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Fantasia International Film Festival

16 July – 2 August 2026

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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 ran from 16 July to 2 August.

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  • Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
    Review preview for Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant

    A strangely honest take on how people cope with the shock of impending parenthood.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally gets alien-pregnant she must overcome sceptical doctors, a useless baby-daddy, and her oversharing mum in order to survive and reclaim her life.
  • Foxing: Kitsuné-Tsuki
    Review preview for Foxing: Kitsuné-Tsuki

    There are some stunning framing choices.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    An animator struggles to complete her work while distracted by the characters in her imagination.
  • When You Open The Door
    Review preview for When You Open The Door

    Katagiri’s work utilises a dramatic form which breaks down over time, becoming increasingly surreal as Miki disconnects from the world as we know it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A 27-year-old working in an architectural firm wakes up in her small apartment, pulled out of her sleepy memory. Her world is quiet and strange, but will soon be interrupted by a transformative experience spurred by a half-remembered wolf bite.
  • Our Effed Up World
    Review preview for Our Effed Up World

    It...contains one of the most ruthless break-ups in recent cinematic history.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Sheri thought her biggest problem in life was dealing with the recent loss of her beloved grandma. But when a mysterious entity crash lands in the woods, only she and her group of friends are what stands in the way of an insatiable, intergalactic hunger.
  • Tokyo Burst: Crime City
    Review preview for Tokyo Burst: Crime City

    The action in the film is impressive throughout but is never allowed to overwhelm it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A rookie detective from Tokyo’s red-light district must team up with a counterpart from Seoul with equally questionable practices, to track down a dangerous criminal spreading terror across Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.
  • The Fated Hour
    Review preview for The Fated Hour

    The more you know about this story and its context, the more you will find to appreciate about the choices made by director Peter Hengl.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Three days before her wedding, a deeply troubled woman tells her fiancé the story of her dead sister and the terrible prophecy that haunts her.
  • La Place
    Review preview for La Place

    Violence is always lurking at the edge of the narrative.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A quarrel over a parking space pulls a couple into an unexpected confrontation with a stranger.
  • Chaar Diwaari
    Review preview for Chaar Diwaari

    A high concept piece of work delivered with skill.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A tenant moves into a too good to be true Mumbai apartment only to realise that the house is shrinking in size.
  • The Peril At Pincer Point
    Review preview for The Peril At Pincer Point

    Joseph Field Eccles and Nick Smyth’s sound design...is magnificent from start to finish, and full of playful touches.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A lazy sound designer is sent to the remote island where a film was shot to capture a sound powerful enough to elevate its finale. Once there, eerie local fables surface: for years, ambitious and headstrong youth have lost their souls to a ghostly sea captain for his spectral crew.
  • The Last Footage
    Review preview for The Last Footage

    Hinges on that doubt still lingering in the minds of many modern people when they move out of reach of reassuring infrastructure and services.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Events unfold in almost-realtime, as the sun sets on the haunted Wingabar Forest and eerie howls pierce its night.

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