Brazil’s Fantaspoa Festival Announces First 2018 Selections!

Brazil’s Fantaspoa, Latin America’s largest genre film festival, has revealed its first wave of films for 2018! The announcement comes in advance of the 14th edition of the festival, which runs from May 17 – June 3 in Porto Allegre.  Fantaspoa will announce their full lineup (more than 100 films) in early May!

Read on for the details, the initial film list, and  the current slate of guests. But first, have a look at their official festival poster for 2018! It’s an homage to the many cinematic Frankenstein monsters. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2018.

Fantaspoa Film Festival 2018 Announced Features (So Far)

• After the Lethargy ( Marc Carreté, Spain ) – World Premiere
• Blood Fest ( Owen Egerton, U.S. ) – International Premiere
• The Dark  ( Justin P. Lange, Austria/Canada ) – Latin American Premiere
• Ederlezi Rising  ( Lazar Bodroza, Serbia ) – Latin American Premiere
• The Endless  ( Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, U.S. ) – Brazilian Premiere
• Les Garçons Sauvages  ( Bertrand Mandico, France ) – Latin American Premiere
• Inuyashiki  ( Shinsuke Sato, Japan ) – Latin American Premiere
• Mohawk  ( Ted Geoghegan, U.S. ) – Brazilian Premiere
• The Next Kill  ( Mike McCutchen, U.S. ) – World Premiere
• Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich  ( Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund, U.K./U.S. ) – International Premiere
• The Ranger  ( Jenn Wexler, U.S. ) – Latin American Premiere
• Rock Steady Row  ( Trevor Stevens, U.S. ) – International Premiere
• The Scythe  ( Rustam Mosafir, Russia ) – Latin American Premiere
• Tigers Are Not Afraid  ( Issa López, Mexico ) – Brazilian Premiere
• The Witch Files  ( Kyle Rankin, U.S. ) – World Premiere

Nice to see Mohawk and Tigers Are Not Afraid in there!

Fantaspoa 2018 Filmmakers and Special Guests

Special guests at Fantaspoa 2018 include “Masters of Horror” creator Mick Garris and Romanian actress Elina Löwensohn. Attending filmmakers include Marc Carreté, Owen Egerton, Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, Bertrand Mandico, Ted Geoghegan, Mike McCutchen, JJ Weber, Jenn Wexler, and Issa López.  More filmmakers and guests will be announced soon!

Sounds like an amazing festival! They’ve got an incredible lineup so far. I can’t wait to see the full list of films and special guests! We’ll bring you more information as it becomes available. Stay tuned!

Which Fantaspoa film are you most looking forward to seeing? Tell us in the comments!