Program

Fantasia’s flagship juried competition, a global selection of varied genre works from new and established, groundbreaking and unconventional auteurs.

Discover the year's best genre films from all across the globe.

From experimental enigmas to eye-popping crowd-pleasers, the many tones and techniques of animation are highlighted in this section.

Bold, super independent outsider works that possess a purity of vision and are wholly unafraid to take risks. The revolution begins here.

A highlight of the talent of Quebec filmmakers, shown here across their feature films.

Take a look at the films that shaped the history genre cinema.

From shorts to features, each cinematic experience brings audiences Northern perspectives that capture the weird, the dangerous and almost everything in between

A vital reflection on Quebec's cinematic history, offering a worthy showcase for rare films that history has forgotten, neglected and even snubbed.

A showcase of wildly varied and innovative short works by Japanese animators demonstrating the incredible possibilities anime can offer.

Like the popular Canadian horror television series ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?, this programme is an international anthology of horrific short films.

Fantasia’s showcase of intimate, auteur genre visions returns to celebrate the unconventional gaze with these extraordinary works.

You've got a date with 30 crazy, wacky shorts, grouped into various blocks.

Choice cuts from Bilibili’s CAPSULES series demonstrate the growing quality of Chinese animation.

You have a rendezvous with shapes, colours, and poetry on a celluloid journey that takes you all the way from sweet daydreams to feverish nightmares.

A quartet of mid-length South Korean genre films by incredibly talented emerging directors who aren’t afraid to take risks.

Fantasia’s showcase of animated short films from around the world returns with 10 dazzling shorts, marvellously multifarious in technique, and perspective.

A showcase of underground DIY, outsider, and bizarre cinema from around the world.

A trio of teen suicide survivors have acquired superpowers (however uncool) but they don’t want to save the world—they want to tear it all down.

Les Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois presents this year 10 thematic programs of short films totaling more than 100 films.

Fantasia’s showcase of provocative and character-driven international science-fiction works.

A mini-series that seamlessly merges martial-arts adventure and Lovecraftian horror.

Children, parents and the young at heart are invited to dive into this free series of short film programs.

Sleep paralysis demons, vampires, ghosts, and questionable bath bombs, we have something for everyone to enjoy!

Fantasia’s international showcase of cutting-edge genre works is back with ten films from five countries that positively astonish.

Fantasia’s showcase of bite-sized Asian tales of the macabre offers spooky chillers from Bangladesh, Viet Nam, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and China.

Join us for a special artist talk with gifted US filmmaker Mike Flanagan, recipient of Fantasia’s 2024 Cheval Noir career award.

Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou, Vancouver-based creators of the wildly popular YouTube video essay series EVERY FRAME A PAINTING are coming to Fantasia!

Fantasia and the Korean Cultural Centre Canada are pleased to host two Makgeolli Workshops, featuring makgeolli expert M. Carol Duplain Ing.

FANGORIA presents the COLORS OF THE DARK Podcast live at the Fantasia Film Festival!

Fantasia is proud to be hosting the World Premiere book launch of Heidi Honeycutt’s I SPIT ON YOUR CELLULOID: THE HISTORY OF WOMEN DIRECTING HORROR MOVIES.

The Rondo-winning artist will talk pop art, being a monster kid, and everything in between in this groovily ghoulish event!

Une discussion sur le métier de productrice de films de genre en compagnie de quatre productrices québécoises chevronnées.

Join Heidi Honeycutt for an engaging discussion on the historical and modern impact of women directing horror movies.

An exhibition of original art pieces, photographs, instruments and artifacts sourced directly from the band’s archives.

Discussions sur la représentation du Felquiste au Cinéma Québécois, tant dans la fiction que le documentaire.

Open the Korean Culture Boxes and embark on an interactive journey to understand and experience the lifestyle of Koreans.