As it is the 30th Anniversary of Fantasia, we (well, I on behalf of the team and site) will reshare reviews we’ve done for the fest including those done during the fest and those done for films that have played at the fest that we reviewed at other times to give an idea of the scope of Fantasia and how important it is for the film industry as a whole.
2016 was ten years ago, let’s see what we covered at the fest itself and what we covered at other times that also played Fantasia, starting with the films that played at the fest:
From Felix:
Battledream Chronicle
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Never Tear Us Apart
Novaseed
Psychonauts, the Forgotten Children
Seoul Station
The Toxic Avenger
From Emilie:
Agonie
The Alchemist Cookbook
Atmo HorrorX
Bed of the Dead
The Dark Side of the Moon
L’Elan
Embers
Harmony
I, Olga Hepranova
The Inerasable
Kaiju Mono
Kidnap Capital
Let Me Make You a Martyr
Little Sister
The Love Witch
Lowlife Love
The Lure
Man Underground
La Rage du Demon
Realive
Red Christmas
Shelley
She’s Allergic to Cats
Slash
Tank 432
Therapy
The Unseen
20 Past Films From Fantasia International Film Festival Worth Looking For
As most know by now, Fantasia is a great place for films to premiere, get picked up for distribution if they don’t already have a distributor in place, and generally to make waves, which leads to these films landing on our proverbial desks throughout the year. Here are some of the others from Fantasia 2016 that we have reviewed through the years between Fantasia 2016 and Fantasia 2026 (some during the fest but from other sources and some before):
From Felix:
Red Christmas
Beware the Slenderman
Blood Father
Don’t Breath
In a Valley of Violence
Kickboxer: Vengeance
Lights Out
Parasites
Train to Busan (aka Bu-San-Haeng) (physical media)
Train to Busan (aka Bu-San-Haeng) (film)
We Are the Flesh (Tenemos la carne)
Yoga Hosers
Brix and the Bitch (short)
From Emilie:
Abattoir
Another Evil
Antibirth
Antigang (aka The Squad aka The Sweeney: Paris)
Bad Blood: The Movie
The Stylist (short)
Demon
The Devil’s Candy
The Eye’s of My Mother
I Am Not a Serial Killer
Miruthan
They Call Me Jeeg (aka They Call Me Jeeg Robot aka Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot)
We Go On
White Coffin
Mother of God (aka Madre de Dios) (short)
Limbo (short)
An Interview with Will Blank, Director of Limbo
The Procedure (short)
Quenottes (Pearlies)
From Tomas:
Red Christmas
The Greasy Strangler
From Jeremy:
The Greasy Strangler
As we constantly review new films, classics, and re-releases, this list is only complete as of right this moment (at time of posting) and will likely become incomplete at some point.
Fantasia 2026 runs from July 16th to August 2nd, 2026