2026 Fantasia Fest

The Fantasia Film Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, Le petit septième will have the honor of covering the event for its two weeks, from July 16 to August 2.

Throughout the festival, we will be on-site to bring you the event up close with coverage that includes daily reports, articles, reviews, interviews, and first impressions to capture the vibrant atmosphere of the festival.

The 2026 Fantasia program features films from various genres from several countries, such as the science fiction thriller Hot Spot by Agnieszka Smoczynska, Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest film, Her Private Hell, which opens the festival, The Mouths and Village of Eight Gravestones by Takashi Shimizu, creator of the Ju-on/The Grudge saga, as well as a tribute to Robert Lepage.

The Fantasia Film Festival is one of the most important genre film festivals in the world. Many films programmed during its 30-year history have gone on to achieve great success. The Cinémathèque québécoise will screen some of these films as part of the Fantasia: 30 Years of Euphoria series, from August 7 to September 19.

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Before we begin

A little preview of the programming.

Fantasia 2026 | Lineup

Day 1 | July 16

There was a great atmosphere at the opening night.

Day 2 | July 17

Day 3 | July 18

Reviews of The Delinquent, Break Free and Cherry and Vírgin :

Fantasia 2026 Diary | Day 3

Day 4 | July 19

Day 5 | July 20

Day 6 | July 21

Day 7 | July 22

Day 8 | July 23

Day 9 | July 24

[Fantasia] Insectasy – Entomophilia

Day 10 | July 25

[Fantasia] When you open the door – A New Breed of Werewolf

Day 11 | July 26

[Fantasia] Sour Minnows – Zombies that aren’t really zombies

Day 12 | July 27

Day 13 | July 28

Day 14 | July 29

Fantasia 2026 | Interview with Takashi Shimizu

Day 15 | July 30

[Fantasia] A safe distance – Bank heists and romance

Day 16 | July 31

Day 17 | August 1st