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In the presence of director Cato Kusters and the cast and crew of Julian, the 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent was officially opened. Until Sunday 19 October, the festival will showcase work by established masters and emerging voices from the global film scene and welcome both national and international guests on the red carpet. During the annual World Soundtrack Awards, the festival brings composers out of the shadows of their studios and into the spotlight.

O Rio de Janeiro continua lindo and Maman, - two films that revolve around mothers - have been awarded by the International Short Film Jury at the 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent. On 12 October, the jury announced their picks during the Short Film Award Ceremony. O Rio de Janeiro continua lindo by Felipe Casanova received the Award for Best International Short. In the Competition for Belgian Student Short, Maman by Niko Wei was crowned Best Belgian Student Short. The festival audience chose Shutterspeed by Jasper De Maeseneer as the winner of the Audience Award for Best Belgian Student Short.

British actor Frank Dillane from Urchin will be present for the closing night of Film Fest Gent’s 52th edition. Dillane will join director Harris Dickinson, who will personally introduce his feature debut on Saturday 18 October at Kinepolis Ghent.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On Monday 20 October, the final award of the 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent was presented. Festivalgoers chose Têtes brûlées, the feature debut of Brussels-based filmmaker Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama, as the winner of the Audience Award (powered by North Sea Port).

The 52nd edition of Film Fest Gent now belongs to the past. For those who want to look back on the ten most beautiful film days of the year, we have this amazing aftermovie.

Teona Strugar Mitevska discusses her film Mother, in which she brings a crucial moment in the life of Mother Teresa to the big screen: the seven consecutive days in which she decides to leave the Loreto Entally convent in Kolkata to found her own order.