10 21 oct '23

FFG turns 50 in 2023!

Dive into festival editions during the eighties

Buy your ticket for the 2023 concert PRESS PLAY: Music in Games

On 19 October 2023 Film Fest Gent organizes the concert PRESS PLAY: Music in Games, which will bring music composed for video games to life. Among others, music from composer Austin Wintory - known for award-winning games such as Journey and Abzû and who will also be hosting the concert - will be performed. On top of that a new award will be presented, the WSA Game Music Award, an award chosen by the audience. Tickets are available now.

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Films from the 80s

Browse through some remarkable feature films that were shown at the festival during the 80s. Local Hero was the opening film in 1983 and 1984 in 1984. In 1982, the festival closed with Wim Wenders' Der Stand der Dinge.

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