{"id":54389,"date":"2026-08-04T01:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=54389"},"modified":"2026-08-04T01:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:58:53","slug":"fantasia-2026-thats-all-folks-for-this-year-fantasia-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/04\/fantasia-2026-thats-all-folks-for-this-year-fantasia-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasia 2026: That’s All Folks (for this year) [Fantasia 2026]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This year was Fantasia’s 30th anniversary, 30! And yours truly has been attending since year two, so we decided to go all out. Tons of reviews, an article per year with links to all the films we’ve reviewed from that year’s line up, and a few other things. We went a bit nuts, it was a lot, and it was worth it! Check out all our coverage links in one place below:<\/p>\n

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So, let’s start with our curtain riser from Bob:
\nCinema Crazed Gets the Curtain Raised for Fantasia 2026!<\/a><\/p>\n

The pre-fest pieces, giving you a sneak peek from Emilie:
\nFantasia Starts Today! (festival trailer)<\/a>
\nFantasia Starts Today, Part Deux! (short films trailers playlist link)<\/a><\/p>\n

And now, the reviews, organized by reviewer in order they were published:<\/p>\n

From Bob:
\nDance Freak<\/a>
\nYou Are the Film<\/a>
\nBlaise<\/a>
\nHome Bodies<\/a>
\nI Love Paris<\/a>
\nThe Last Footage<\/a>
\nNightborn<\/a>
\nBlack Zombie<\/a>
\nThe Galactic Ghoul<\/a>
\nBowels of Hell<\/a><\/p>\n

From Kima:
\nPimple (short)<\/a>
\nAncestral Beasts<\/a>
\nThe Last DIY Show (short)<\/a>
\nLost Wax (short)<\/a>
\nParallel Gazes (Les regards paralleles)<\/a><\/p>\n

From Graylan:
\nTunnels: Sun in the Dark<\/a>
\nThe Origin of Ultraman<\/a>
\nGod Skin<\/a>
\nStudio Q – 4K Restoration<\/a><\/p>\n

From Emilie:
\nTight Lettuce<\/a>
\nAttack on Paradise (aka Paradise)<\/a>
\nSour Minnows<\/a>
\nUnholy Night<\/a>
\nBorn of Women 2026<\/a>
\nBreak Free (Odore! Yakuza)<\/a>
\nUnidentified Murder<\/a>
\nHayop Ka! (aka You Animal)<\/a>
\nBackstage Madness (aka Shermendelik Karnavaly)<\/a>
\nWhen You Open the Door<\/a>
\nTokyo Bust: Crime City<\/a>
\nSomeone’s Daughter<\/a>
\nA Pair of Animated Shorts<\/a><\/p>\n

From Jeremy:
\nPontypool: A Love Letter<\/a><\/p>\n

From Kim:
\nMali Elfman: Next Exit (2022) [Female Filmmaker Friday]<\/a><\/p>\n

As for the history of Fantasia, our way, Emilie compiled it all below, year by year:
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2025 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2024 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2023 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2022 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2021 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2020 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2019 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2018 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2017 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2016 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2015 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2014 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2013 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2012 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2011 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2010 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2009 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2008 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2007 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2006 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2005 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2004 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2003 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\nNo fest in 2002
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2001 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 2000 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 1999 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 1998 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 1997 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a>
\n30 Years of Fantasia: 1996 Reviews at Cinema-Crazed<\/a><\/p>\n

In closing, enjoy this ad that everyone who has attended the fest for years knows by heart in a video of the crowd’s reaction to it:<\/p>\n