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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.

Completely under the spell of Nicolas Roeg thanks to our programme Fractured Visions: A Nicolas Roeg Retrospective? Ready to fully immerse yourself in the work of one of Britain’s greatest directors? Via The Roeg Files, Classics curator Patrick Duynslaegher takes you on a “Roeg trip”. Here you can also reserve your spot for the talk The Road to Roeg and purchase your Roeg Trip Pass for the entire programme. The talks are exclusively in Dutch.

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.

For the 25th anniversary of the World Soundtrack Awards, film photographer Kris Dewitte is dusting off his iconic Carposers series. Sixteen years after its world premiere in Japan, the exhibition is on display in Ghent for the first time. From 8 to 19 October, a selection of the series can be viewed free of charge at the Film Fest Café.

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.

Experience double film fun! With your purchased ticket(s), Film Fest Gent offers you a free film on the online streaming platform Sooner.

Following the acclaimed festival run of her debut Playground (Un monde), Brussels-born filmmaker Laura Wandel returns to Film Fest Gent. Her second feature, Adam’s Sake (L’Intérêt d’Adam), which previously opened the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes, will celebrate its Belgian premiere at the 52nd edition of the festival.

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.