# Vampire Mockumentary ‘I Love Paris’ Takes Top Honors at 2026 Fantasia Film Festival Audience Awards

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vampire-mockumentary-i-love-paris-takes-top-honors-at-2026-fantasia-film-festival-audience-awards/
- Published: 2026-08-05T21:58:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/i-love-paris-2026-fantasia-film-festival-audience-awards-1236828704/
- Topics: Asia, Entertainment, Film, Horror, World

## Key points

- "I Love Paris" wins best international feature audience award at Fantasia
- Festival ran 16 July–2 August 2026 in Montreal
- Awards followed earlier juried prizes; multiple categories honoured

## Summary

The French-Australian vampire mockumentary "I Love Paris," directed by Nicky Murphy, won the top audience award for best international feature at the 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival, while Masanao Kawajiri's "Cherry and Virgin" took the audience prize for best animated feature. The festival, held in Montreal from 16 July to 2 August, announced these audience choice winners after its juried awards had already been revealed, capping off one of the genre film world's most closely watched annual events.

Other notable audience award recipients included "Bruised Sky" (UK) for best international short, "Anymart" (Japan) for best Asian feature, and "The Last Jiangshi" for best Asian short. Canadian and Québécois productions were also honoured, with "Unholy Night" winning best Canadian feature and "Tight Lettuce" taking best Québec feature, while "The Seoul Guardians" from South Korea won best documentary.

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