Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’ lights up Fantasia’s 30th edition as the world’s most popular genre titles prepare to stoke or take over the mainstream0

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• July 14, 2026

They’re back! The annual rampage of genre filmmakers, industry and fans through Montreal’s cinemas and social centers has begun, as the Fantasia International Film Festival opens its 30th edition on July 16 with Nicolas Winding Refn receiving the Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award before presenting the Canadian premiere of his sumptuously visceral and neon-titled thrill