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On 8 October, multi-award-winning British director Danny Boyle will receive the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, an accolade honoring festival guests who have made an exceptional contribution to the art of filmmaking. Boyle, director of acclaimed films such as Trainspotting (1996), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), and 127 Hours (2010), has been selected for the 53rd edition of Film Fest Gent with his latest film, Ink. This compelling biopic depicts how media mogul Rupert Murdoch, powerfully portrayed by Guy Pearce, changed the British media landscape forever through his acquisition of The Sun. Danny Boyle will attend the screening of Ink on October 8.

This year, the International Jury for the festival's 53rd edition is led by award-winning Belgian director Felix van Groeningen. The jury will evaluate the films in the official competition at Film Fest Gent 2026. We also welcome jury members Sandra den Hamer, Nicole Vögele, Lous and the Yakuza, and Jaume Claret Muxart. 

Music has always been a part of Film Fest Gent's DNA. Apart from live music during Videodroom and the WSA Ceremony & Concert, the festival also screens a wide range of films about artists, composers and music. From a passionate Russian pianist and a melancholic Viennese blues musician to a warm musical duo from Mali and a legendary New York jazz collective: discover which films on the programme are not only worth watching, but also listening to.

Several films in the Film Fest Gent line-up have been submitted by their home countries for the upcoming Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. Coward, the opening film of Film Fest Gent, will represent Belgium. Find out which films you can already catch in Ghent this month!

With opening film Coward, the starting gun has fired: the 53rd edition of Film Fest Gent can now officially begin. Until Sunday 18 October, the festival showcases work by both international masters and homegrown talent, while welcoming cast and crew members to the red carpet. Director Danny Boyle will receive the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award for his exceptional contribution to the art of film. Furthermore, during the annual WSA Film Music Days, from 8 to 10 October, the festival puts composers in the spotlight, featuring Trevor Jones and Hildur Guðnadóttir as Guests of Honour.

British director Danny Boyle received the Joseph Plateau Award this evening. Boyle, director of acclaimed films such as Trainspotting (1996), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), and 127 Hours (2010), attended the screening of his latest film, Ink, at Film Fest Gent. This compelling biopic depicts how media mogul Rupert Murdoch, powerfully portrayed by Guy Pearce, changed the British media landscape forever through his acquisition of The Sun. 

Tonight the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards were announced during the WSA Ceremony & Concert, the annual musical highlight of Film Fest Gent and one of the world’s most prestigious events for screen music. British composer Daniel Pemberton was named Film Composer of the Year. The Television Composer of the Year award was presented to Jeff Russo. Hannah Peel took home the award for Discovery of the Year, while the Public Choice Award went to Kevin Smithers' score for Soy Frankelda. "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters w as presented with the Best Original Song award. The Game Music Award went to Ctulhu: The Cosmic Abyss by Nicolas Garcia. Margaret Hermant was named Belgian Film Composer of the Year, and the Award for Best Original Composition by a Young Composer was for Xabier Doural García. Trevor Jones was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon, A Story in White, and Fruits de Merde won awards during the short film weekend of the 53rd Film Fest Gent. On 11 October, the International Short Film Jury presented the awards at a well-attended Short Film Award Ceremony. Bill Morrison’s Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon won the Award for Best International Short. In the Competition for Belgian Student Shorts, the top prize went to A Story in White by Mosaic. Meanwhile, the audience selected Lukas Gevaert’s Fruits de Merde as the winner of the Audience Award for Best Belgian Student Short.

Acclaimed British actor Sir Tom Courtenay received the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award this evening at the 53rd edition of Film Fest Gent. He attended the screening of Lance Hammer’s poignant, deeply human drama Queen at Sea, in which Courtenay plays the husband of a woman suffering from dementia – a film he describes as his best work to date. Queen at Sea had previously won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival. Last week, his fellow countryman, director Danny Boyle, also received a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award at Film Fest Gent.