Imagine Fantastic Film Festival

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The Imagine Fantastic Film Festival is proud to present a new, contemporary look. The 40th edition of the film festival embraces the fantastic film in all its guises…

Stories

Club Imagine is back! - 28 February - 2 March

Club Imagine is back!  This March we again have great films to shock and bedazzle, six of them in three days, ranging from folk horror to goofball comedy, and from genre-film classics to new and exciting visions in fantastic cinema. Get ready! 

Our Recommendations for the Winter Months

As we start fantasising about next year’s festival (and the Club Imagine editions in between), here’s a list of genre must-sees for the following weeks on the big screen or from your lazy sofa. Dark content for darker days!

All Imagine 2024 Award Winners

Salut, Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2024! This Saturday was our official closing night. We capped our most succesful edition ever with a screening of Belgian thriller Night Call and drinks in LAB111. Before the film, festival director Chris Oosterom announced the three films taking home an award: the Sea Devil for best feature at the and the Méliès d’Argent for Best European feature and short. Worth mentioning: Dutch genre film is doing great! Because both d’Argent awards went to Dutch films…

FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT | Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2024

Imagine proudly presents the full programme for Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2024. Just one more month till our 40th edition! From 24 October – 3 November, we’ll be taking over LAB111, De Filmhallen and Galerie Beeldend Gesproken in Amsterdam-West with the best and latest genre films, shorts and VR, including three theme programmes, 63 features, 51 shorts, 8 VR experiences, specials, talks, exhibitions, games and more.  

1984 Re:Imagined sneak peek: themes, films and guests

Only two more months until Halloween...so two more months until Imagine Film Festival 2024! We hope you’ve already marked October 24th – November 3rd blood red in your calendars. In anticipation of all the weird and wonderful things we’re cooking up for this very special 40th Anniversary edition of our genre party, here’s a first look at this year’s themes, artwork and highlights.