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At the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards - Film Fest Gent's annual film music awards - Italian composer Nicola Piovani will be awarded for his contribution to film music. The World Soundtrack Academy honours Piovani, best known to us for his Oscar-winning music for La vita è bella, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The World Soundtrack Awards will be presented at the conclusion of Film Fest Gent 2023 during a ceremony and concert on Saturday 21 October.

Film Fest Gent presents the PRESS PLAY: Music in Games concert on Thursday 19 October 2023, which will bring music composed for video games to life. The music by, among others, composer Austin Wintory - known for award-winning games such as Journey, Abzû and Assassin's Creed Syndicate and who will also be hosting the concert - will be performed live by Brussels Philharmonic. Film Fest Gent is also launching a new international music award, one that celebrates the best original score for a video game and/or other interactive media: the WSA Game Music Award, a prize chosen by the public.

During the upcoming edition of the WSA Film Music Days (19 - 21 october 2023) Film Fest Gent will again organise the Belgian version of the Third Character initiative. This initiative is organised yearly in collaboration with MCM (Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille) and FIFF Namur (Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur). Directors and producers who are looking for a composer for their film project can rely on FFG, MCM and FIFF Namur to find a match with a suitable film music composer.