Film Fest Café & restaurants
At the Film Fest Café, we like to enrich your film chats with a delicious snack and a wide range of drinks. Moreover, at the Film Fest Café, you are in the right spot for interesting talks and meetings. Would you like to extend your film evening with dinner? We have some excellent restaurant recommendations for you!
Film Fest Café
The festival experience does not start and finish in the cinema. Kick off your festival day from 9 a.m. with a coffee & croissant in the cosy Film Fest Café, the perfect location for a break between screenings, spontaneous meetings and a nice chat after the film screenings. From 12 to 21 October the Film Fest Café on the festival site is the beating heart of Film Fest Gent.
Practical information
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Location
Ter Platen 12, located at the Kinepolis site
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Opening times
Monday till Saturday → 09:00 - 01:00
Sunday → 16:00 - 01:00
Menu
Food truck from Haven
If you want to enjoy a meal before or after an evening screening, you can always try one of the Film Fest Gent recommended restaurants, but from this year onwards you can also stay at the Film Fest Café! The Haven food truck can be found at the Film Fest Café every festival day from 18:00 to 23:00 and prepares delicious ramen with a lot of passion and culinary eccentricity.
Talkies
Every day of the festival at 12:30, you can enjoy an interesting FFG Talkies, the talk show from Film Fest Gent. Throughout the year, we monthly invite directors, actors or artists for an inspiring talk about film. There are daily Talkies during the festival with a number guests and various hosts.
| Date | Subject | Guests/Host |
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Thu 13.10 (12:30-13:30) |
Filmonderwijs in Vlaanderen |
Sabzian |
Fri 14.10 (12:30-13:30) |
International Short Film Competition |
Kortfilm.be |
Sat 15.10 (12:30-13:30) |
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Mon 17.10 (12:30-13:30) |
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Tue 18.10 (12:30-13:30) |
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Wed 19.10 (12:30-13:30) |
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Thu 20.10 (12:30-13:30) |
Pieter Verlinden & Walter Hus |
Events at the Film Fest Café
The Film Fest Café is not only the perfect place for a refreshing drink or a snack in between films. It also hosts a lot of great events and activities that revolve around films, but go far beyond and seek out social common ground.
Restaurants
Film Fest Gent warmly recommends these restaurants. From a light lunch to a true movie star dinner, you'll always find something tasty here. On top of that, we like to introduce our guests to these cosy eating spots in Ghent.
Faim Fatale
Faim Fatale has been thought about, chiselled and planed until it is just right. In the afternoon, a meal can be quick and simple; in the evening, it can be extensive and elaborate.
Zuidstationstraat 14 | 09 269 04 48
Pakhuis
Through an atmospheric alley between the towers of Ghent, you enter Pakhuis. Here, they prepare contemporary French-Italian dishes with respect for the product and the season. The menu also includes generous oyster and seafood dishes.
Schuurkenstraat 4 | 09 223 55 55
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