Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2026: Méliès d’argent Competition Selections
The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival returns for its 19th edition from 25 September to 4 October 2026, bringing ten days of cinematic discovery to one of France’s major platforms for fantastic cinema.
The festival focuses on new international productions across fantastic cinema, while also embracing thrillers, noir, black comedy, video games and virtual reality, alongside retrospectives and events dedicated to cinema heritage.
As an Affiliated Member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, Strasbourg is the only festival in France to organise both the Méliès d’argent Feature Film and Short Film competitions. The winners will qualify for the Méliès d’or competitions, presented at a designated MIFF festival.
Méliès d’argent – Best European Feature Film
The 2026 feature film selection brings together nine European productions:
Girl in the Night – Luka Martic, Slovenia, 2026, 94 min
Mutter: The Diary of a Mother – Alphan Eseli, Turkey, 2026, 94 min
Species (Sanguine) – Marion Le Corroller, France, 2026, 103 min
The End of It – Maria Martinez Bayona, Norway/United Kingdom/Spain, 2026, 102 min
Hot Spot – Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Poland/Greece/Sweden/Norway, 2026, 101 min
Five More Minutes – Javier Ruiz Caldera, Spain, 2026, 90 min
The Good Boy – Jan Komasa, Poland/United Kingdom, 2025, 110 min
Bloody Tennis – Nikias Chryssos, Germany, 2026, 94 min
Red Snow – Ilja Rautsi, Finland, 2026, 94 min
Méliès d’argent – Best European Short Film
The short film competition features 13 European productions:
The End – Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Denmark/France/Sweden, 2026, 17 min
Kosmogonia – Karolina Chabier, France, 2026, 15 min
Adgwa Ata – Zsuzsana Krief, Poland/France, 2026, 15 min
Cosmonauts – Leo Černic, Italy/Slovenia, 2026, 14 min
The Death of the Fish – Eva Lusbaronian, France, 2026, 13 min
La Veritat et Rebutja, Cornelius – Khris Combe & Marc Torices, Spain, 2026, 17 min
Pithead – Wannes Vanspauwen & Pol De Plecker, Belgium, 2026, 15 min
Gossamer – Federico Barni, United Kingdom, 2026, 13 min
The Afters – Jamie O’Rourke, Ireland, 2026, 16 min
The Old Lady and the Eternity – Spain, 2026, 12 min
Unreal Estate Agent – Bodhi Le Belle, Netherlands, 2026, 11 min
Carne – Laura Plebani, Italy, 2026, 15 min
I Walked Through the Wall – Oscar Romagosa, Spain, 2026, 8 min