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From 11 to 13 October, deAuteurs and Film Fest Gent joined forces for an intensive three-day workshop on creative script development. Under the guidance of experienced script consultants Franz Rodenkirchen and Françoise von Roy (Solace23), eight selected writer-directors worked on four new projects: Julie Mahieu & Aline Boyen, Meltse Van Coillie, Isabelle Tollenaere, Karen Vázquez Guadarrama & Habacuc Antonio De Rosario, and Aaron Denolf & Alexander Wolfgang Smet.

Red carpets, Q&A and countless other events follow each other quickly at Film Fest Gent 2025. On this page you can relive the festival with the best pictures of the day.

At the 25th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert, the annual highlight of Film Fest Gent and one of the world’s most prestigious events for film music, the winners were announced tonight. This jubilee edition not only celebrated established names but also gave the stage to emerging talent.

Red carpets, Q&A and countless other events follow each other quickly at Film Fest Gent 2025. On this page you can relive the festival with the best pictures of the day.

Sophy Romvari’s stunning debut feature Blue Heron has won the Explore Award at the 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent. The award is presented by the festival’s Explore Zone Jury, consisting of 6 young critics under the age of 26. A Special Mention was given to the campy, yet feverish sex thriller Anything That Moves by Alex Phillips.

Red carpets, Q&A and countless other events follow each other quickly at Film Fest Gent 2025. On this page you can relive the festival with the best pictures of the day.

American actress Theresa Russell received a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for her exceptional contribution to the art of film. Russell received the award in recognition of her distinctive and versatile career, which spans both Hollywood and independent cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.

Red carpets, Q&A and countless other events follow each other quickly at Film Fest Gent 2025. On this page you can relive the festival with the best pictures of the day.

The Voice of Hind Rajab by the Tunesian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania has won the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent. The International Jury was profoundly moved by Ben Hania’s “call to humanity”. Barrio Triste by Colombian-American photographer and music video director Stillz received the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack/Sound Design.

The voting period for the North Sea Port Audience Award has now ended.