This festival showcases the best of contemporary genre cinema, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and thrillers from around the world. The 7th edition of the Grindhouse Paradise Festival is dedicated to defending cinematic genres that flirt with the boundaries of reality and rationality. Fantasy, science fiction, horror, thriller... the programming highlights feature films whose essence is rooted in the supernatural, the unreal, dreamlike experiences, as well as magical or horrific realism. The programmers are committed to focusing their selections on independent productions, lesser-known cinematographies in France, and supporting the work of emerging directors. The guests for this 2026 edition are: Taratoa Stappard (director): screening of the film Mārama followed by a Q&A (Friday, April 24) Erik Svetoft (author, illustrator): exhibition and signing event (Friday, April 24) Frédéric Thibaut (programmer): presentation of the film The Toxic Avenger (Saturday, April 25) The Grindhouse Paradise festival takes place: Mainly at the American Cosmograph cinema, where screenings are held At the Ombres Blanches bookstore, for Erik Svetoft's exhibition And at the Duranti space, which hosts the festival Village Film Programming All films are screened in VOSTFR (original version with French subtitles). Wednesday, April 22: At 7 PM: screening of Saccharine by Natalie Erika James (opening night, French premiere) At 9:45 PM: screening of The Surrender by Julia Max (unreleased, in competition) Thursday, April 23: At 11:30 AM: screening of Egghead Republic by Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja (French premiere) At 2 PM: screening of Bagworm by Oliver Bernsen (French premiere, in competition) At 4:30 PM: carte blanche to Véronique Davidson, screening of 8 short films At 7 PM: screening of Honey Bunch by Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer (preview) At 9:45 PM: screening of Taroman Expo Explosion by Ryo Fujii (preview, in competition) Friday, April 24: At 11:30 AM: screening of Heart of Darkness by Rogério Nunes (preview, in competition) At 2 PM: screening of Every Heavy Thing by Mickey Reece (preview) At 4 PM: screening of Mag Mag by Yuriyan Retriever (preview, in competition) At 7 PM: screening of Mārama by Taratoa Stappard (with the director present, in competition) At 10 PM: screening of High-Five by Kang Hyoung-chul (preview) Saturday, April 25: At 11 AM: screening of Forte by Kimbo Kim (French premiere, in competition) At 1:30 PM: screening of A Forbidden City by Gabriele Mainetti (preview) At 4:30 PM: screening of New Group by Yûta Shimotsu (preview, in competition) At 7 PM: screening of The Holy Boy by Paolo Strippoli (preview) At 9:45 PM: screening of Freaky Tales by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (unreleased) At midnight: screening of The Toxic Avenger by Macon Blair (French premiere, presented by Frédéric from the Toulouse Cinematheque), preceded by a royal battle Sunday, April 26: At 11:30 AM: screening of Junk World by Takahide Hori (preview) At 2:30 PM: screening of The Damned by Thordur Palsson (unreleased, in competition) At 4:45 PM: screening of Silencio by Eduardo Casanova (preview) At 7 PM: screening of The Last Viking by Anders Thomas Jensen (closing session, preview) Details of the programming on the festival's website Accessibility Prices Individual screenings (purchase on site): €8 | 10 screening pass (purchase on site): €55 | Festival pass (purchase online): €69 Ticketing American Cosmograph Getting there 24 Rue Montardy 31000 Toulouse Tel: 05 61 21 22 11 Our sites: See venue details
Event from the official agenda of Toulouse Métropole; dates: 2026-04-22, 2026-04-23, 2026-04-24; location: American Cosmograph; address: 24 Rue Montardy 31000 Toulouse.
Source: Toulouse Métropole