Category: BEST THRILLER & HORROR – WSXA PARIS 2026

Original Film Title: Devil’s Wine

Director’s Name: Tony Doupe

Writer’s Name: Teresa Fausti and June Peters

Producer: Teresa Fausti, June Peters, April Rogalski

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Filming: United States

Language: English

Runtime: 1 hour 23 minutes 57 seconds

Film Description:

Following a traumatic accident, a woman returns home to heal, only to experience paranormal phenomena and uncover her rural wine town is carrying out dark, evil traditions going back centuries. Her journey compels her to choose between her desires and their impact on the war between other worldly good and evil forces.

Original Film Title: The Fifth Age / La Quinta Edad / Le Cinquième Âge

Director’s Name: Pascal Borel

Writer’s Name: Pascal Borel

Producer: Pascal Borel

Country of Origin: Mexico

Country of Filming: Mexico

Language: Spanish

Runtime: 2 hours

Film Description:

Jesus, a successful pharmaceutical company executive, changes his behavior in a strange way following a heart attack. His daughter, meanwhile, becomes obsessed with whales after falling from a boat. Both develop a mysterious capacity for prescience that seems to connect them in an accident that will change Jesus life. Through his evolution, we discover the risks of genetic engineering for human evolution itself, in a story full of drama and suspense.

Original Film Title: MELODIES OF THE ABYSS 2026

Director’s Name: Sam Iwata aka Liu

Writer’s Name: Sam Iwata aka Liu

Producer: Sam Iwata aka Liu, Hai Han Wei, Lucinda Bruce

Country of Origin: Australia

Country of Filming: Australia

Language: English

Runtime: 29 minutes

Film Description:

A rock star bound by a devil’s pact drifts toward oblivion, haunted by forever regrets. Across the veil, a fallen angel mourns lost grace. Each seeks redemption—and in that search, confronts what they truly are, and what they might yet become.

Original Film Title: Terreur Nocturne

Director’s Name: Leo Coutaud, Matthias Waldinger

Writer’s Name: Leo Coutaud, Matthias Waldinger

Producer: Leo Coutaud, Matthias Waldinger

Country of Origin: France

Country of Filming: France

Language: French

Runtime: 9 minutes 37 seconds

Film Description:

La nuit, tout semble paisible. Mais derrière les paupières closes, l’esprit s’ouvre à un monde plus sombre. Un jeune femme, prisonnière de son sommeil, se retrouve happée dans une angoisse irréelle où le rêve se confond avec la réalité. Couloirs infinis, murmures indistincts, ombres qui s’approchent… Chaque seconde devient une lutte pour se réveiller. Mais parfois, on n’est jamais sûr d’être vraiment sorti du cauchemar.