‘The Last Temptation of Becky,’ ‘The Eyes,’ ‘Hot Spot’ and ‘Ferine’ Among Fantasia 2026 First Wave Line-Up (EXCLUSIVE)

The Fantasia International Film Festival has announced its first wave of 2026 premiere titles, including Jenn Wexler’s “The Last Temptation of Becky,” Kasper Kalle’s “No Rest for the Wicked” and Andrea Corsini’s “Ferine,” among others. The festival’s 30th edition, running from July 16 through August 2, will return to the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas in Montreal. 

In addition to the aforementioned, other titles announced include Makoto Ueda’s “You Are the Film,” Yeom Ji-oh’s “The Eyes,” Harrison Atkins’ “Sour Minnows” and Giddens Ko’s “Kung Fu.” Casey Walker’s “Home Bodies,” Koichi’s “Captured!,” Harrison Houde’s “Tight Lettuce,” Michael Gabriele’s “Unholy Night” and Yu Nakamoto’s “Break Free” will also premiere at the 2026 edition of the Montreal genre festival.

World premieres include the action sequel “The Last Temptation of Becky,” “No Rest for the Wicked,” “Home Bodies,” “Sour Minnows,” “Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters Of Steve Johnson,” “Ancestral Beasts” and “Unholy Night.” Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s “Hot Spot,” starring Andrzej Konopka and Noomi Rapace and set for release by Focus Features, will also have its world premiere.

“You Are the Film,” “The Eyes,” “Break Free” and “Kung Fu” will make their North American premiere, as will Yusuke Iwasaki’s “Anymart,” Edwin‘s “Sleep No More” and Akira Nagai’s “Suzuki=Bakudan.” 

Last year, the Fantasia International Film Festival saw the world premieres of films including “Terrestrial” directed by Steve Pink, “I Live Here Now” directed by Julie Pacino and “The Woman” directed by Hwang Wook.

The festival will include screenings, workshops and launch events. Fantasia’s full lineup will be announced in stages by early July. 

Fantasia is presented by MELS in collaboration with Concordia University, and made possible by the financial support of Telefilm Canada, the Société́ de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC), the Ministère du Tourisme, the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation, the city of Montréal, the Conseil des arts de Montréal and Tourisme Montréal.

See the full, massive lineup here.