SLASH Vienna Film Festival 2026: Méliès d’argent Competition Selections
Founded in 2010, SLASH Filmfestival has grown into Vienna’s leading meeting point for fantastic film, bringing together horror, science fiction, fantasy and the many shades in between. Across its programme, international films meet talks, special events and programmes that explore the genre in all its forms, creating a space where filmmakers, audiences and lovers of fantastic cinema come together.
For its 17th edition in 2026, SLASH once again joins the Méliès International Festivals Federation with competitions dedicated to both feature and short films. The Méliès d’argent selection reflects the breadth of contemporary European fantastic cinema, bringing together films that approach the genre from very different perspectives.
Méliès d’argent – Best European Feature Film
- Bloody Tennis – Nikias Chryssos, Germany, 2026, 95 min
- Jim Queen – Nicolas Athane & Marco Nguyen, France, 2026, 85 min
- No Way Down (Kraken) – Mohamed Chabane & Théo Jourdain Rhodes, France, 2026, 93 min
- The Peril at Pincer Point – Jake Kuhn & Noah Stratton-Twine, UK, 2026, 83 min
- The Spiral (L’Estranea) – Paolo Strippoli, Italy/France/Belgium, 2026, 115 min
- Too Many Beasts (L’Espèce explosive) – Sarah Arnold, France, 2026, 95 min
- Victorian Psycho – Zachary Wigon, UK/Ireland, 2026, 90 min
Méliès d’argent – Best European Short Film
- Orla – Marie Lukáčová, Czech Republic/Slovakia, 2026, 21 min
- Hag – Anna Ginsburg, UK, 2025, 17 min
- Fried! – Lizzie Watts, UK, 2025, 10 min
- Penguin – Kaspar Jancis, Estonia/France, 2026, 15 min
- The Host – Xing Chen, UK, 2026, 3 min
- Charlie Is Not a Boy – Pol Kurucz, USA/France, 2026, 13 min
The winners of the Méliès d’argent competitions will qualify for the Méliès d’or, the annual award celebrating European fantastic cinema.