Film Fest Gent Talkies
Which films keep popping into your head and won't let you go? During FFG Talkies, five guests talk about films that held a special place in their hearts. Find all our guests for season 2026 here. You can relisten to these discussions on your favourite podcast platform.
Only available in Dutch.
2026 Talkies
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Programme
- Piet Arfeuille | 29.01 | 19:30
- Anemone Valcke | 26.02 | 19:30
- Liesa Van der Aa | 26.03 | 19:30
- Koen De Bouw | 30.04 | 19:30
- Björn Soenens | 28.05 | 19:30
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Location
De Krook (Miriam Makebaplein 1, Ghent)
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Tickets?
Tickets for the Talkies are always free, but registering is required. The booking link can always be found at each Talkie on this page.
Piet Arfeuille | 29 January
Piet Arfeuille is a multi-talent both on and off the stage. He is well known in the theatre world as an actor and director, and made his breakthrough with his adaptations of classical works (Raadseltjes – based on the Oedipus tragedy –, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet) for HETPALEIS in Antwerp. Since 2010, he has been artistic director at Theater Malpertuis in Tielt. Arfeuille deviates from the classic “Talkie pattern” and replaces the selection of five films with a discussion of Pier Paolo Pasolini's oeuvre based on excerpts from the films Il Decamerone (1971), Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975) and Oedipus Rex (1967). November 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of the murder of this master of Italian cinema, who has had a profound influence on Arfeuille's life.
Anemone Valcke | 26 February
Anemone Valcke is a Belgian actress who performs in theatre, film and television series. You may know her from television series such as Putain (2025), Styx (2024) and Storm Lara (2021), and films such as Cool Abdoul (2021), Offline (2021) and Aanrijding in Moskou (2008). Her portrayal of “Vicky” in Offline earned her the award for best actress at the Amiens International Film Festival. She is currently performing alongside Verona Verbakel in their theatre production Het Ego.
Liesa Van der Aa | 26 March
Liesa Van der Aa is a composer, violinist, singer, director and actress. She is a multidisciplinary artist who explores the boundaries between music, image and art. At the end of 2025, her sixth album Caramel was released, described as “softness that folds around sharp edges, but never lets itself be cut”. Van der Aa has also composed for several (short) film productions. She won the Ensor Award for Best Soundtrack for her music for the film Cargo (Gilles Coulier, 2017). She also wrote music for Baloji's Augure (2023), screened at Film Fest Gent.
Koen De Bouw | 30 April
Koen De Bouw is a Belgian actor who has taken on countless roles in theatre, film and television productions, both nationally and internationally. In Belgium, he is best known for his leading roles in the films of director Erik van Looy: De zaak Alzheimer (2003), Loft (2008) and De premier (2016). More recently, De Bouw played the eccentric main character in the series Professor T., which was remade in France and Germany. In 2024, he attended Film Fest Gent for the premiere of Julie Zwijgt, Leonardo van Dijl's debut film in which De Bouw plays the father role of “Tom”.
Björn Soenens | 28 Mai
Björn Soenens is a Belgian journalist and author. He is best known for his work as a VRT correspondent in America. He has written six books about the country, where he lived for eight years (including De lengte van een oceaan (2020) and De laatste walvis (2024), made documentaries and started a podcast (Björn in the USA). In 2025 he toured Flanders with his theatre show Allemaal Amerikaans.
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