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The Fantastic Pavilion is the meeting point and business hub for all the horror, fantasy & sci-fi Industry at Cannes. The House of Genre at the Festival de Cannes Marché du Film. #CommunityisKey
The BIFFF announced its second wave of 2026 titles: the war actioner 'Sisu: Road to Revenge', the slasher 'Pinocchio: Unstrung', and the folk tale '100 Nights of Hero'. The festival is happening from April 3 to 18.
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Happy International Women's Day! 12 days til we premiere on Shudder, the countdown is ON 🚨🚨🚨
#FantasticPavilion 's Weekly Recap: Cannes confirmed that Peter Jackson will receive the Honorary Palme d'or, ‘Mermaid’ got its first trailer, and more: tinyurl.com/bdh2fp3w
Poster for Donna Davies' documentary '1000 Women in Horror', a "deep dive into how women pioneers revolutionized horror cinema since 1895."
'1000 Women in Horror' starts streaming on Shudder on March 20.
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Arrow Video announced a tremendous 4K UHD boxset that includes the complete Dollars Trilogy: 'A Fistful of Dollars', 'For a Few Dollars More', and 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'. It'll be available on May 18.
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Poster for Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms', the liminal horror A24 movie starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve.
It opens in U.S. cinemas on May 29. Teaser: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion
Johnny is back in the new still from Chris Nash's 'In a Violent Nature 2'.
The slasher will hit theaters sometime in 2026. Find here its teaser trailer: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion
The Porto Alegre-based Fantaspoa presented the artwork for its upcoming 22nd edition, set to take place from April 8 to 26.
The image was designed by Elizabeth E. Schuch and evokes Brian De Palma’s classic 'Carrie'.
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In our Weekly Recap you can find the new teasers for 'In a Violent Nature 2' and 'Backrooms', Fantaspoa's 2026 artwork, and more: tinyurl.com/29w7waap #FantasticPavilion @fantaspoa.bsky.social
The found-footage horror movie 'Bodycam' will be available to stream on Shudder from Friday, March 13.
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'Over Your Dead Body' is the American remake of Tommy Wirkola's 'The Trip'.
It hits U.S. theaters on April 24. Official trailer: tinyurl.com/mry9reeb #FantasticPavilion
The KORK International Horror Film Festival (October 30-November 1, in Istanbul) is still calling for entries.
The late deadline is May 1, while the extended deadline is June 1.
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Poster for the 19th edition of the Offscreen Film Festival, to be celebrated from March 11 to 29.
The sci-fi flicks 'Egghead Republic' and 'Junk World', and the J-horror movie 'Mag Mag' are part of Offscreen's 2026 program.
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Submissions are now open for the 59th Sitges Film Festival, set to take place from October 8 to 18.
The final registration deadline to submit your work – via
FilmFreeway or Festhome – is July 16.
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Fantastic Fest announced that its 2026 badges "go on sale tomorrow at 11 a.m. (CT)." The Austin-based film fest is happening from September 17 to 24.
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Our Weekly Recap is up! Sitges and KORK
are now calling for entries, while Offscreen just unveiled its 2026 program: tinyurl.com/mry9reeb #FantasticPavilion
Poster for 'Obsession', the horror movie that won three awards at last year's Sitges, including the Special Jury Award.
'Obsession' opens theatrically in the U.S. on May 15.
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After being one of the Midnight Screenings at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, the Japanese chiller 'Exit 8' is heading to cinemas in the U.S. (on April 10) and Australia/New Zealand (on April 23).
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BIFFF's first wave of 2026 titles includes the sci-fi comedy 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie', and the horror movies 'The Mortuary Assistant' and 'Gaua'.
The festival is happening from April 3 to 18.
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Posters for 'Psycho Killer', a serial killer flick penned by Andrew Kevin Walker ('Se7en').
'Psycho Killer' hits U.S. theaters tomorrow.
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Submissions are now open for the Fantastic Vertical Cinema Showcase, "a selection of works in the vertical 9:16 format, focused on horror, fantasy, and sci-fi." It'll take place within the 2026 Marché du Film in Cannes.
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Shudder has landed North American distribution rights to the thriller 'Hellcat'.
According to Variety, Blue Finch Films confirmed the news at the EFM.
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#FantasticPavilion's Weekly Recap: Fantastic Vertical Cinema Showcase calls for entries, new clip from 'Psycho Killer', and more: tinyurl.com/2vy3u3e3
After being one of our Fantastic Galas in 2025, 'The Turkish Coffee Table' is now heading to cinemas in Turkey on February 20.
'The Turkish Coffee Table' is Can Evrenol's take on the Spanish movie 'The Coffee Table'.
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Grace Glowicki's horror comedy 'Dead Lover' opens March 20 at the IFC Center in New York City.
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The Wench Film Fest unveiled its 2026 poster.
The festival is happening in two Indian cities: Kolkata (February 19-22) and Mumbai (February 26-March 1).
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NEON has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the horror flick 'Leviticus', which celebrated its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
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Film submissions are now open for the 2026 edition of the Splat!FilmFest, set to take place from October 22 to 31.
The deadline to submit, via FilmFreeway, is June 30.
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Our Weekly Recap includes fresh information about Can Evrenol's 'The Turkish Coffee Table' – one of our 2025 Fantastic Galas –, Grace Glowicki's horror comedy 'Dead Lover', and the Sundance selection 'Leviticus': tinyurl.com/56xsk9ts #FantasticPavilion
'Deathstalker', the latest movie from director Steven Kostanski ('Frankie Freako'), is currently available for pre-order on limited edition Blu-ray.
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