The Fantasia International Film Festival, also known as Fantasia Fest or simply Fantasia, is an annual film festival founded in 1996 and held primarily in Montreal, Canada. It specializes in genre films, including fantasy, horror, science fiction, and cult cinema, and draws over 100,000 attendees each year.
Fantasia is frequently cited as the leading genre film festival in North America, and is considered one of the top three genre festivals worldwide, alongside Sitges and Fantastic Fest. Its mission is to promote genre, anti-Hollywood cinema and assist independent filmmakers, having launched the careers of many modern auteurs throughout the years.
Since 2012, the festival has also held the Frontières cinema market that allows promising projects to find potential producers and distributors. Since 2016, Frontières has partnered with the Marché du Film, led by the Cannes Film Festival, and from 2026, with the European Film Market at the Berlin International Film Festival.
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