29th Fantasia International Film Festival
Official poster | |
| Opening film | Eddington, by Ari Aster |
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| Closing film | Fixed, by Genndy Tartakovsky |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Hosted by | Festival Fantasia Inc |
| Artistic director | Mitch Davis |
| Festival date | Opening: 16 July 2025 Closing: 3 August 2025 |
| Language | International |
| Website | Fantasia 2025 |
The 29th Fantasia International Film Festival opened on July 16 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with American neo-Western black comedy film Eddington, by Ari Aster. The Canadian Trailblazer Award was presented to Hungarian-born Canadian filmmaker George Mihalka, the director of the 1981 slasher film My Bloody Valentine, and Sheila McCarthy, Canadian actress and singer during festival.
Pascal Plante, a Canadian film director and screenwriter served as jury president for Compétition Cheval Noir. The seven of the competition’s eight categories awards were announced on July 26, with the jury awarding Mother of Flies, a horror–fantasy film by John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Posner, with the Cheval Noir Award for Best Film, marking the first time a United States production has received this award.
The festival closed on August 3, 2025 with dog sex adult comedy Fixed, by Russian-American animator, producer–director, Genndy Tartakovsky, who was also honored with 'Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award' along with Danny Elfman, American film composer, and musician. In the Audience Awards announced on August 5, 2025, Best International Feature Gold was awarded to 2025 French film Flush, a thriller comedy by Grégory Morin.