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Film music has been in Film Fest Gent's DNA for decades. This unique focus spawns a host of events and projects running across the year, every year. During our annual WSA Film Music Days you can discover our diverse film music programme, culminating with a film music concert and its annual highlight, the World Soundtrack Awards.

Film Fest Ghent is more than a ten-day film marathon. Film and film music programming runs throughout the year.

Film Fest Gent plays an important role for the film and film music sectors, both nationally and internationally. The industry programme is a meeting point for the Belgian and international film and film music profession. The festival also draws (international) attention to Belgian film and film music talent. Below you will find all info for professionals.

Every year, the Official Competition offers a unique selection of the crème de la crème of international cinema. Enjoy an intriguing mix of new talent and established authors. An international jury screens the films and awards two prizes: the Grand Prix for Best Film and the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack / Sound Design. Below you find an overview of all juries and past winners.

The renowned World Soundtrack Awards are the annual awards for film and television music, selected by composers and other film music professionals from the World Soundtrack Academy. Traditionally, the award ceremony is the closing event of Film Fest Ghent. Since the mid-1980s, the film festival has had a special focus on film music, organising concerts with composers such als Elmer Bernstein, Georges Delerue, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, and many others. In 2001, the festival created the World Soundtrack Academy and the World Soundtrack Awards to support the art of film music. Every year, the World Soundtrack Awards are presented during the ceremony and concert at the film festival.

Film Fest Gent has its own talk show. Every month we invite you to an inspiring conversation about film. Guests from a broad range of disciplines in film and art sit down with our expert Patrick Duynslaegher to discuss the films that have influenced their work and life.

Every month Film Fest Gent lets you enjoy an avant-premiere in several theatres in Flanders and Brussels. FFG also produces a Wide Angle which zooms in on the film, its director and themes.

Every year, Film Fest Gent relies on a large and diverse team of enthusiastic volunteers for the realisation of the film festival. The volunteers provide a warm welcome to the public at the various festival locations, help organise the events, promote the festival and guide the international film guests. An indispensable team!

Film Fest Gent is based in Ghent and relies on a permanent team of nine employees. Closer to the festival, the team expands to 50 employees and 250 volunteers. Film Fest Gent has an open and informal business culture based on collaboration and respect. We believe in the durability and strength of a diverse team.