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As is tradition, Film Fest Gent and VIERNULVIER team up to bring you the unmissable VIDEODROOM screenings. Saturday 3 October, we present a unique screening of the horror classic The Evil Dead (1981), where the iconic soundtrack of LoDuca will be performed live by BL!NDMAN.

We are delighted to present the new campaign for the 53rd edition of Film Fest Gent (7–18 October 2026)! This spatial campaign builds on the last three years, including the vibrant colours. New this year is the dark backdrop – as befits a real cinema – and a focus on moving images and an immersive experience. With this, the new campaign gives a nod to the silver screen.

Match made in heaven? At the annual WSA Film Music Days, students can meet their peers! Based on the profiles, we match (film) music students to film or game development students. Registrations are now open until September 25

During the 53rd edition of Film Fest Gent (7 - 18 Oct) the film festival’s Classics programme looks back at the work of director Éric Rohmer. The Frenchman was a key figure in the innovative nouvelle vague film movement and made “small” films about “small” subjects (love, fidelity, infidelity, seduction, jealousy) in which his characters come across as brilliant conversationists. The bulk of his work consists of three cycles that he realised between the 1960s and 1990s.

Film Fest Gent is proud to announce the three finalists of the 2026 WSA Film Music Composition Contest: Yeakun Yoo (South Korea), Lidia Pozo Pérez (Spain) and Xabier Doural García (Spain) have been selected for their original symphonic scores for an excerpt from Ryan Murphy & Evan Romansky's TV show Ratched (2020). 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 10 October 2026.

Coward, the third feature film by Lukas Dhont, is the official opening film of Film Fest Gent 2026. On Wednesday 7 October, Dhont will kick off the international film festival for the third time. Coward, which has won an award at the Cannes Film Festival, follows young soldiers trying to keep up their morale in the trenches during the First World War.

De korte animatiefilm Melk van Filip Anthonissen gaat in wereldpremière op het prestigieuze Locarno Film Festival dat plaatsheeft van 5 tot 15 augustus 2026. Melk wordt vertoond in de sectie Pardi di Domani waarin aanstormend en vernieuwend filmtalent aan bod komt.

The nominees for the 26th 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. On 10 October, the winners will be announced at the annual WSA Ceremony & Concert during Film Fest Gent.

Ever wondered where your favourite artists find their (musical) inspiration? With Wednesday Waves, we give you a glimpse of the music composers, directors, musicians, artists, ... listen to. Every two weeks, Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards publish a new Spotify playlist, curated by an artist.