This festival showcases the best in contemporary genre cinema, spanning fantasy, science fiction, horror, and thrillers from all over the world. 7th edition of the festival Le Festival Grindhouse Paradise is committed to championing film genres that flirt with the boundaries of reality and reason. Fantasy, science fiction, horror, thriller... the program spotlights feature films whose spirit is rooted in the supernatural, the unreal, the dreamlike, as well as magical or horrific realism. The programmers have chosen to focus on independent productions, cinemas that are little known or unknown in France, and to support the work of emerging directors. The guests for this 2026 edition are: Taratoa Stappard (director): screening of the film Mārama followed by a discussion (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 the screenings are held At the Ombres Blanches bookshop, for the Erik Svetoft exhibition And at the espace Duranti, which hosts the Festival Village Film program All films are screened in VOSTFR (original version with French subtitles). Wednesday, April 22: At 7:00 p.m.: screening of Saccharine by Natalie Erika James (opening screening, French premiere) At 9:45 p.m.: screening of The Surrender by Julia Max (previously unreleased, in competition) Thursday, April 23: At 11:30 a.m.: screening of Egghead Republic by Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja (French premiere) At 2:00 p.m.: screening of Bagworm by Oliver Bernsen (French premiere, in competition) At 4:30 p.m.: carte blanche for Véronique Davidson, screening of 8 short films At 7:00 p.m.: screening of Honey Bunch by Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer (preview screening) At 9:45 p.m.: screening of Taroman Expo Explosion by Ryo Fujii (preview screening, in competition) Friday, April 24: At 11:30 a.m.: screening of Heart of Darkness by Rogério Nunes (preview screening, in competition) At 2:00 p.m.: screening of Every Heavy Thing by Mickey Reece (preview screening) At 4:00 p.m.: screening of Mag Mag by Yuriyan Retriever (preview screening, in competition) At 7:00 p.m.: screening of Mārama by Taratoa Stappard (with the director in attendance, in competition) At 10:00 p.m.: screening of High-Five by Kang Hyoung-chul (preview screening) Saturday, April 25: At 11:00 a.m.: screening of Forte by Kimbo Kim (French premiere, in competition) At 1:30 p.m.: screening of A Forbiden City by Gabriele Mainetti (preview screening) At 4:30 p.m.: screening of New Group by Yûta Shimotsu (preview screening, in competition) At 7:00 p.m.: screening of The Holy Boy by Paolo Strippoli (preview screening) At 9:45 p.m.: screening of Freaky Tales by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (previously unreleased) At midnight: screening of The Toxic Avenger by Macon Blair (French premiere, presented by Frédéric from the Cinémathèque de Toulouse), preceded by a battle royale Sunday, April 26: At 11:30 a.m.: screening of Junk World by Takahide Hori (preview screening) At 2:30 p.m.: screening of The Damned by Thordur Palsson (previously unreleased, in competition) At 4:45 p.m.: screening of Silencio by Eduardo Casanova (preview screening) At 7:00 p.m.: screening of The Last Viking by Anders Thomas Jensen (closing screening, preview screening) Full program details on the festival website Accessibility Prices Individual screenings (purchase on site): 8€ | 10-screening booklet (purchase on site): 55€ | Festival pass (online purchase): 69€ American Cosmograph ticket office Getting there 24 Rue Montardy 31000 Toulouse Tel.: 05 61 21 22 11 Our websites: See the venue listing
Event from the official Toulouse Métropole calendar; dates: 2026-04-22, 2026-04-23, 2026-04-24; venue: American Cosmograph; address: 24 Rue Montardy 31000 Toulouse.
Source: Toulouse Métropole