Charlie Polinger’s Hayes Drama and the Recent Cannes World Premiere Plague It was named Best Picture at the 2025 Fantastic Fest (September 18-25) in Austin, Texas.
Joel Eggerton stars in the story about a socially troublesome teenage boy who takes part in a tough summer water polo camp. Independent film companies retain North American rights; Plague Limited theatrical release on December 24th.
At the other main competition awards, Bartos M. Kowalski was named Best Director of Poland’s Horror 13 days until summerand special mentions were sent to Fantasy Animation Decoration Directed by Alberto Vasquez.
From the next wave, Avalon Fast’s camp It was named the Best Photo. Before the festival, Dark Sky Films won US rights to Canadian films about a guilt-filled young woman plagued by a traumatic past who finds comfort as a camp counselor.
Paolo Strippoli was named best director of the uncompetitive premier in Venice in Italy Holy BoyAbout the man who arrives at A remote community. The film also won an Audience Award. Bruno Martin’s Spanish thriller Ruger A special mention has been won.
At the Horror Feature Awards, we saw the supernatural horror in Arabic by Majid Al Ansari Despicable Get the best photos, Martin Moregui wins the best director of his Argentine story An insane old womanand special mention for the best murder of Kenichi Ugan to Japanese films curse.
This year’s Fantastic Fest featured a fantastic pitch and fantastic edition. Playhouse Director Nicholas Crucio and producers Kirby Gladstein and Ben Gogel received $100,000 for their features as well as the world premiere slots at next year’s festival.
“To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we curated an incredible lineup of features and short films,” said Annick Mahnert, programming director at Fantastic Fest. “Every year, our ju umpire faces the difficult task of choosing from an extraordinary pool of talent, and this year has been no exception. With the challenge, their choices reflect the true spirit of a great fest.
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