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.
2015 feels like a lifetime 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:
Synchronicity
Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Crumbs
Big Match
The Demolisher
Assassination Classroom
The Case of Hana & Alice
Crimson Whale
A Tricky Treat (short)
Manos: The Hands of Fate
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
From Emilie:
Cosmodrama
Hostile
Cruel
Cash Only
Turbo Kid
Bite
Cherry Tree
Orion
Tales of Halloween
Excess Flesh
I Am Thor
Deathgasm
A Christmas Horror Story
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 2015 that we have reviewed through the years between Fantasia 2015 and Fantasia 2026 (some during the fest but from other sources and some before):
From Felix:
The Case of Hana & Alice (physical media)
Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (aka Psychonauts: The Forgotten Children) (physical media)
The Demolisher (physical media)
Ant-Man
Cooties
The Dark Below
Deathgasm
The Invitation
Manos: The Hands of Fate (physical media)
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Some Kind of Hate
We Are Still Here (physical media)
From Emilie:
The Demolisher
Borning (review at another site)
Bunny the Killer Thing (review at another site)
El Gigante (short)
Mr. Dentonn (short)
A Tricky Treat (short)
The Invitation
Nina Forever
Evil Games (aka Scherzo Diabolico)
Some Kind of Hate
We Are Still Here (film)
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