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Film Fest Gent enters new era with 50th edition and rebranding
In October 2023, Film Fest Gent - Belgium’s largest international film festival - will be celebrating its 50th anniversary edition. Entering a new era, the ...
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Interview
'The festival is a vital guide in a rapidly evolving landscape'
Managing Director Marijke Vandebuerie and Programme Director Wim De Witte see 50 years of Film Fest Gent mainly as an invitation to glance ahead to the future.
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Composer Laurence Rosenthal will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at 23rd World Soundtrack Awards
Composer Laurence Rosenthal is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, which takes place as the ...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: East and West hand in hand
The recently deceased Ryuichi Sakamoto at age 71 was in 2016 the first Eastern composer who received the World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award here in ...
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Call for film projects in search of a composer
During the upcoming edition of the WSA Film Music Days (19 - 21 october 2023) Film Fest Gent will again organise the Belgian version of the Third Character ...
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50th Film Fest Gent honours game music with concert 'PRESS PLAY: Music in Games' and new music prize
Film Fest Gent presents the PRESS PLAY: Music in Games concert on Thursday 19 October 2023, which will bring music composed for video games to life. The music ...
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Nicola Piovani to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at WSA2023
At the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards - Film Fest Gent's annual film music awards - Italian composer Nicola Piovani will be awarded for his ...
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