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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

CINEMA LITERAIR: WAR OF THE WORLDS Before our official opening, we’re heading to OBA Oosterdok for a special Cinema Literair screening of Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds (2005) 📅 27 October 🕖 19:00 📍 OBA Oosterdok, Theaterzaal 🗣️ Event in Dutch www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/en/programma...

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

FILM PATHS: ANIME-TION ✧ Grotesqqque - 30 Oct & 4 Nov ✧ Light Pillar - 31 Oct & 3 Nov ✧ A New Dawn - 2 & 3 Nov ✧ Ghost in the Shell - 30 Oct & 5 Nov (with introductions of Payal Arora and Kaboom Animation Festival)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

IMAGINE x BOOM CHICAGO GENRE FILM QUIZ Gather your smartest film friends, come up with a dangerously good team name and fight for genre supremacy. 📅 25 October 🕒 15:00 📍 Boom Chicago, Rozengracht 117 🎟️ €30 per team of 5 www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/en/programma...

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

THE LOST INTERNET IS STILL ONLINE: SUBMIT YOUR FAVOURITE INTERNET HORROR & WIN TICKETS COMMENT BELOW the Internet horror moment that still lives rent-free in your head. 2 submissions will be on the big screen, and the people who sent them in will receive free tickets to the programme.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! 👻 The feed is open, the ghosts are waiting, and it’s officially time to start building your Imagine 2026 schedule. Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 29 October – 8 November 2026 Amsterdam Tickets and full programme are available now on our website.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ticket sales go live tomorrow. 12:00 Noon, October 6 Stay tuned on our website

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In 2026, the ghosts are already in the feed. This year, Imagine explores the fears and fascinations that recur whenever a new form of media enters our lives. Check our website for the full programme and more information. Join us from 29-10 to 8-11 in Amsterdam. Trailer credit: Bariz Azman

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: RESIDENT EVIL – LOST IN THE GAME ✧ Alien (1979) ✧ Exit 8 (2025) ✧ Clue (1985) ✧ Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) ✧ Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) ✧ Hardcore Henry (2015) ✧ Edge of Tomorrow (2014) ✧ Cube (1997)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We’re celebrating his work with a special retrospective featuring The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026), Pulse (2001), Creepy (2016) and two more titles still to be revealed. Kurosawa will be in Amsterdam from 29 October to 2 November.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

KIYOSHI KUROSAWA is GUEST OF HONOUR at the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival 2026 This year, Kiyoshi Kurosawa joins Imagine 2026 as our Guest of Honour and will receive the Imagine Career Achievement Award.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: REDUX REDUX – LOFI SCI-FI: Strange futures at 2 AM ✧ Possessor (2020) ✧ The Assessment (2024) ✧ They Cloned Tyrone (2023) ✧ Gattaca (1997) ✧ The Lobster (2015) ✧ Upstream Color (2013) ✧ Twelve Monkeys (1995) Honorable mention ✧ Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: AKIRA (4K RESTORATION) The Anime Blueprint: Classics That Rewired Cinema ✧ Ghost in the Shell (1995) ✧ Perfect Blue (1997) ✧ Paprika (2006) ✧ Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) ✧ Princess Mononoke (1997)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: LEVITICUS - HUNTED FOR WANTING: Queer desire, punishment & survival ✧ Thelma (2017) ✧ Attachment (2020) ✧ My Animal (2023) ✧ What Keeps You Alive (2018) ✧ Fear Street: 1666 (2021) ✧ The Vampire Lovers (1970) ✧ Saint Maud (2019)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: KOKUHO The Final Girls (2015) ✧ Burning (2018) ✧ Perfect Blue (1997) ✧ A Different Man (2024) ✧ Vertigo (1958) ✧ Together (2025) ✧ Enemy (2013) Honorable mention: ✧ Suspiria (1977) ✧ Millennium Actress (2001)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Meer info en aanmelden kan hier Imagine Fantastic Talents www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/industry/fan... Imagine Project Platform www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/industry/pro... Deadline: 14 september

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Imagine Fantastic Talents - Imagine Filmfestival Amsterdam

Imagine Fantastic Talents stimuleert filmtalent bij het maken van korte Nederlandse genrefilms of webseries.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Werk je aan je eerste of tweede korte film? Meld je aan voor Imagine Fantastic Talents en krijg een driedaagse scenario-workshop plus een kijkje achter de schermen van de filmindustrie.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Where possible, we’ll also offer opportunities for digital or in-person interviews with festival guests. Please note that interview slots are limited and subject to availability. Accreditation is subject to approval, and submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Accredited press are expected to publish a curtain raiser once our full programme goes live at the end of September, as well as a minimum of three film reviews covering the festival.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Accreditation is open to websites, magazines, podcasts, and other relevant media outlets, with two options available: Online accreditation In-person + online accreditation

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

International Press Accreditation is now open for Imagine Film Festival 2026! Are you a journalist, critic, podcaster, or film writer? We’re inviting press from around the world to join us and cover this year’s festival.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA The Final Girls (2015) The Cabin in the Woods (2011) The Handmaiden (2016) MaXXXine (2024) Kotoko (2011) Bulbbul (2020) Behind the mask: The rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) Antiporno (2016)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: JIM QUEEN - Fantastic Queer Stories Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Interview with a Vampire (1994) Marry My Dead Body (2022) I Saw the TV Glow (2024) Love Lies Bleeding (2024) Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) Honorable mention Heaven Official's Blessing (2020)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A Bunch of Idiots Try to Save the World Imagine Recommends: Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die Galaxy Quest (1999) Men in Black (1997) The World’s End (2013) Paul (2011) Evolution(2001) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Imagine Recommends: Hokum YOU are the problem: protagonists that are unlikable or straight up the villain. Pearl(2022) The House That Jack Built (2018) American Psycho (2000) Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) The Golden Glove (2019) Honorable Mention Excision( 2012 )

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: The Odyssey The Northman (2022) The Green Knight (2021) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Gladiator (2000) Gladiator II (2024) Excalibur (1981)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Imagine Fantastic Film Festival is nowhere without our volunteers! Do you want to roll up your sleeves at the largest genre festival in the Netherlands, from 29 October – 8 November? Then become a volunteer at the Imagine Fantastic Film Festival! Link: www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/vrijwilligen...

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: The Furious MMA: Marvellous Martial Arts Kung Fu Hustle (2004) John Wick: Chapter 3 (2019) The Shadow Strays(2024) Everything Everywhere All At Once(2022) Monkey Man(2024) Headshot (2016) The Night Comes for Us(2018) Bloodhounds(2023)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

*CAUTION, HOT!* Here are Imagine's sizzling genre recommendations for the Summer of ‘26 PART 2 Ain’t no summer like an Imagine summer! Check out the full summer blog from the link in bio! www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/en/caution-h...

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

*CAUTION, HOT!* Here are Imagine's sizzling genre recommendations for the Summer of ‘26 Ain’t no summer like an Imagine summer! Check out the full summer blog from the link! www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/en/caution-h...

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

THEME REVEAL: Ghost in the Feed A Media Archaeology of Technological Fear and Desire October 29 through November 8 at LAB111, De FilmHallen, and Hal West We hope to see you very soon, so we can explore deep delving into our media technology and anxiety.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

THEME REVEAL: Ghost in the Feed⁠ A Media Archaeology of Technological Fear and Desire⁠ October 29 through November 8 at LAB111, De FilmHallen, and Hal West⁠ ⁠ Artwork by: @mr_noast on Instagram Leader bu @k.argo_ on Instagram

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

BAD HUMAN! Imagine Recommends: Good Boy (Heel) Not every villain has a master plan. Sometimes they're just…. Evil. Speak No Evil (2022) The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) Stoker (2013) One Hour Photo (2002) Kill List (2011) Parasite (2019) The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

HOT GIRL SUMMER (LITERALLY): Imagine Recommends, Under the Silver Lake (2018) on Pathe Thuis NL Dune (2021) Midsommar (2019) Ponyo (2008) Summer Time Rendering (2022) Your Name. (2016) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Honorable Mention House (1977)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

FACES OF IMAGINE : Inez de Coo⁠ Another one of our favourite faces! Imagine’s Senior & Specials Programmer Inez gives us a piece of her mind. ----⁠ Link: youtu.be/f9OqyBlr5do?... Video & Edit by Joao MB Costa⁠ Photography / Portrait by: Jaime Korbee @cocreator_eventfotografie

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Faces of Imagine: Elina Meinerte This edition of Faces of Imagine, our Junior Programmer Elina answers our ‘really, really, really loaded questions’. ----⁠ Video & Edit by Joao MB Costa Link: youtu.be/6Tdp1qXlG4s?...

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

SUNDAY 28 JUNE CLUB IMAGINE DAY 3:⁠ ⁠ ⁠14.15 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) (EXTRA SCREENING)⁠ ⁠ 16.30 Camp (2025) ⁠ 19.00 Undertone (2025) @ LAB111⁠ Get your tickets in time!⁠ Go to our bio, website or LAB111’s website for more info and tickets.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

SATURDAY 27 JUNE CLUB IMAGINE DAY 2:⁠ ⁠ 19.00 Jim Queen (2026) ⁠ 21.00 Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025) @ LAB111⁠ ⁠ Get your tickets in time!⁠ ⁠ Go to our bio, website or LAB111’s website for more info and tickets. www.imaginefilmfestival.nl/club-imagine/

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

FRIDAY 26 JUNE CLUB IMAGINE DAY 1:⁠ ⁠ 19.00 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) 21.15 The Furious (2025)⁠ ⁠ @ LAB111⁠ ⁠ Get your tickets in time!⁠ ⁠ Go to our bio, website or LAB111’s website for more info and tickets.

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

CLUB IMAGINE TICKETS ARE NOW LIVE! ⁠ Get your tickets early otherwise you'll be experiencing some serious FOMO from the sidelines. Don't say we didn’t warn you. ⁠ Tickets can be purchased from our website in the bio.⁠

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

CLUB IMAGINE: 26-28 June 2026⁠ We’re baaaaaaack! The second Club Imagine of the year is back at our homebase LAB111. Six films. Three days. Zero spoilers (for now). One fantastic weekend of cinema. We'll leave the rest to your imagination. Stay tuned. 👀

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Faces of Imagine: Lois Cheuk-a-lam Took a while, but here's a new Faces of Imagine for you to enjoy. With none other than our very own Digital Media Manager / Halloween icon extraordinaire Lois! Link: youtu.be/ixnt3iJhxL4?...

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

IMAGINE RECOMMENDS: A Useful Ghost The Lobster (2015) Her (2013) Swiss Army Man (2016) Punch-Drunk Love (2002) Sorry to Bother You(2018) No Other Choice (2025)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

GENRE @ CANNES 2026 The Cannes film festival always brings some exciting genre titles, and this year is no different. We’ll be watching closely and picking out a few favorites that could make their way into Imagine 2026… boxd.it/Ui1Wc

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Imagine Recommends: Hard Boiled John Woo’s 1992 action classic is back in theaters with a new 4K restoration. Dirty Harry(1972) Bullet Train( 2022) John Wick (2014) Kill Bill: Vol 1(2003) Kill Bill: Vol 2(2004) The Raid(2011) Ballerina(2025)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

MUMMIES AND MESSED UP CHILDREN: Imagine Recommends: THE MUMMY The Mummy (1999) Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971) The Awakening (1980) The Exorcist (1973) Eli (2019) Honorable Mention Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (segment: Lot 249) (1990) The Hole in the Ground (2019) Wake Wood (2009)

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Imagine Fantastic Film Festival @imaginefff.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

LIMINAL HORROR: Imagine recommends Exit 8 I’m Thinking of Ending Things(2020) Cube(1997) Mulholland Drive(2001) Tron(1982) The Lighthouse(2019) Honorable Mention My House Walk-Through(2016) Serene Velocity(1970)

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