Festival
Fantastic Fest
- Dates
- 17–24 Sep
- City
- Austin
- ended 24 Sep
- Closed
Coverage
16 stories in 2 languages- 7 OctThe believers by Jennie KermodeGimme Truth Photo: Fantastic Fest One of the joys of this year’s Fantastic Fest was Simon Ennis and Brad Abrahams’ documentary Gimme Truth , in which they explore a sample of the conspiracy theories…Eye for Film
- 7 OctGodmotherFANTASTIC FEST 2026 REVIEW! It’s been a banner year for Internet personalities dipping their toes into the world of cinema. Curry Barker...Film Threat
- 5 OctIAG Signs ‘What Happened To Doris?’ Director Nick Simon Off Fantastic Fest PremiereEXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Nick Simon has inked with IAG following the Fantastic Fest premiere of his supernatural horror flick What Happened to Doris?, which stars fellow agency client Heather…Deadline
- 2 OctCompliance - Jennie Kermode - 20542Which part of Kyle Mangione-Smith’s Fantastic Fest contribution you find most sinister will likely depend on your personal experience of late stage capitalism and the more explicitly brutal movements…Eye for Film
- 30 SepFantastic Fest Crowns Its 2026 Winners, Awards $100K to Folk Horror Pitch Father FigureThe 2026 Fantastic Fest has wrapped another year in Austin, and the jury has picked its winners. The largest genre film festival...Film Threat
- 28 SepAfter a Booming Year, Horror Insiders Debate the Genre’s Future at Fantastic Fest: ‘You Can Take Big Swings…2026 was filled with visionary horror films that rocked the box office, like “Obsession” and “Backrooms.” But what does the future of the genre look like?Variety
- 28 SepThe serpent's call by Jennie KermodeBeware Boiúna Photo: Fantastic Fest The opening film at the recent Fantastic Fest , and now screening at BeyondFest , Mike P Nelson’s Beware Boiúna is a film whose success depends on the audience…Eye for Film
- 28 SepFantastic Fest 2026: Ürei is a Chilling Story of Generational TraumaThere’s something about Ürei that gets under your skin without constantly reminding you that you’re watching a horror movie.The Curb
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- 25 SepMaking magic by Jennie KermodeThe Heretiks With a lively script and some exceptional casting, The Heretiks is a small film with big energy, a natural crowd-pleaser which screened as part of this year’s Fantastic Fest .Eye for Film
- 24 Sep"SICK" Agaty Trzebuchowskiej wraca z Teksasu z dwiema nagrodami!" SICK " Agaty Trzebuchowskiej wraca ze światowej premiery na festiwalu Fantastic Fest w Teksasie z dwoma nagrodami.Filmweb — newsPL
- 23 SepFantastic Fest 2026: The Squirrel is a Weird, Wonderful Little Sci-FiThe Squirrel is one of those movies that completely won me over in ways I wasn’t expecting. Going in, all I really knew was that there was a squirrel, it wasn’t a horror movie, and I was probably…The Curb
- 23 SepFantastic Fest 2026: The Heretiks Is Witchy, Bloody, and a Whole Lot of FunThere’s something about a good Halloween movie that doesn’t necessarily need to reinvent the genre. Sometimes all I want is witches, creepy houses, kids running for their lives, a little blood, and…The Curb
- 22 SepThe Heretiks - Jennie Kermode - 20531Horror hits differently for children and adults. Gregg Bishop’s Fantastic Fest contribution contains scenes which guarantee it at least a 15 certificate in the UK, but it will still have strong…Eye for Film
- 18 SepKung Fu Deadly - Jennie Kermode - 20517Kung-fu comes to Dublin in Fergal Costello’s relocated wuxia adventure, which screened as part of Fantastic Fest 2026 .Eye for Film
- 18 SepÜrei - Jennie Kermode - 20518Adapted by Yerkezhan Baizhan from her 2024 short of the same name, and screened at Fantastic Fest 2026 , this film extends the idea of a babysitting session gone dreadfully wrong to tell the story of…Eye for Film
- 17 SepThe first time and the last by Jennie KermodeAgata Trzebuchowska Photo: Maciej Edelman “It's my first feature,” says Agata Trzebuchowska proudly as we prepare to talk about Sick, which is streaming as part of Fantastic Fest 2026 .Eye for Film