Film Fest Gent

Film Fest Ghent is an international film festival that grew into the largest film festival in Belgium. The festival held its first edition in 1974 and has since evolved into a cultural event of note, with more than 100.000 visitors each year. Film Fest Ghent is especially known for its spotlight on film music.

Since 2001, the World Soundtrack Awards have been presented, a series of international prizes for the best soundtracks for films, television series and documentaries.

Every year in October, the festival programmes - in avant-première - more than 100 feature films, ranging from audience-friendly works to daring cinema that raises pressing questions. An international jury awards the Grand Prix for Best Film and the Georges Delerue Award for Best Soundtrack or Sound Design.

In addition, the festival organises a retrospective full of classics each year and, since 2019, the short film genre has received renewed attention thanks to an international competition with the International Short Film Award as the main prize.