Fantasia Festival

Wednesday, 16 July 2025 until Sunday, 03 August 2025

Fantasia is a legendary 18-day blow-out of worldwide fantastic cinema taking place each July in the heart of Montreal. An event hell-bent on showcasing the most exciting, innovative and individualistic examples of contemporary international genre cinema from every corner of the globe.
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- WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

While predominantly a fantasy/action/horror festival, Fantasia has always embraced works whose sheer individuality puts them in a genre of their own. We’ve showcased everything from captivating dramas, eccentric comedies, provocative documentaries, mind-blowing experimental works, even atypical children’s films.

We encourage filmmakers of all backgrounds and obsessions to submit their work. Films coming from underrepresented horizons are always of interest.

Explore our previous lineups to get a sense of our programming. We’re pretty broad-minded!

Awards & Prizes

Fantasia offers a multitude of curated award opportunities for the films it showcases.

- CHEVAL NOIR COMPETITION
Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Outstanding Performance Award, Special Jury Mention

- INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Outstanding Performance Award, Special Jury Mention

- NEW FLESH COMPETITION
Best First Feature, Special Jury Mention

- SATOSHI KON COMPETITION
Best Feature Film, Special Jury Mention, Best Short Film - Gold, Silver, Bronze

- DIRECTOR'S GUILD OF CANADA COMPETITION
Best Feature Film Director, Special Jury Mention

- AQCC COMPETITION
Best Feature Film, Special Jury Mention

- MY FIRST FANTASIA COMPETITION
Best Short (Children's Films)

- ECRAN FANTASTIQUE COMPETITION
Best Feature ("Ecran Fantastique Magazine" Award)

- FANTASTIQUES WEEK-ENDS COMPETITION
Prix MELS du meilleur Film - OR, ARGENT, BRONZE
Prix AI Merch du Meilleur costume-maquillage
Prix AQPM à une entreprise de production émergente s’étant le plus distinguée
Prix ARRQ de la meilleure mise en scène
Prix du Département de cinéma d'animation du Cégep du Vieux Montréal au film d’animation s’étant le plus distingué
Prix EVS du meilleur.e réalisateur/réalisatrice émergent.e
Prix GCR/DGC pour la meilleure réalisation d'un court-métrage québécois de genre
Prix Les Monteurs et monteuses de cinéma canadien / Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) pour le meilleur montage
Prix coup de cœur SLA Location
Prix Royal Photo pour la meilleure direction photo
Prix Sartec du meilleur scénario francophone
Prix des régions Spira
Prix Studios Piccolo du meilleur son
Prix Fantasia Festival de films international de la meilleure actrice ou le meilleur acteur

- AUDIENCE AWARDS
Best Asian Feature, Short
Best International Feature, Short
Best Canadian Feature, Short
Best Quebec Feature, Short
Best Animated Feature, Short
Best Documentary Feature

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