Fantasia International Film Festival 2026

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Blaise (Country: France; Year: 2026; Director: Dimitri Planchon, Jean-Paul Guigue; Writer: Dimitri Planchon, Clémence Lebatteux)
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.
Bliss: Beyond The Edge Of Time (Year: 2026; Director: Kevin Geiger)
An animated anthology exploring the relationship between humanity and technology from various perspectives.
Cherry And Virgin (Country: Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Masanao Kawajiri; Stars: Risa Hinami, Yaeko Kiyose, Takashi Okado)
The 32-year-old erotic manga artist Ryo and 28-year-old BL-lover Ami work past their helplessness with the opposite sex and fall in love.
Cocoon: One Summer of Girlhood (Aru Natsu No Shôjo-Tachi Yori) (Country: Japan; Year: 2025; Director: Yukimitsu Ina; Writer: Machiko Kyou, Yukimitsu Ina, Taku Kishimoto; Stars: Maria Abo, Chinatsu Akasaki, Akane Amasawa, Izumi Aoyagi, Yui Arai)
San and Mayu are drafted into the war effort with their class mates as nurses during the closing months of the Pacific War. they escape only to face the harsh environment of a tropical paradise that has become a hellish battlefield.
Grotesqqque (Country: Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Atsushi Nishigori; Writer: Atsushi Nishigori)
Aliens, gyarus and vampires - oh my!
Jim Queen (Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2026; Director: Nicolas Athané, Marco Nguyen; Writer: Brice Chevillard, Simon Balteaux; Stars: Alex Ramirès, Jéremy Gillet, Shirley Souagnon, François Sagat, Elisabeth Wiener, Harald Marlot, Alex Brik)
When a virus that turns gay men straight sweeps through Paris, gym queen Jim has to race against time to find a cure before the community who worship him are wiped out.
A New Dawn (Country: Japan, France; Year: 2026; Director: Yoshitoshi Shinomiya; Writer: Yoshitoshi Shinomiya; Stars: Riku Hagiwara, Kotone Furukawa, Miyu Irino, Takashi Okabe)
Keitaro lives in a fireworks factory that is about to be shut down. He is determined to unravel the mystery of the Shuhari, a mythical firework created by his father before he disappeared without a trace – and launch it before the factory closes.
Papaya (Country: Brazil; Year: 2025; Director: Priscilla Kellen; Writer: Priscilla Kellen; Stars: Tulipa Ruiz, Aretha Garcia, Maria Vitória Garcia)
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.
Sekiro: No Defeat (Country: Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Kenichi Kutsuna)
The Divine Heir of the sacred land of Ashina has been kidnapped for malevolent purposes. His sworn protector, the stoic shinobi Sekiro, must rescue the child because the fate of all Ashina depends on it.
Spacetime Chronicles (Country: Italy; Year: 2025; Director: Stefano Bertelli; Writer: Stefano Bertelli)
A visual journey through the mind of a man lost in limbo, guided by a cat who acts as his conscience.
Zsazsa Zaturnnah! (Country: Philippines; Year: 2026; Director: Avid Liongoren; Writer: Carlo Vergara)
A pink meteor transforms shy, gay hairdresser Ada into a stunning superheroine, who must defend her village from giant mutant animals, wretched zombies, and anything else thrown at her by the militant, misandrist Amazonistas from Planet X.
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