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Film Fest Gent is presenting the visual campaign for the 52nd edition of the festival, which takes place from Wednesday, 8 October to Sunday, 19 October 2025. The campaign stands out with its bright colours and a hypnotic motion element. New from 2025 is the introduction of the Flanders Film Days, an initiative of the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), which will precede the festival. The full programme will be announced on 18 September 2025.

Film Fest Gent is thrilled to announce that acclaimed composers Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch and Martin Phipps will take the stage at Minimalism in Motion: Glass, Nyman and Beyond, the festival's highly-anticipated film music concert on 16 October. Following the recent announcement of Philip Glass and Michael Nyman as recipients of a Lifetime Achievement Award for their pioneering contributions to the history of minimal music, the concert will also spotlight Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch and Martin Phipps - two visionary composers redefining minimalism for a new era. Both have been influenced by the minimalist maestros. Live performances of their music will add a contemporary dimension to an evening dedicated to the evolution of minimalist film music.

Will Monday be the new Friday? Break out of your usual workweek rush with Film Fest Gent, as on Monday, 13 October 2025, we are launching a brand-new after-work event: Cinema & Apero.

Our annual dream date with VIERNULVIER isn't messing around this year! VIDEODROOM 2025 is shaping up to be a wild mix of obscure and not-so-obscure cult classics, shivering synths, thumping basslines, psychedelia, and ... Dario Argento & David Lynch. And because we're extra excited this time around, we're kicking things off early with two shows in the weeks leading up to the film festival - and that's just a little taste of what's to come.

Since 1948, all countries have been obliged under international law to help prevent or stop alleged genocide. This includes Belgium.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the World Soundtrack Awards, Film Fest Gent is thrilled to welcome 'Slumdog Millionaire' composer A. R. Rahman as esteemed Guest of Honour. Widely regarded as India’s greatest living composer, A.R. Rahman’s legacy has reshaped the landscape of film music worldwide. From his groundbreaking score for the Tamil film Roja in 1992 to a remarkable portfolio of over 150 film scores, Rahman’s influence is immeasurable. Internationally, he gained global recognition for his work on Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and 127 Hours (2010), earning numerous accolades, including World Soundtrack Awards, Academy Awards and Grammys.

Are you a young filmmaker under the age of 36? Are you aware of the power of music for your films, but have you not yet found the right vocabulary to go all the way with your composer in your creative partnership? Then let Film Fest Gent take you on an immersive exploration through the world of film music in the Creative Partnership Lab during the WSA Film Music Days in October.

Protect your eyeballs! The programme of VIDEODROOM (our annual dream date with Arts centre VIERNULVIER) is complete and will fill your October month with an intriguing amount of sharp objects and brutal murders, a young Dennis Hopper, drag queens, psychedelic vibes, and so much more.

Film Fest Gent has revealed the three finalists of the 2025 WSA Film Music Composition Contest: Neville Bharucha (India/Germany), Théo Cascio (France) and Bongseob Kim (South Korea) have been selected for their original symphonic scores for a dramatic excerpt from David Lynch’s acclaimed film The Elephant Man (1980). The winner of the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer Powered by Vienna Synchron Stage will be announced during the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert on 15 October 2025.