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Check out the highlights from Film Fest Gent 2026 here! From world premieres and live music to red-carpet looks and behind-the-scenes moments.

Two Flemish feature films, Coward by Lukas Dhont and Radioman by Frank Van Passel, and the animated short Melk by Filip Anthonissen have been shortlisted for the European Film Awards. The nominations themselves will be announced on 14 November. The awards ceremony will take place in Athens on 18 January 2027.

Following a successful first edition in 2025, the Script Circle Workshop returned to Film Fest Gent for a second time. During this three-day workshop, selected screenwriters work intensively on their projects under the guidance of internationally renowned script consultants Franz Rodenkirchen and Françoise von Roy. The workshop provides a space for substantive feedback, fresh perspectives, and exchange among creators. In this way, deAuteurs supports the development of strong, distinctive screenplays and invests in the talent of tomorrow.

In keeping with annual tradition, Film Fest Gent and VIERNULVIER are bringing the Videodroom programme to a close with a live concert and a final party in the Theaterzaal at De Vooruit. Join us this Saturday after your film for an evening entirely dedicated to James Bond.

La Gradiva by French director Marine Atlan has won the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 53rd edition of Film Fest Gent. The International Jury was impressed by the lively but nuanced portrayal of being young. DAO, the new film by French-Senegalese director Alain Gomis, was awarded the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack, for the fluid way in which the music connects two worlds. Everytime by Sandra Wollner was chosen by the youth jury for the Explore Award.

On Monday 19 October, the final award of the 53rd edition of Film Fest Gent will be presented. The festival audience has selected Jonah Was Here, the second feature film by Nathalie Teirlinck, as the winner of the Audience Award, powered by North Sea Port.

Did you miss any films at Film Fest Gent, or are there favourites you can't wait to watch again? On this page, you can find out when the festival films from the 53rd edition will be released in Belgian cinemas.

Did you miss any of the Director's Talks, Composer's Talks, or 'Talkies' during Film Fest Gent? Or are there certain conversations that really stuck with you—ones you’d love to listen to or watch again? You can revisit all the discussions with our film and film music guests by checking out the recordings.

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