Fantasias

Fantasia’s Frontières Market Titles Plumbs Real-World Horror, from War Zone Trauma to AI, Hellish Maternity and the Restaurant Business, Plus Bigfoot Romance

July 14, 2025

Anouk Whissell’s “Holi Womb,” Talal Selhami’s “The Shelter” and Hannes Baumgartner’s “Insect World” bid fair to prove standouts at Fantasia’s 2025 Frontières Co-Production Market, one of…

Directors of Fantasia’s World-Premiering Art-Punk Horror ‘Lucid’ Drop Trailer, Say ‘Making Art and Indie Film is an Act of Rebellion’ (EXCLUSIVE)

July 14, 2025

“Lucid,” a handmade horror film about a frustrated ’90s art punk’s trippy quest for inspiration, first emerged at Fantasia as a participant in Frontières‘ 2022 Shorts to Features lab and…

Mongrel Media Boards Anouk Whissell’s ‘Holi Womb’ Ahead of Its Debut at Fantasia’s Frontières Co-Production Market (EXCLUSIVE)

July 14, 2025

Psychological horror project “Holi Womb,” from Montreal writer-director Anouk Whissell, famed for her part in collective RKSS (“Turbo Kid”), has been picked up by Mongrel Media for…