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In a first for Flanders, the International Film Festival - Ghent in conjunction with the non-profit association "De Vrienden der Blinden" is organising a film showing on October 17 for the blind and partially sighted. The film that has been selected is Erik van Looy's The Alzheimer Case, with commentary provided by Herbert Bruynseels. People with a visual disability too will therefore have the chance for once to enjoy an evening at the pictures!

With 169 feature-length films and 65 short films, collectively good for 19,468 minutes of cinema and 596 screenings spread over 14 days, Ghent will once again be transformed into the City of Film during the period of October 11 through October 21. The 33rd edition of the Flanders Film Festival - Ghent focuses on film legend Stanley Kubrick, pays homage to Belgian-French director Agnès Varda, and draws more than 150 talented guests from the world of film to the Flemish city.

On Wednesday 4th the prestigious Kubrick exhibition in the Caermersklooster was officially opened in the presence of Mrs. Christiane Kubrick, Kubrick's producer Jan Harlan, set designer Sir Ken Adam and many other prominent figures. Until January 2007 you can have a look behind the screens of Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Lolita and other milestones in the history of film. After the successful venues in Berlin, Frankfurt am Main and Melbourne, Ghent has been granted the exclusive opportunity to host this unique exhibition in the Benelux.

The Flanders International Film Festival - Ghent is proud to announce that the following guests will attend the 33rd edition of the Festival: Tom Tykwer, who will open the Festival's Competition with Perfume: The Story of a Murderer on October 11, Paul Verhoeven, director of the closing film Black Book, and Darren Aronofsky, one of Hollywood's most original filmmakers who will be presenting The Fountain in Ghent. They complete the Festival's guest list of over 150 people, bringing a wide range of film talent to Ghent.

De 33ste editie (11-21 oktober 2006) van het Filmfestival Gent opent met Perfume van Tom Tykwer en sluit af met Zwartboek van Paul Verhoeven.

Alberto Iglesias is the big winner of the World Soundtrack Awards 2006. He won both the Award of Soundtrack Composer of the Year and Best Original Soundtrack of the year with the music he wrote for The Constant Gardener. The prestigious film music awards were presented during the 33rd Flanders International Film Festival Ghent on Saturday October 14 for the sixth time running.

Ten Canoes by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr has won the Grand Prize for Best Film at the 33rd Flanders International Film Festival - Ghent. The international jury, under the chairmanship of Jan Harlan, announced the winner on Saturday evening. The ceremony was followed by a screening of the closing film Black Book in the presence of director Paul Verhoeven. The Festival was closed in style with a masked ball at Arts Centre Vooruit.

The documentary When The Road Bends by Jasmine Dellal has won the FNAC Public Prize at the 33rd Flanders International Film Festival. The film scored 4,65 on a scale of 5 and takes home a distribution premium of 5.000 euros, intended to promote the release of the winning film.

At the Seville Film Festival the European Film Academy and EFA Productions just announced the nominations for the European Film Awards 2006. The 1,700 EFA Members will now vote for the winners which will be presented during the Awards Ceremony in Warsaw on December 2.

The Flanders International Film Festival-Ghent and the province of East Flanders are proud to announce that the prestigious Stanley Kubrick exhibition in the Ghent Caermersklooster attracted 32.054 visitors. The exhibition was part of the Flanders Film Festival and opened a week prior to the festival's opening night. It closed this Sunday January 7, 2007.