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2026 witnesses the 30th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival, and it's got a cracking line-up. Several world premières of exciting new works by leading directors have been announced, and there's a lot more still to come: science fiction, fantasy, horror, anime, thrillers and more. Watch this space for further details.
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 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.
A radio DJ tries to track the source of a virus which turns people into zombies.
A troubled gangster takes refuge in an inn where strange fertility rites will change him forever.
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