Fantasia International Film Festival
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The 30th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montréal closed on 2 August 2026. The Cheval Noir jury, chaired by Youngjoo Suh, awarded Best Film to Hanna Bergholm’s Nightborn.
The edition also recognised Nicolas Winding Refn and Takashi Shimizu with career honours. Bruce McDonald received the Canadian Trailblazer Award, and Don Hertzfeldt received the Indie Maverick Award. The Denis-Héroux career honours went to Robert Lepage, Louise Portal and the Blood Brothers, Jean-Mathieu Bérubé and Carlo Harrietha. The AQPM award for an emerging production company went to Les films du balcon, associated with Aubert Sénéchal’s Jabber.
Cheval Noir — Best Film
International Short Film Competition — Best Director
Yu Chih-chiehAward recipient: Yu Chih-chieh (listed as Yu Chih Chieh by the festival).
International Short Film Competition — Best Score
Poulain Noir — Best Short Film, Gold
Audience Award — Best Asian Feature, Gold
Audience Award — Best Asian Short, Gold
Cheval Noir — Best Screenplay
EdwinJoint award recipients: Edwin, Eka Kurniawan and Daishi Matsunaga.
Cheval Noir — Best Director
Kasper Kalle
Cheval Noir — Best Cinematography
Fabrizio La Palombara
Cheval Noir — Best Score
Pino DonaggioCheval Noir — Outstanding Performance Award
Pilou AsbækAudience Award — Best International Feature, Silver
Cheval Noir — Outstanding Performance Award
Seidi HaarlaCheval Noir — Special Mention of the Jury: Full Ensemble
Awarded to the full ensemble; no individual cast recipients specified.
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — MELS Award — Best Québec Short Film, First Prize
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — MELS Award — Best Québec Short Film, Second Prize
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — MELS Award — Best Québec Short Film, Third Prize
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — ARRQ Award — Best Direction
Emmanuelle Lacombe
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Coup de cœur Award
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Performance Award
Judith Baribeau
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Performance Award
Jean-Michel AnctilFantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Royal Photo Award — Best Cinematography, First Prize
Simran Dewan
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Royal Photo Award — Best Cinematography, Second Prize
Mathieu Huard
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Royal Photo Award — Best Cinematography, Third Prize
Myriam PayetteFantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — QEPC Award — Best English-language Short Film
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — EVS Award — Emerging Director
Félix-Antoine Bénard
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Best Stop-motion Short Film
Trailer Cristina Macchiagodena, Emily Wolak
The Fox and the GrapesA classic retelling of The Fox and the Grapes.Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Best 2D Animated Short Film
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Best 3D Animated Short Film
New Flesh — Best First Feature
New Flesh — Special Mention of the Jury: Best Performance
Dilnaz KurmangaliJoint award recipients: Dilnaz Kurmangali, Ayan Utepburgen.
International Short Film Competition — Best Film
International Short Film Competition — Best Screenplay
Kyu-eun ParkJoint award recipients: Kyu-eun Park, Min-hyuk Lee.
International Short Film Competition — Best Cinematography
Jung Da Bin
International Short Film Competition — Best Editing
International Short Film Competition — Outstanding Performance
Awarded to the full ensemble; no individual cast recipients specified.
International Short Film Competition — Outstanding Performance
Jon Jon Briones
International Short Film Competition — Special Mention of the Jury
Satoshi Kon — Best Animated Feature
Trailer Jean-Paul Guigue, Dimitri Planchon
BlaiseMeet the Sauvage family, who can’t help but make any situation worse. Fans of…Satoshi Kon — Special Mention of the Jury
Satoshi Kon — Best Short Film, Gold
Satoshi Kon — Best Short Film, Bronze
Northern Excellence Award for Canadian Filmmaking
Northern Excellence — Special Mention of the Jury
AQCC Award
No Video Available Gustavo Vinagre, Gurcius Gewdner
Bowels of HellBirth and death trauma, constipation and gassy poos, toilet curses and gender issues:…AQCC — Special Mention of the Jury
Poulain Noir — Best Short Film, Silver
Trailer Florent Delay and 5 co-directors
Catch That Fish!Little Naya turns to her favourite fishing show to help her reel in the ultimate catch –…Poulain Noir — Best Short Film, Bronze
Poulain Noir — Special Mention of the Jury
Audience Award — Best International Feature, Gold
Audience Award — Best International Feature, Bronze
Audience Award — Best International Short, Gold
Audience Award — Best International Short, Silver
Audience Award — Best International Short, Bronze
Audience Award — Best Asian Feature, Silver
Audience Award — Best Asian Feature, Bronze
Audience Award — Best Asian Short, Silver
Audience Award — Best Asian Short, Bronze (tie)
Joint bronze award.
Audience Award — Best Asian Short, Bronze (tie)
Joint bronze award.
Audience Award — Best Animated Feature, Gold
Audience Award — Best Animated Feature, Silver
Audience Award — Best Animated Feature, Bronze
Audience Award — Best Animated Short, Silver
Audience Award — Best Animated Short, Bronze
Audience Award — Best Canadian Feature, Gold
Audience Award — Best Canadian Feature, Silver
Audience Award — Best Canadian Feature, Bronze (tie)
Joint bronze award.
Audience Award — Best Canadian Feature, Bronze (tie)
Joint bronze award.
Audience Award — Best Canadian Short, Gold
Audience Award — Best Canadian Short, Silver (tie)
Joint silver award.
Trailer Connor Gaston, Vaughn Gaston
BagmanWhen a wildlife research grad notices a garbage bag on her wildlife cam, she must decide…Audience Award — Best Canadian Short, Silver (tie)
Joint silver award.
Audience Award — Best Canadian Short, Bronze
Audience Award — Best Québec Feature, Gold
Audience Award — Best Québec Feature, Bronze
Audience Award — Best Québec Short, Gold
Audience Award — Best Québec Short, Silver
Audience Award — Best Québec Short, Bronze
Audience Award — Best Documentary
No Video Available Kim Jong-woo and 2 co-directors
The Night in SeoulOn the night of 3 December 2024, people in Seoul hit the streets to protest the…Écran Fantastique Award
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Spira Regional Award
Fantastiques Week-ends du cinéma québécois — Best Sound in a Short Film
Frédérick TakvorianAward recipient: Frédérick Takvorian.
Trailer Jérémie Dagenais, Victor Watier-Berthiaume
EXITNorah, a seasoned war correspondent, is living with cancer. Determined to make the most…Satoshi Kon — Best Short Film, Silver
Poulain Noir — Special Mention of the Jury
Audience Award — Best Animated Short, Gold
Audience Award — Best Québec Feature, Silver
Trailer Anthony Dionne, Jassen Charron
RominWhen Romin finds a strange artifact in the forest, he has no choice but to embark on a…Cheval Noir — Special Mention of the Jury: Special Practical Effects
Jabrik HellworkerJoint award recipients: Jabrik Hellworker, Benedictus A.K., Rizal Budiyanto (credited as Rizal) and Issei Oda.
Cheval Noir — Best Editing
Soichi UenoAward recipient: Soichi Ueno.
