Lund Fantastic Selections 2026
From 28 October to 4 November 2026, Lund Fantastic Film Festival returns to southern Sweden for another celebration of imaginative storytelling and boundary-pushing genre cinema. As a member of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, the festival continues to champion European fantastic filmmaking through its Méliès d’argent competitions for Best European Fantastic Feature Film and Best European Fantastic Short Film.
This year’s selection brings together 14 films across the two competitions, with seven feature films and seven short films representing a wide range of European voices and creative approaches to the fantastic.
The winners will be announced during the festival’s Closing Night on 4 November 2026. The winning films will then qualify for the Méliès d’or, the federation’s annual award celebrating European fantastic cinema.
Lund Fantastic 2026 Announces Méliès d’Argent Short Film Competition Lineup
The short film competition features seven titles from across Europe, showcasing the variety and inventiveness of contemporary fantastic filmmaking.
- Mom Says This, Dad Says That – LéaCati Vallier, Sweden, 2026, 14 min
- Ghari – Andria Odzelashvili & Karl Neubart, Georgia, 10 min
- My Game (Mi Juego) – David Navarro Bravo, Spain, 2025, 7 min
- Tastes Bad – Anita Ardell, Bulgaria, 2026, 6 min
- The Forest – Nacil Djemai, France, 13 min
- Untouched – Simon Drew, UK, 2026, 12 min
- Il Mostro Delle Nevi (Frost Bite) – Mirko Fois, Italy, 2026, 10 min
Lund Fantastic 2026 Announces Méliès d’Argent Feature Film Competition Lineup
Seven feature films have been selected to compete for the Méliès d’argent Award.
- Buffet Libre – Zoe Berriatúa, Spain, 2025, 117 min
- Frost – Pavle Vučković, Serbia, 2026, 110 min
- No Way Down (Kraken) – Mohamed Chabane & Théo Jourdain, France, 2026, 106 min
- ÒPI – Marta Giec, Poland, 2026, 96 min
- Gummy – Javi Prada, Spain, 2026, 83 min
- Decorado – Alberto Vázquez, Spain, 2025, 96 min
- The Restoration at Grayson Manor – Glenn McQuaid, Ireland/Austria, 2025, 95 min
Through these two competitions, Lund Fantastic Film Festival continues its commitment to presenting innovative genre cinema and supporting filmmakers whose work expands the boundaries of the fantastic.
The winners of the Méliès d’argent competitions will qualify for the Méliès d’or, the annual award celebrating European fantastic cinema.