Festivals News
Vlissingen 2026: FILM BY THE SEA Recommendations
On Friday the 11th of September, Vlissingen's Film by the Sea festival starts. It's the 28th edition this year, and it has become one of the largest and most glamorous festivals in the Netherlands. Last year saw over 45 thousand...
BLOODY TENNIS Official Trailer: Releases on Shudder on September 25th
Nikias Chryssos's sports themed horror Bloody Tennis releases on Shudder on September 25th. The movie had its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival and is all set to have its North American Premiere at Fantastic Fest next month. The official...
NY's MUSCLEFEST: Part Film Festival, Part Celebration of Underground Trans and Queer Cinema
Running September 3-6, Muscle Distribution and the Roxy Cinema present MuscleFest, a four-night mini-festival celebrating the distributor's deep-cut restorations, alongside a fearless slate of underground trans and queer cinema. I discovered Muscle Distribution last year at Fantastic Fest with their...
Breda 2026: Prepare For Pests, Poop And Performances
In the Netherlands, the film festival season is upon us. Every few weeks there will be another big film festival, and kicking off the pack this coming weekend is Breda's B-Film, Underground and Trash Film Festival, known as BUT for...
HY3NA: Our First Look at Matthew Ninaber's Hyper-Stylized Thriller (Exclusive)
A desperate young woman falls under the control of a seductive predator, becoming both a pawn in a lethal power dynamic and the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders.
MOTELX 2026: DRAG Yourself to Lisbon This September, Full Programme For 20th Edition Announced
Our friends at MOTELX are preparing to hold their 20th anniversary edition of the Lisbon International Horror Film Festival. No small feat, making it to twenty years is indeed a big milestone for our friends in Portugal and they have...
BLOOD SECRET: The Horror Collective Acquires Supernatural Horror Ahead of FrightFest Premiere
When a reconciliation dinner with her best friend turns into a nightmare of inexplicable, terrifying events, an isolated woman must fight to survive the night in a house she suspects is genuinely haunted or hostile.
Toronto 2026: Frontières And TIFF: The Genre Co-production Market Announces Seven Projects For Inaugural Showcase
Our friends at Frontières have announced the seven projects the will present during their inaugrual showcase at TIFF: The Market.
RiverRun 2027: Heading in a New Direction, With Their New Vision Announced
We're always happy to hear of film festivals that change and adapt to the times, and the RiverRun International Film Festival is embarking with a bold new vision for its 29th annual edition. We're also very glad to hear the...
Locarno 2026 Industry: Three African Projects Share Open Doors' Grant
Projects from Uganda, Somalia, Djibouti and Ghana led the awards, while 'Chapa 100' and 'The Ones with the Tempered Flowers' secured additional development and pitching support.
Locarno 2026 Industry: THE SURUBÍ, SPRING STORY and YAZZ Lead Locarno Pro Awards
Uruguayan works-in-progress dominated First Look, while projects spanning a UN-compound drama, queer musical, ecological body horror and Bruce LaBruce's latest secured support through Alliance 4 Development.
Sarajevo 2026 Exclusive: THE BALKAN COWBOY Poster Premiere
Ahead of its Sarajevo world premiere, Dragana Jurišić's 'The Balkan Cowboy' unveils a hand-drawn poster that captures the film's collision of Western mythology, personal memory, and the enduring scars of war.
STARSUCKERS Official Trailer: A Dream Celebrity Getaway Turns Into a Gory Nightmare
An ordinary couple wins a dream weekend getaway with a glamorous celebrity power couple, only for the vacation to spiral into murder, manipulation, and psychological games as the stars' manicured image completely unravels.
Toronto 2026: Midnight Madness Drops Its Full Lineup. Duncan Jones! Anna Biller! SABU! Matthew Rankin! Na Hong-jin! Oh My!
With the capable and unpredictable curation of Peter Kuplowsky and his team of brave pre-screeners, the Midnight Madness (MM) sidebar at the Toronto International Film Festival continues to be one of the favourite parts of TIFF here at Screen Anarchy....
Fantasia 2026: Audience Awards Announced!
Fantasia has all but wrapped up for 2026. We returned home after taking up the final leg of the festival after Kurt kicked us off opening weekend and Josh held the line during the industry heavy first full week of...
BLOODY TENNIS: Shudder Acquires U.S. Rights For Sports-Themed Horror Flick
Variety announced today that Shudder has acquired the U.S. rights for Nikias Chryssos‘ English-language horror film Bloody Tennis. There are other deals already made for Australia (Umbrella Entertainment), Baltics (BestFilm.eu), Italy (Plaion Pictures), Japan (Extreme Film), Poland (9th Plan), and...
Teaser Trailer: THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE
The History Of Concrete is one of the all time great 'internet rabbit holes' (see also: David Farrier's Tickled) turned into a documentary feature. After dealing with the headache of a leak in the ground floor of his apartment building,...
Locarno 2026 Preview: Hong Sangsoo, Denis Côté, Albert Serra, Ann Oren, Beatrice Gibson, Edgar Pêra Lead Lineup
The 79th edition of the largest Swiss film gathering is dominated by stories of families under pressure, identities in flux, political and social violence, and characters searching for intimacy or freedom in increasingly unstable worlds.
Fantasia 2026 Review: JIM QUEEN, Bobbypills' Adult Animated Debut Delivers Pure Queer Chaos
Jim Queen (and the Quest for Chloroqueer) is a laugh-a-minute riot where the jokes come hard, come fast, and come often. And yes, the pun is totally intended. Bobbypills' adult animated feature debut is all gay, all the time, and...
Popcorn Frights 2026: MONSTROUS ME Rides Third Wave Among 72 Shorts
As August draws near, the frights are popping in Florida. The 12th Popcorn Frights Film Festival released its third wave of programming "for its 2026 edition," per an official release, "expanding an already monster-sized lineup with the world premiere of...
