[2] While some films were announced in July 2024, the complete lineup was revealed on 10 September 2024.

[3] The festival's poster, commissioned to design agency CHINA and created through chemical techniques on photography, pays hommage to Tod Browning's 1932 horror film Freaks.

[4] Australian actor Geoffrey Rush will be honoured with the Honorary Grand Prize (Gran Premi Honorífic).

[6] [7] Additionally, Italian actor Fabio Testi will received the Nosferatu Award (Premio Nosferatu) while French director Christophe Gans will be honored with the Premio Méliès Career, presented by the Méliès International Festivals Federation.

[8] On 24 September, it was announced that American actor Giancarlo Esposito will also be honored wit the Time Machine Award, while Spanish director Mar Targarona will be recognized with the WomanInFan Award.