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Festival audience crowns stop-motion film 'Oink' as winner of North Sea Port Audience Award
On Monday 24 October, the very last prize of the 49th edition of Film Fest Gent was handed out. The festival audience voted Mascha Halberstad's charming ...
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Jonny Greenwood, Nicholas Britell and Billie Eilish among the winners at 22nd World Soundtrack Awards
Jonny Greenwood has won the Film Composer of the Year Award at the 22nd World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert on Saturday 22 October at Music Centre ...
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'Saint Omer' by Alice Diop and 'Drii Winter' by Michael Koch collect top prizes at Film Fest Gent 2022
French filmmaker Alice Diop's staggering courtroom drama Saint Omer has been awarded the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 49th edition of Film Fest Gent. The ...
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'How to Save a Dead Friend' wins Explore Award 2022. Special Mention for Belgian docu 'Echo'
How to Save a Dead Friend, Marusya Syroechkovskaya's gut-punch of a documentary, wins the Explore Award at Film Fest Gent 2022, given by the festival's youth ...
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Neighbour Abdi, Cherries and Finn's Heel triumph at short film weekend Film Fest Gent 2022
On 16 October, during the Short Film Award Ceremony at the end of the short film weekend of the 49th Film Fest Gent, the International Short Film Jury ...
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Film Fest Gent supports Iranian cry for freedom
It was an emotional and moving premiere of Holy Spider on Saturday night at Film Fest Gent. During the Q&A afterwards, lead actor Zar Amir-Ebrahimi ...
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