentaries from the Edge
- Features
- Galas
- My First Fantasia
- Retro!
- Septentrion Shadows
- Shorts
- Underground
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Fantasia Latest Reviews
On what should be a fun night at a Brooklyn warehouse party, an outbreak of flesh-eating zombies forces a ragtag group of drag queens, partygoers and party-throwers to band together and somehow survive the night.
A young woman leaves her transphobic small-town, and develops a romance with tattoo artist Gen with whom she shares a paranormal connection. But their deep-rooted insecurities unknowingly release a demon, which possesses one of their ex-lovers and begins feeding on their friends by sucking out their lifeforce.
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
Indy is a good boy; a faithful dog, he is always by his human Todd’s side. When Todd seeks quiet in an empty family home in the countryside, Indy finds there is a strange, malevolent presence lurking in the shadows — an evil that only he can sense.
An unassuming office worker at an online periodical becomes entangled in a conspiracy after witnessing a murder.
A jaded Japanese movie star stranded in NYC without money or phone meets a passionate indie filmmaker and his crew, leading to an unexpected creative journey that could reignite her love for cinema.
Mia is a rebellious art student who struggles to create the ultimate project for a demanding professor. Desperate to find her artistic voice, she takes Lucid, a candy elixir, to access her creativity, but taps into something much darker.
When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods - but every cure has costs
Rotoscope animation sets the stage for this 17th century look at a woman accused of witchcraft whose trial reveals the presence of a werewolf.
A woman finds herself trapped in a remote hotel where the violent echoes of her past come alive, blurring the lines between her darkest nightmares and the waking world.
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