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During the Young Critics Workshop at the 50th edition of 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.

During the Young Critics Workshop at the 50th edition of 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.

At the 50th edition of Film Fest Gent, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, one of Japan's greatest directors of the 21st century, was honoured with a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, a prize that recognises the filmmaker's piercingly beautiful oeuvre, including ten features that are all showcases of his eloquent style. Hamaguchi received the award after a Creative Partnership Talk with composer Eiko Ishibashi at the WSA Film Music Days.

At the 50th anniversary edition of Film Fest Gent, British director Terence Davies posthumously received a Joseph Plateau Honorary Award, a prize that recognises the impact the filmmaker had on audiences worldwide throughout his decades-long career. Davies was to be present in Ghent to celebrate his work, but sadly passed away on 7 October at home after a short illness. Passing Time, his contribution to FFG's 2x25 project for which 25 filmmakers were inspired by 25 composers, was Davies' last short film.

Argentine director Rodrigo Moreno's beguiling tragicomedy Los delincuentes has won the Grand Prix for Best Film at the 50th anniversary edition of Film Fest Gent. The International Jury was taken by the unique rhythm and delicious absurdity of Moreno's enormously entertaining film. Debuting film composer's Jerskin Fendrix' stellar score for Yorgos Lanthimos' latest virtuoso masterstroke Poor Things grabbed the Georges Delerue Award for Best Original Music. A Special Mention in the festival's Official Competition went to actors Greta Lee, Yoo Teo and John Magaro for their performances in Past Lives by Celine Song.

Red carpets, Q&A and countless other events follow each other quickly at Film Fest Gent 2023. On this page you can relive the festival with the best pictures of each day.

Volker Bertelmann has won the Film Composer of the Year Award at the 23rd World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert on Saturday 21 October at Capitole Ghent. He had been nominated in this category once before, and has now returned victorious. Nicholas Britell received the Television Composer of the Year Award. It is the second time in a row he has won this award, the third time he has won in this category and his sixth WSAward overall. “Your Personal Trash Man Can” from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 was presented with the Best Original Song Award and became the first song from a series to win the prize.

During the Young Critics Workshop at the 50th edition of 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.

Hang aan de lippen van de meest interessante filmmakers van het moment tijdens onze Director's Talks, verruim je blik door de laatste nieuwtjes in de filmindustrie en wordt verwonderd door actuele onderwerpen in de filmwereld en ver daarbuiten.

Who wins the most important European film prizes? On 9 December, the European Film Awards will be presented for the 36th time, and you can follow the culmination of the European film year live! The full award ceremony will be streamed live from Arena Berlin to the website of Film Fest Gent.