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Here you will find all the practical information for booking or purchasing tickets and multiple ticket packs for films and concerts at Film Fest Gent. Film tickets for Film Fest Gent 2026 can be purchased as from 17 September. Concert tickets are already available.

Every year in October Film Fest Gent inhabits the city. The heart of the festival can be found within and around Kinepolis Gent, where you can enjoy countless screenings, take in the atmosphere at the festival square and enjoy drinks at the festival café. You can also attend various Film Fest Gent screenings at different locations in the city centre, like Studio Skoop, Sphinx Cinema, art centre VIERNULVIER at De Vooruit and KASKcinema.

Are you looking for a challenging internship during which you are the essential link in a motivated team? Our guest department is looking for an Interview Coordinator with excellent communicative skills, an eye for detail and some stress-resistant organisational talent. Sounds like you? Apply now for an internship in our guest department!

Each year in October, film lovers gather in Ghent's theatres, guaranteeing lasting film memories. To its biggest festival fans, Film Fest Gent offers the chance to experience even more. Do you want to enjoy the films on the programme uninhibitedly? Want to be part of the most memorable festival moments? Become a Film Fest Friend! Do you also want to support our mission and help us grow as an international centre for cinematic art? Then you can also become a Golden Friend now!

Thanks to the World Soundtrack Awards, Film Fest Gent is able to invite the world's most sought-after composers to Ghent. Carter Burwell, Nicholas Britell, Hans Zimmer, ... They all visited our festival before. Curious what they have to say? Discover it during our Composer's Talks!

Your safety is our priority. We always follow the guidelines enforced by the Belgian government. Our screening rooms are properly ventilated and equipped with a CO₂ monitor. We won't allow more than 500 people per screening. This is why it is not necessary to wear a mask or present a Covid Safe Ticket at Film Fest Ghent. Mind: the measures for our concerts are different.

Your safety is our priority. We always follow the guidelines enforced by the Belgian government. Our screening rooms are properly ventilated and equipped with a CO₂ monitor. For our hospitality events, we ask you to present your Covid Safe Ticket.

There are three juries at Film Fest Gent: the International Jury for the Official Competition, the International Short Film Jury and the Explore Zone Jury.