At the festival you can enjoy our free talkshow Film Fest Gent Talkies in the Film Fest Café. Talks are in Dutch, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Julian - Cato Kusters, Angelo Tijssens & Fleur Pierets
Thu 09.10
With Julian, the official opening film of FFG2025, Cato Kusters presents her feature debut, in which two women decide to marry in the countries where they are allowed to do so. Cato Kusters, co-writer Angelo Tijssens, and Fleur Pierets - on whose book the film is based - talk about this story of boundless love.
L'intérêt d'Adam - Laura Wandel & Anamario Vartolomei
Fri 10.10
French
Four years after her powerful feature-length debut Un monde, Laura Wandel presents her second film, in which a nurse is faced with the difficult choice between helping a distraught mother and maintaining professional standards of care.
The Silent Treatment - Caroline Strubbe, Zoltan Miklos Hajdu, Kimke Désart & Diana Magdolna
Sat 11.10
English
Caroline Strubbe's The Silent Treatment is the third film in her Lost Persons trilogy. It tells the story of a Flemish girl with Stockholm syndrome who stalks a forty-something man and his girlfriend in Budapest to confront them with their common past.
Short Film Award Ceremony
Sun 12.10 - 19:00
The international Short film jury announces the winners of the Award for Best International Short - powered by Nationale Loterij and the Award for Best Belgian Student Short - powered by Amplo. The festival will also announce the winner of the Audience Award for Best Belgian Student Short - powered by THE PACK
Book Presentation "Moederkoren" - Paul Demets
Mon 13.10
Award-winning poet Paul Demets found inspiration for his latest collection Moederkoren in the work of Chantal Akerman, and in particular Toute une nuit (1982). Anke Brouwers talks with Demets about his fascination with Akerman and his poetic dialogue with the celebrated Belgian filmmaker. Maite Louisa triggers the senses with musical interludes.
Belgian Film Composer of the Year Nominees - Vincent Cahay, Ruben De Gheselle & Frédéric Vercheval
Tue 14.10
Dutch, French
The three contenders for Belgian Film Composer of the year at this year's World Soundtrack Awards discuss the creative process behind the pieces for which they were nominated. Vincent Cahay composed the music for Maldoror, Ruben De Gheselle for both Young Hearts and There Was, There Was Not, and Frédéric Vercheval for Largo Winch: Le prix de l'argent.
Têtes brûlées - Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama
Wed 15.10
In Têtes brûlées, Brussels-based director Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama's debut, we follow - empathetically observed and without any judgement - twelve-year-old Eya's grieving process after the death of her brother, in one of the biggest, most quiet surprises of the year.
Mother - Teona Strugar Mitevska
Thu 16.10
English
In Mother, Teona Strugar Mitevska brings to the big screen a crucial moment in the life of Mother Teresa: the seven consecutive days in which she decides to leave the Loreto Entally convent in Kolkata and launch her own order.
Fantastique - Marjolijn Prins
vr 17.10
Fantastique is a documentary about a 14-year-old contortionist in Guinea who balances caring for her sick mother and school with her dream of touring with a circus. Marjolijn Prins shares her experience of directing this feature-length debut, while Fanta Turpin shares her experiences of being in front of the camera.