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first films released | fantasy filmfest nights

We proudly present the first three titles of the Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2026 program. 

artwork | fantasy filmfest nights

The artwork for the Fantasy Filmfest Nights 2026 has arrived! Order your festival pass now, deadline: 27 March 2026.

dates & festival passes | 40th fantasy filmfest

The dates for the 40th Fantasy Filmfest are confirmed, festival passes are now available!

newsletter | fantasy filmfest

The most important news, dates, films, prize draws, and special events relating to the Fantasy Filmfest can be found in our newsletter. Sign up here.

Regisseur Can Evrenol bei den Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2026 | THE TURKISH COFFEE TABLE

can evrenol | berlin

Director Can Evrenol presented his film THE TURKISH COFFEE TABLE at the Fantasy Filmfest White Nights 2026 in Berlin.

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winner | fear good

Quentin Dupieux‘ THE PIANO ACCIDENT wins the FEAR GOOD AWARD 2025. Jury statement and special mention motivation can be found here.

winner | fresh blood

All votes have been counted – our audiences have decided: SLANTED (USA) received the most votes in all seven festival cities and has been awarded the FRESH BLOOD AWARD 2025.

winner | get shorty

MEAT CLEAVER! has won the GET SHORTY competition. The director Jared Asher Harris received the prize money of 2.000 €, gracefully provided by our partner Filmstarts.

Regisseur Simon Rumley & Festivalleiter Artur Brzozowski | CRUSHED

guest in berlin | simon rumley

Simon Rumley presented his film CRUSHED in Berlin.

Regisseur Gerard Johnson in Frankfurt | ODYSSEY

guest in frankfurt | gerard johnson

Director Gerard Johnson presented his film Odyssey in Frankfurt.

„Von der Idee zur Festivalvorführung“ | Fear Lab Frankfurt

fear lab frankfurt | panel discussion

With the support of Hessen Film & Medien, the first Fear Lab took place in Frankfurt over the weekend. You can find pictures of the lab and its guests in the gallery here.

Festivalleitung Frederike Dellert und Regisseur Andreas Prochaska | FEAR LAB FRANKFURT

guest in frankfurt | andreas prochaska

Director Andreas Prochaska presented his film Welcome Home Baby in Frankfurt.

Regisseur Mattias J. Skoglund | THE HOME (HEMMET)

guest in frankfurt | mattias j. skoglund

Director Mattias Johansson Skoglund presented his film Home (Hemmet) in Frankfurt.

Lilli Moors & Branford Meentzen und das Team von XVI. TOWER

guests | berlin

In Berlin, we welcomed many guests to the Special DFFB and Film University Babelsberg go Fantasy Filmfest and to our supporting films. There were Q&As and great insights into various areas of filmmaking. Pictures of the guests can be found here in the gallery.

Guust Mulder präsentiert seinen Kurzfilm DEFECT | GET SHORTY

guests | stuttgart

As part of GET SHORTY, Guust Mulder presented his short film DEFECT in Stuttgart. There were also film crews present for the Special Filmakademie BW goes Fantasy Filmfest event. You can find pictures in our gallery here.

Eröffnung des 39. Fantasy Filmfest in Berlin mit "Good Boy" im Zoo Palast

opening night | berlin

The 39th edition of the Fantasy Filmfest has officially opened! To mark the occasion, 800 people gathered in the large theatre at the Zoo Palast. On the screen: Good Boy: Trust His Instincts, this year's opening film. You can find pictures of the opening of the 39th Fantasy Filmfest in the gallery here.

Mischa Kissin (Ton Meister und Sound-Designer) | OCCHIO bei GEN G

gen g | fantasy filmfest x prevyou

Impressions from our Gen G special in cooperation with PREVYOU are now available in our gallery.

„Sciencefiction hinterfragt!“ mit Festivalleiterin Frederike Dellert, Dr. Dierk Spreen & Johannes Sievert

sciencefiction questioned

Impressions from our special Science Fiction Questioned! in Berlin can be found in our gallery. 

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