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.
No Video Available Merijn Scholte Albers, Tobias Smeets
After SchoolA pushover music teacher and his gym-teacher best friend attempt a battle of wits with a…
No Video Available Lena Isabella Deisenberger
AlgorithmEvie buffers against loneliness through her Algorithm – an AI personal assistant, social…
Trailer Kateřina Karhánková, Marek Náprstek
AnimaliesIt‘s finally summer and kids can‘t wait to get to the Animalies camp - out of the…
Trailer Jean-Nicolas Bertouille-Blais
Back to TadouTwelve years after an evening spent in Tadoussac, Maude finally reunites with Justin.…
Trailer Connor Gaston, Vaughn Gaston
BagmanWhen a wildlife research grad notices a garbage bag on her wildlife cam, she must decide…
Trailer Jean-Paul Guigue, Dimitri Planchon
BlaiseMeet the Sauvage family, who can’t help but make any situation worse. Fans of…
