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Last year’s winner of the Film Composer and Discovery of the Year Awards, Jerskin Fendrix, will attend the 25th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert on 15 October. Music from his acclaimed score for Poor Things will be performed live by Brussels Philharmonic under the baton of maestro Dirk Brossé.

Film Fest Gent celebrates the 25th anniversary of the World Soundtrack Awards with a triple album release: a new Debbie Wiseman tribute, an expanded reissue of Craig Armstrong: Music for Film, and a vinyl box set spanning 25 years of WSA highlights. The music is performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by maestro and Film Fest Gent music director Dirk Brossé.

Julian, the feature debut by Belgian director Cato Kusters, is the official Opening Film of Film Fest Gent 2025. On Wednesday 8 October, Kusters will raise the curtain on the international film festival with her moving and powerful portrait of two women who fall deeply in love and decide to marry in every country where the law allows same-sex marriage. The film is inspired by Fleur Pierets' book of the same name.

The 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent (8 - 19 October) is once again going Kidsproof. The children's section offers educational adventures perfect for the whole family. On Sunday 12 October, family fun takes centre stage at FFG during Kidsproof Sunday, with film screenings, installations and creative activities. Ticket sales for the film programme open on 18 September.

From 11 until 13 October, deAuteurs and Film Fest Gent are hosting Script Circle, an intensive workshop on creative script development for screenwriters, directors, and producers. More information and the registration link can be found in this newsletter.

Film Fest Gent announces the programme of the 2025 WSA Film Music Days, from 14 until 16 October 2025. Across three days of concerts, talks, panels and workshops, composers and industry professionals gather in Ghent to reflect on the art, craft and future of music for screen. Headlining the programme are Debbie Wiseman, Martin Phipps, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch and the Composers Diversity Collective.

The nominees for the 25th anniversary edition of the World Soundtrack Awards have been announced, once again highlighting the incredible scores and songs composed for film and television over the past year. Ariel Marx, Hania Rani, and Laetitia Pansanel-Garric showcase a new generation of talent while icons such as Elton John, Alberto Iglesias, and John Powell feature as established voices. Volker Bertelmann and Daniel Blumberg take centre stage, receiving not one but two nominations. On 15 October, the winners will be announced at the annual WSA Ceremony & Concert during Film Fest Gent.

Alongside film and film music, Film Fest Gent 2025 will also showcase two high-profile Flemish television series: the six-part thriller This is not a murder mystery and the eagerly awaited second season of audience favorite Roomies will both premiere in October in Ghent. Later this fall, the series will air on VRT.

Film Fest Gent is about more than just watching films. It's also about meeting people who share your love of cinema. With Cinema Samen, you watch a film with other young film lovers (ages 18–30) whom you don't know yet.