British composer Patrick Doyle receives World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Patrick Doyle at the 15th World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent, following the festival’s focus on British Cinema.
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Get a Moving Music book with tickets for Great British Film Music Concert
Film Fest Gent is going British this year and of course these days the Brits are in awe of the birth of princess Charlotte. To celebrate along, FFgent is giving away the book Moving Music with the first fifty orders for a first class ticket to the Great British Film Music Concert!
Film Music Industry Packages available
Film Fest Gent is proud to yet again present an elaborative music programme with seminars, film music concerts, the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert and networking events for professionals.
With the Film Music Industry Packages, professionals can participate to the film music programme as VIPs to participate in unique network opportunities.
Call for entry: Discovery of the Year Award
Every year the Advisory Board of the World Soundtrack Academy chooses a ‘Discovery of the Year’ to celebrate emerging film composing talent.
Composition Contest for Young International Film Music Composers
Young international film music talent will have the chance to win the highly sought after SABAM Award For Best Young International Composer.
Get the Film Fest albums at our webshop
Film Fest Gent has released quite a selection of film music albums over the years! Discover them all at our updated webshop!
42nd Film Fest Gent to focus on British Cinema
After its successful focus on France last year, Film Fest Gent is to include a British focus as part of its next edition. Following this focus, Film Fest Gent will also celebrate the rich tradition of British film music by organising the concert GREAT BRITISH FILM MUSIC at Music Centre the Bijloke, that will provide an anthology of the work of both classical and contemporary film composers, whom have made a remarkable contribution to the image and success of British cinema.
Milan to release Film Fest Gent's Cliff Martinez album
Featuring orchestral re-imagining of Martinez’s theme from films including 'Solaris, 'Contagion' and The Company You Keep' as performed by Brussels Philharmonic.
Ennio Morricone in concert
Film composer Ennio Morricone will restart his European tour this February! The concert in Brussels on February 3rd is almost sold out but there are a few tickets left.
15th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards
In 2015 Film Fest Gent celebrates the 15th anniversary of the World Soundtrack Awards. As every year one can expect many international guests, film music and of course lots of awards.
Opera: Philip Glass' Akhnaten
For all you Philip Glass fans out there: there are still a few tickets left for his third full-length opera 'Akhnaten' at Opera Vlaanderen next month in Antwerp and in Ghent this March!
Cliff Martinez' Film Fest Gent Album
Film Fest Gent & Brussels Philharmonic proudly present a new album combining the best film scores by Cliff Martinez.
Bruno Coulais: a composer also needs to be a midwife
French composer Bruno Coulais shared his wisdom with the younger generation at the film music seminar: composers shouldn’t shirk from pulling a little wool over a director’s eyes.
Alexandre Desplat Best Film Composer of the year at the 14th World Soundtrack Awards
Best Original Film Score of the Year also goes to Alexandre Desplat’s music for 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'. The World Soundtrack Academy announced the winners of the 14th World Soundtrack Awards, the closing event of the 41st Film Fest Gent, on the evening of Saturday 25 October at Kuipke in Ghent.
14th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert!
The 14th World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert takes place on 25 October 2014 at Kuipke Ghent.
Film Fest Gent proudly welcomes Cliff Martinez, American composer and former drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, to the traditional film music concert during the second part of the World Soundtrack Awards Ceremony & Concert.
Chaplin's The Circus
Film Fest Gent is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Tramp with an exceptional family film concert of Chaplin's The Circus presented by Proximus and supported by Ghent University.
Spandau Ballet to perform at Film Fest Gent
On Thursday 23 of October Spandau Ballet will perform after the screening of the new documentary 'Soul Boys of the Western World'. THAT MUCH IS TRUE!
Music @ Film Fest Gent
Music is represented more than ever at the 41st edition of Film Fest Gent. Not only are there several concerts celebrating the beauty of film music, the Sound and Vision section also consists of documentaries, features on concerts, musicians and music styles. And this year’s musical programme promises to make for another fantastic year at Film Fest Gent!
Spotify Public Choice Award 2014 nominees announced
We proudly present to you the five nominees for the Spotify Public Choice Award, made possible by PwC.
Lord of the Rings in Concert
Rediscover Howard Shore's beautiful score to 'The Fellowship of the Ring' during the live concert of this spectacular film trilogy on the 27th of December in Sportpaleis Antwerpen.
Nominations 'SABAM Award for Best Young European Composer' and 'Discovery of the Year'.
After revealing the nominees for ‘Best Composer’, ‘Best Score’ and ‘Best Song’ earlier, the World Soundtrack Academy also announces the nominees for the 'SABAM Award for Best Young European Composer' and 'Discovery of the Year'.
Film Music Seminar with Bruno Coulais and Philippe Sarde
In collaboration with the School of Arts, Film Fest Gent organizes the annual film music seminar on Friday the 24th of October.
Meet Cliff Martinez, Dan Romer, Francis Lai and Jef Neve
On Saturday 25th of October you will have the opportunity to meet with some important members of the film music industry and performing artists from the World Soundtrack Awards.
Legowelt scores 'Aguirre, Der Zorn Gottes'
Danny Wolfers aka Legowelt, composed a new soundtrack for Werner Herzog's 'Aguirre, The Wrath of God' at the invitation of Film Fest Gent, Vooruit and art collective Stroom.
UFA Film Nights Concours at Bozar
During its second edition, UFA Film Nights introduces you to the golden age of silent film. Bozar is giving away 5 x 2 tickets for the film screenings of 'The Sixth part of the world' and 'The Eleventh Year' by Dziga Vertov, accompanied live by the Michael Nyman Band.