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Hokum Opening Night Film

Hokum

Obsession Festival Headliner

Obsession

Penny Lane is Dead Closing Night Film

Penny Lane is Dead

FLESH//GHOST//MACHINE: Japanese Nightmares Seven films spotlighting J-Horror's impact on genre cinema.

FLESH//GHOST//MACHINE: Japanese Nightmares

Vampire Weekend ink your teeth into our selection of cinema’s best blood-sucking vampire tales.

Vampire Weekend

Welcome to Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2026

Bigger, louder and more daring than ever. The seventh edition of Fantastic Film Festival Australia is here.

We invite you to lose yourself in the best cult, genre and alternative cinema on offer, with premieres of local and international features, Q&A screenings, iconic classics and new restorations, and a plethora of short films from the next generation of fearless storytellers. FFFA screens across Melbourne and Sydney from 23 April to 15 March.

Melbourne

Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn
Thursday 23 April to Friday 15 May

Thornbury Picture House
Friday 24 April to Tuesday 12 May

Brunswick Picture House*
Friday 24 April to Tuesday 12 May

Sydney

Ritz Cinemas, Randwick
Thursday 23 April to Thursday 14 May

*New venue

Japanese Nightmares

Japanese Nightmares

Seven films highlighting J-horror's impact on genre filmmaking from the 1960s to now screening from May 8 to 10.

Vampire Weekend

Vampire Weekend

Sink your teeth into our selection of cinema's best blood-sucking vampire tales screening from May 1 to 3.

Fantastic Film Prize

Fantastic Film Prize

Four feature-length local films screen in competition at FFFA for a  $10,000 cash prize.