09/22/2026
We're officially in the second half!
Shoutout to everyone who joined us for the first half of Fantastic Fest 2026. Here are some of the haunting highlights, from the first four days:
Willis, Jessica Anne, and nlyonne joined us at the World Premiere of their film PATHETIC FALLACY, with an epic after-party in The Highball.
The director duo behind LITTERMATES (LITTERMATES), Scott Tinkham and Michael Woloson gave a select few, a special look at the next Alamo Exclusives title.
Ry Barrett a.k.a. Johnny introduced our first Secret Screening of the Fest: IN A VIOLENT NATURE PART 2, courtesy of Shudder.
We honored legendary genre director Walter Hill as this year's Fantastic Fest Lifetime Achievement Honoree with a special screening of EXTREME PREJUDICE.
Matthew Lillard (Matthew Lillard) made a surprise appearance at our screening of Mike Flanagan's new CARRIE series.
Director Lance Oppenheim introduced the U.S. Premiere of A24's PRIMETIME (Primetime).
We celebrated the World Premiere of the first Fantastic Pitches film PLAY HOUSE, with director and the whole playhousemovie team in attendance.
Plus, this year's Fantastic Pitches awarded two prize packs, with a special mentorship and camera package for AMERICAN VERMIN, and a full 100K for FATHER FIGURE!
