Fantastic Fest Crowns Its 2026 Winners, Awards $100K to Folk Horror Pitch Father Figure

The 2026 Fantastic Fest concluded in Austin, announcing its award winners on September 30. Top honors included Luka Marčetić's "Girl in the Night" for Best Picture in the Main Competition, Joko Anwar's "Ghost in the Cell" for Best Picture in the Horror competition, and Alex Schulman's "Adult Supervision" for Best Picture in the Next Wave section. The festival also awarded $100,000 to "Father Figure," a 1970s wedding folk horror project, in its Fantastic Pitches competition.