Young Critics Review: Das Mädchen und die Spinne
20 Oct 2021
During the Young Critics Workshop (12 – 23 October 2021) at Film Fest Ghent, five aspiring film critics (ages between 18 and 26) from Belgium and from abroad write reviews and essays on our festival films.
Young Critics Review: Captain Volkonogov Escaped
20 Oct 2021
During the Young Critics Workshop (12 – 23 October 2021) at Film Fest Ghent, five aspiring film critics (ages between 18 and 26) from Belgium and from abroad write reviews and essays on our festival films.
Andrea Arnold and Harry Kümel receive the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award
21 Oct 2021
Filmmakers Andrea Arnold and Harry Kümel receive the Joseph Plateau Honorary Award 2021 on Wednesday 20 October in Ghent. Film Fest Ghent presents Andrea Arnold with her award after the screening of her intimate documentary Cow. Harry Kümel receives the award before a performance by Antwerp band Condor Gruppe, who plays a new live score to Kümel's cult classic Daughters of Darkness. Film Fest Ghent honours their impressive contribution to the seventh art with this oeuvre prize.
Young Critics Review: Clara Sola
21 Oct 2021
During the Young Critics Workshop (12 – 23 October 2021) at Film Fest Ghent, five aspiring film critics (ages between 18 and 26) from Belgium and from abroad write reviews and essays on our festival films.
Young Critics Review: What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?
21 Oct 2021
During the Young Critics Workshop (12 – 23 October 2021) at Film Fest Ghent, five aspiring film critics (ages between 18 and 26) from Belgium and from abroad write reviews and essays on our festival films.
Unflinching porn drama 'Pleasure' wins Explore Award 2021
21 Oct 2021
Pleasure, the bold feature debut by Swedish filmmaker Ninja Thyberg, has won the Explore Award at the 48th Film Fest Ghent. The youth jury - consisting of five members between the ages of 18 and 26 - had the chance to present the award to Ninja Thyberg and lead actress Sofia Kappel in person. Thanks to the Explore Award, the film can count on a media campaign in De Morgen, Knack Focus and on StuBru, worth €27,000. A Special Mention went to the intense and impactful Animals by Nabil Ben Yadir.
Young Critics Review: Libertad
22 Oct 2021
During the Young Critics Workshop (12 – 23 October 2021) at Film Fest Ghent, five aspiring film critics (ages between 18 and 26) from Belgium and from abroad write reviews and essays on our festival films.
Vortex by Gaspar Noé and Clara Sola by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén win top prizes at Film Fest Ghent 2021
22 Oct 2021
The devastating and visually inventive Vortex by Gaspar Noé has been awarded the Grand Prix for Best Film by the International Jury at the 48th Film Fest Ghent. A Special Mention went to Memoria, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s first film outside Thailand. Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén and with a score by Ghent-based composer Ruben De Gheselle, won the Georges Delerue Award for Best Music.
Young Critics Review: Inexorable
22 Oct 2021
During the Young Critics Workshop (12 – 23 October 2021) at Film Fest Ghent, five aspiring film critics (ages between 18 and 26) from Belgium and from abroad write reviews and essays on our festival films.
Young Critics Review: Vortex
22 Oct 2021
During the Young Critics Workshop (12 – 23 October 2021) at Film Fest Ghent, five aspiring film critics (ages between 18 and 26) from Belgium and from abroad write reviews and essays on our festival films.