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On 11 October, the French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet presents his latest film 'The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet'(3D). This screening will be followed by a discussion led by Jan Temmerman. Jean-Pierre Jeunet @ Kinepolis – 11 October – 4 p.m.2.30 p.m.: screening of ‘The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet’ in 3D 4 p.m.: discussion between Jan Temmerman (De Morgen) and director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (this discussion will take place in French) Tickets

Screenwriter of Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver', Paul Schrader scores again, though this time as a director. His latest 'The Canyons' was enthusiastically welcomed in the festival world. On October 12, he presents his movie with us and will answer all your questions afterwards. Paul Schrader @ Kinepolis – 12 October – 4.10 p.m.2.30 p.m.: screening of ‘The Canyons’ at Kinepolis 4.10 p.m.: discussion with director Paul Schrader Tickets

Directing duo Scott McGehee and David Siegel personally present their latest movie 'What Maisie Knew', based on the classic avant-garde novel by Henry James. Come on October 10, decide for yourself whether or not the book is better than the movie. The screening will be followed by a director's talk with the duo. Scott McGehee & David Siegel @ KASKcinema – 10 October – 4.10 p.m.2.30 p.m.: screening of ‘What Maisie Knew’ at KASKcinema 4.10 p.m.: discussion with the directors Scott McGehee & David Siegel Tickets

Alongside the traditional World Soundtrack Awards and our concert based on the music from the films of Scorsese, this year we are also organising a unique anniversary concert. Forty fellow composers created a composition together for which they each wrote one minute of music. On Wednesday 16 October, this unique piece of music will be performed live at De Bijloke, but those who want to get a glimpse behind the scenes can now buy tickets to attend the dress rehearsal! Behind The Scenes '40 Years Film Fest Gent' @ Handelsbeurs – 16 oktober – 17u30 Tickets

The Selfish Giant directed by Clio Barnard was awarded the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 40th edition of Film Fest Gent. This was announced on Wednesday 16 October at Ghent City Hall by the international festival jury, presided by director István Szabó. The other films that were presented with an award were A Touch of Sin by Jia Zhangke (Georges Delerue Prize for Best Music) and the short films Whale Valley by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson (winner of the European Short Film Competition – Film Fest Gent’s nomination for the 2014 European Film Awards) and Zinneke (Nationale Loterij Prijs for Best Belgian Student Short) by Rémi Allier. A special mention went to The Missing Picture by Rithy Panh and Harmony Lessons by Emir Baigazin.

Three respected and influential players on the Flemish music scene: Film Fest Gent, the Brussels Philharmonic, and the Galaxy Studios Group have joined forces behind SCORING FLANDERS, an industry-wide initiative designed to bring more top level film, television and game music recording to a region of Belgium that has always been receptive to the scoring craft. The formal launch of the SCORING FLANDERS initiative will take place at next week’s 40th edition of the Flanders Film Festival, now rechristened Film Fest Gent. The announcement will be made before an audience of industry press, as well as festival guests and honorees who will have come from all over the world to attend the 13th World Soundtrack Awards on October 19th. The WSA is an outgrowth of the film festival that expressly honors creators of music for motion pictures. Past honorees include John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, and Angelo Badalamenti. This year’s festival honors the work of French composer Alexandre Desplat (The King’s Speech, Zero Dark Thirty, Argo). The WSA also names a Composer of the Year and a Discovery of the Year, and the timing of the announcement is designed to inform invitees about the musical treasure to be found in Flanders.

Directors, actors, composers,... everyone is a winner at Film Fest Ghent, Belgium's very own Cannes by the Leie. But now, in a strange role reversal, the festival itself – more specifically the website filmfestival.be - is nominated for an Awwward, one of the highest awards in cyberspace.

The jury has chosen its winners and now your votes have been counted as well. The winner of the Port of Ghent Public Choice Award goes to 'Short Term 12' by Destin Daniel Cretton.

Watch the full palmares of the 40th Film Fest Gent.

The world première screening of Dominique Standaert's directorial debut Hop is to open this year's 29th edition of the Flanders International Film Festival - Ghent (8-19 October 2002).