From surreal animation and cannibal comedy to body horror, strange superheroes and darkly imaginative short films, Spain delivers a strong presence across this year's Lund Fantastic Film Festival.

Spain has long been a powerhouse of European fantastic cinema, and this year's programme is no exception. With seven films spanning feature-length productions, international competitions, emerging talent and inventive short-form storytelling, Spanish filmmakers are represented across several sections of Lund Fantastic Film Festival 2026.

From established directors to a new generation of filmmakers, the selection demonstrates the range of contemporary Spanish genre cinema — and its willingness to experiment, provoke and challenge expectations.

Three Features, Three Very Different Nightmares

Decorado

What if everything around you was fake?

In Alberto Vázquez's surreal animated feature, Arnold, a middle-aged mouse experiencing an existential crisis, becomes convinced that his entire world is an elaborate construction controlled by a powerful corporation.

Blending black comedy, psychological unease and striking animation, Decorado explores conformity, depression and the search for authenticity in a world built on manufactured happiness.

A decade after Birdboy: The Forgotten Children screened at Lund Fantastic, Alberto Vázquez returns with another visually distinctive and deeply unsettling work.

Decorado, a Spanish-Portuguese co-production, competes for the Méliès d'Argent.

Buffet Libre

A failing restaurant. A struggling marriage. And a rather unconventional solution to rising food costs.

In Zoe Berriatúa's outrageous cannibal horror comedy, a couple running an all-you-can-eat restaurant in Madrid discovers that saving their business might require some extremely questionable ingredients.

Combining gruesome comedy, social satire and a generous helping of bad decisions, Buffet Libre serves up a particularly dark interpretation of the restaurant business.

The film competes for the Méliès d'Argent, with filmmaker guests joining us in Lund.

Gummy

A serial killer looking for his next victim meets a young woman who appears to be an easy target. Unfortunately for him, appearances can be deceiving.

Featuring horror icon Javier Botet, Gummy turns the familiar hunter-and-prey dynamic upside down in a brutal story of violence and revenge.

Uncompromising and disturbing, the film represents the darker end of this year's Spanish selection. Gummy also competes for the Méliès d'Argent.

Spanish Shorts: From Emerging Talent to Strange New Worlds

Spain's strong presence continues in the short-film programme, where four productions explore everything from supernatural abilities and apocalyptic superheroes to technological obsession and dangerous games.

Insecticide

Produced at Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Insecticide follows a grotesque insect whose fascination with a hypnotic screen develops into a destructive obsession.

A disturbing exploration of desire, technology and self-destruction, the film is part of Future of Fantastic, our competition celebrating emerging filmmakers and the next generation of fantastic cinema.

My Game

A bored VHS-store clerk turns his monotonous working day into an increasingly dangerous game of chance, transforming unsuspecting customers into participants in his own twisted entertainment.

Combining an everyday setting with a sinister premise, My Game is nominated for the Méliès d'Argent in the short-film competition.

Super Z

A zombie hunter in a black-and-white post-apocalyptic world is about to eliminate the last remaining zombie when he suddenly finds himself transported into a colourful new universe. There, he encounters a rather unusual superheroine.

Playful, inventive and full of genre references, Super Z brings a different kind of energy to the Spanish selection. The film screens ahead of our opening feature, 4 Tigers, on 28 October.

I Walked Through the Wall

A woman overwhelmed by the demands of family life discovers that she can literally walk through walls.

What begins as an impossible supernatural ability becomes an intriguing way to examine domestic expectations, personal freedom and the desire to escape the boundaries of everyday life.

A reminder that fantastic cinema does not always need monsters or violence to explore something deeply human.

A Strong Spanish Presence Across the Festival

With seven films, including four Méliès d'Argent nominees and one Future of Fantastic contender, Spain is represented across some of the festival's most important competitive and programming sections.

From established voices in European animation and genre cinema to emerging filmmakers experimenting with new forms of storytelling, these films demonstrate the creativity and diversity of Spanish fantastic filmmaking.

Whether you prefer surreal animation, gruesome horror, dark comedy or inventive short films, there is plenty to discover.

Explore the Spanish selection at Lund Fantastic Film Festival, 28 October – 4 November 2026.