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Film Fest Gent is based in Ghent and relies on a permanent team of nine employees. Closer to the festival, the team expands to 50 employees and 250 volunteers. Film Fest Gent has an open and informal business culture based on collaboration and respect. We believe in the durability and strength of a diverse team.

The renowned World Soundtrack Awards are the annual awards for film and television music, selected by composers and other film music professionals from the World Soundtrack Academy. Traditionally, the award ceremony is the closing event of Film Fest Ghent. Since the mid-1980s, the film festival has had a special focus on film music, organising concerts with composers such als Elmer Bernstein, Georges Delerue, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, and many others. In 2001, the festival created the World Soundtrack Academy and the World Soundtrack Awards to support the art of film music. Every year, the World Soundtrack Awards are presented during the ceremony and concert at the film festival.

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Since 2010 this prize has been awarded to selected students attending official film schools in Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia. The prize has a value of €5.000. A professional jury will judge the Belgian Student Short Competition, which usually consists of five to fifteen shorts. But the audience can choose their favorite film as well! Through this competition, Film Fest Gent emphasises the importance of the short film as an idiosyncratic medium and hopes to give young, talented filmmakers the prospect of a great career.MyAirBridge.com is the official transfer partner for the Belgian Student Short Competition.

The Joseph Plateau Honorary Award is presented to distinguished guests of Film Fest Ghent whose achievements have earned them a special and distinct place in the history of international filmmaking.

The Best International Short Film Award was first presented in 2019 and is selected by an international jury of industry professionals. Fiction, animation, documentary and anything that can be deemed an 'experiment' - all are eligible for the award which comes with a €5,000 cash prize, powered by Nationale Loterij.

The Explore Zone jury, composed of young people between 18 and 26 years old, follows a selection of films by and for young people. At the end of the ride, the jury will present the Explore Award, the winning film receiving a free media campaign in De Morgen and Knack Focus, and at Studio Brussels. Thus, the winning film gains enhanced exposure upon release.