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orang ikan

german premiere

orang ikan

During WW2, British war prisoner Bronson and Japanese soldier Saito are shipwrecked. But there is no time to fight against each other, since a bloodthirsty, overpowerful beast and killing machine waits on the island. They can only survive if they work together. Director Mike Wiluan crazily mixes different genres recalling classics such as ALIEN, PREDATOR and Jack Arnold’s CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.

 

film

Orang Ikan (Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, UK 2024)

 

director

Mike Wiluan

 

cast

Dean Fujioka, Callum Woodhouse, Alexandra Gottardo, Lucky Moniaga, Alan Maxson

 

writer

Mike Wiluan

 

producer

Eric Khoo, Freddie Yeo, Tan Fong Cheng, Fumie Suzuki Lancaster

 

distribution

Splendid Film

 

running time

83 min

 

language

japanese original version with english subtitles & english original version

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screenings
berlin

10.05. / 16.00

frankfurt

10.05. / 16.00

hamburg

17.05. / 16.00

cologne

10.05. / 16.00

munich

24.05. / 16.00

nuremberg

10.05. / 16.00

stuttgart

10.05. / 16.00

Fear Fact

»In retrospect almost incomprehensible: hour-long discussions by the selection team whether DONNIE DARKO has enough genre elements to fit in with the festival.«

mermaid

international premiere

mermaid

After he gets fired from his job as an aquarium cleaner in a stripclub, Doug loses all hope. But then he finds something amazing in the ocean: a hurt mermaid. He is determined to protect their vulnerable relationship against all odds. Once again director Tyler Cornack (BUTT BOY) proves his gift for the grotesque. MERMAID is crazy and dark – but also surprisingly touching.

 

film

Mermaid (USA 2025)

 

director

Tyler Cornack

 

cast

Johnny Pemberton, Avery Potemri, Robert Patrick, Kevin Nealon

 

writer

Tyler Cornack

 

producer

Daniel Brandt, Dane Eckerle, Cole Eckerle

 

contact

WTFilms

 

running time

105 min

 

language

english original version

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screenings
berlin

09.05. / 22.30

frankfurt

09.05. / 22.30

hamburg

16.05. / 22.30

cologne

09.05. / 22.30

munich

23.05. / 22.30

nuremberg

09.05. / 22.30

stuttgart

09.05. / 22.30

Fear Fact

» Before the Berlin screening of vampire thriller THIRST, the audience serenaded festival guest and director Park Chan-wook on his birthday. «

june and john

german premiere

june and john

John is a loser on the verge of a nervous breakdown. But then things change abruptly, when June arrives. The crazy young woman breaks out on him like a force of nature. JUNE AND JOHN is an over-the-top love story like from a comic strip. Luc Besson delights us with a romantic thriller, so charming and peppered with rousing songs that you can't help but grin all over your face.

 

film

June and John (France 2025)

 

director

Luc Besson

 

cast

Matilda Price, Luke Stanton Eddy

 

writer

Luc Besson

 

producer

Virginie Besson-Silla

 

distribution

capelight pictures

 

running time

93 min

 

language

english original version

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screenings
berlin

10.05. / 18.00

frankfurt

10.05. / 18.00

hamburg

17.05. / 18.00

cologne

10.05. / 18.00

munich

24.05. / 18.00

nuremberg

10.05. / 18.00

stuttgart

10.05. / 18.00

Fear Fact

»For the 20th anniversary, the public competition "Fresh Blood" was launched, the first film to win it was BRICK. Thank you to the Fantasy Filmfest audience and their great taste, which they prove again and again every year!«

a whale

german premiere

a whale

Ingrid is a contract killer with a special bond to a mysterious creature, from which she receives special powers. The deathly pale young woman finishes her victims emotionless off and leaves no trace – making her a legend in the Spanish underworld. A classic killer noir meets mysterious sci-fi fantasy. With its silent, creeping force A WHALE literally goes UNDER THE SKIN.

 

film

A Whale (Spain, Italy 2024)

 

director

Pablo Hernando

 

cast

Ingrid García-Jonsson, Ramón Barea, Kepa Errasti

 

writer

Pablo Hernando

 

producer

Leire Apellaniz

 

contact

Latido Films

 

running time

108 min

 

language

spanish original version with english subtitles

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screenings
berlin

09.05. / 13.30

frankfurt

09.05. / 13.30

hamburg

17.05. / 12.00

cologne

09.05. / 13.30

munich

23.05. / 13.30

nuremberg

09.05. / 13.30

stuttgart

09.05. / 13.30

Fear Fact

»The festival pass for 4 days cost 90 DM in 1988, the single ticket 8 DM.«

a girl with closed eyes

german premiere

a girl with closed eyes

One minute he is the bestselling author of a disturbing novel about a child abduction, the next his brutal murder makes the news. The alleged perpetrator is found on the spot with a bloody weapon in her hands. Director and author Chun Sunyoung brilliantly stages her first feature, a mystery thriller, and follows in the footsteps of greats such as Park Chan-wook, Bong Joon-ho or David Fincher.

 

film

A Girl with Closed Eyes (South Korea 2024)

 

director

Chun Sunyoung

 

cast

Kim Minha, Moon Choi

 

writer

Chun Sunyoung

 

producer

Chun Sunyoung

 

contact

Finecut

 

running time

105 min

 

language

korean original version with english subtitles

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screenings
berlin

09.05. / 15.45

frankfurt

09.05. / 15.45

hamburg

16.05. / 13.30

cologne

09.05. / 15.45

munich

23.05. / 15.45

nuremberg

09.05. / 15.45

stuttgart

09.05. / 15.45

Fear Fact

»At the gore night of the 1988 Fantasy Filmfest in Hamburg, local cult band "Angeschissen" performed.«

the damned

closing night – german premiere

the damned

The inhabitants of a small island witness a shipwreck. Shall they rush to the rescue? If they could instead take over the supplies on the ship, they would assure their own fragile survival. It’s a difficult decision. The small island community fears that a curse in the form of something evil will take possession of them. First feature by Icelandic director Thordur Palsson makes your blood freeze in your veins.

 

film

The Damned (UK, Iceland, Ireland, Belgium 2024)

 

director

Thordur Palsson

 

cast

Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Siobhan Finneran

 

writer

Jamie Hannigan

 

producer

Emilie Jouffroy, Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl, John Keville, Conor Barry

 

distribution

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions

 

running time

89 min

 

language

english original version

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screenings
berlin

11.05. / 19.15

frankfurt

11.05. / 19.15

hamburg

18.05. / 19.15

cologne

11.05. / 19.15

munich

25.05. / 19.15

nuremberg

11.05. / 19.15

stuttgart

11.05. / 19.15

Fear Fact

»The struggle to show HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES at the festival lasted about two years. The film was considered to be non-marketable due to its brutality. Today, that would be a part of its marketing campaign.«

the weekend

german premiere

the weekend

Even though he turned his back on his family years ago, Luc gives in to his fiancé Nikiya who wants to meet her soon to be in-laws. The meeting quickly brings back Luc’s reluctance. The Nigerian horror thriller by Daniel Oriahi plays with our innermost fears and expectations in an abysmally nasty way. The prescribed family celebration develops a dynamic that can only end in a bang.

 

film

The Weekend (Nigeria 2024)

 

director

Daniel Oriahi

 

cast

Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Bucci Franklin, Meg Otanwa, Gloria Anozie Young, Keppy Ekpenyong Bassey, Damilola Ogunsi, James Gardiner

 

writer

Egbewamei Dimiyei Sammy, Vanessa Kanu, Frederick Obiora Anyaegbunam Jr

 

producer

Uche Okocha

 

contact

The Film Sales Company

 

running time

117 min

 

language

english original version with english subtitles

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screenings
berlin

11.05. / 12.30

frankfurt

11.05. / 12.30

hamburg

18.05. / 12.30

cologne

11.05. / 12.30

munich

25.05. / 12.30

nuremberg

11.05. / 12.30

stuttgart

11.05. / 12.30

Fear Fact

»The struggle to show HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES at the festival lasted about two years. The film was considered to be non-marketable due to its brutality. Today, that would be a part of its marketing campaign.«

the rule of jenny pen

german premiere

the rule of jenny pen

Dave is a psychopath. He bullies his housemates in a home for elderly people with the help of his silly hand puppet Jenny Pen and finally drives them to death. When the former judge in a wheelchair, Stefan, arrives, he thinks of him as an easy prey, but he couldn't be more surprised… Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush and Oscar nominee John Lithgow engage in an extremely painful, ultimative duel, both mentally and physically.

 

film

The Rule of Jenny Pen (New Zealand 2024)

 

director

James Ashcroft

 

cast

John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, George Henare

 

writer

James Ashcroft, Eli Kent

 

producer

Catherine Fitzgerald, Orlando Stewart

 

contact

Charades

 

running time

105 min

 

language

english original version

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screenings
berlin

11.05. / 21.15

frankfurt

11.05. / 21.15

hamburg

18.05. / 21.15

cologne

11.05. / 21.15

munich

25.05. / 21.15

nuremberg

11.05. / 21.15

stuttgart

11.05. / 21.15

Fear Fact

»For the 20th anniversary, the public competition "Fresh Blood" was launched, the first film to win it was BRICK. Thank you to the Fantasy Filmfest audience and their great taste, which they prove again and again every year!«

redux redux

international premiere

redux redux

Irene’s rage is insatiable. With the help of a coffin-like time machine, she travels to countless parallel universes, always with the same goal: to take revenge on her daughter's murderer. The McManus brothers present an unusual movie mixing science fiction elements to a classic revenge thriller. Powerful suspense cinema with a driving soundtrack and excellent performances.

 

film

Redux Redux (USA 2025)

 

director

Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus

 

cast

Michaela McManus, Jim Cummings, Jeremy Holm, Taylor Misiak, Grace Van Dien, Stella Marcus

 

writer

Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus

 

producer

Michael J. McGarry, PJ McCabe, Nate Cormier, Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus

 

contact

Blue Finch Film Releasing

 

running time

107 min

 

language

english original version

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screenings
berlin

11.05. / 17.00

frankfurt

11.05. / 17.00

hamburg

18.05. / 17.00

cologne

11.05. / 17.00

munich

25.05. / 17.00

nuremberg

11.05. / 17.00

stuttgart

11.05. / 17.00

Fear Fact

» Before the Berlin screening of vampire thriller THIRST, the audience serenaded festival guest and director Park Chan-wook on his birthday. «

kung fu in rome

opening night – german premiere

kung fu in rome

The search for her sister takes the Chinese woman Mei to Italy and the Eternal City. On her path she meets not only a horde of Chinese gangsters that are not willing to help her, but also kind hearted pasta cook Marcello. After THEY CALL ME JEEG ROBOT and FREAKS OUT, Italian director Gabriele Mainetti comes back with a frenetic martial arts drama starring the brilliant Yaxi Liu and her deadly skills.

 

film

Kung Fu in Rome (Italy 2025)

 

director

Gabriele Mainetti

 

cast

Yaxi Liu, Enrico Borello, Marco Giallini, Sabrina Ferilli, Chunyu Shanshan

 

writer

Stefano Bises, Gabriele Mainetti, Davide Serino

 

producer

Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Gangarossa, Sonia Rovai

 

distribution

DCM

 

running time

138 min

 

language

italian, mandarin with english subtitles

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screenings
berlin

08.05. / 19.00

frankfurt

08.05. / 19.00

hamburg

15.05. / 19.00

cologne

08.05. / 19.00

munich

22.05. / 19.00

nuremberg

08.05. / 19.00

stuttgart

08.05. / 19.00

Fear Fact

»In retrospect almost incomprehensible: hour-long discussions by the selection team whether DONNIE DARKO has enough genre elements to fit in with the festival.«

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