 More guests were invited during this edition with the presence of François Schuiten, Benoît Peeters, Luigi Cozzi, Jean Pierre Berthome and Jean Alessandrini.In 2008 the festival joined the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) as an adherent member and changed its name to "Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival".In addition to its usual screenings the festival added two competitions, respectively between European short films and European feature films.