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Film Fest Gent focuses for its 41st edition (14 until 25 October 2014) on France, organizes a major exhibition of the Italian maestro Federico Fellini in Caermersklooster and a concert of Fellini’s composer Nino Rota in The Bijloke. The American film composer Cliff Martinez is the main guest on the annual WSA concert at t’Kuipke. French film icon Catherine Deneuve shines on the official festival poster with an intriguing image from Belle de jour.

FOCUS ON FRENCH CINEMA
The 41st edition of Film Fest Gent is focusing on French cinema. The annually recurring sections will be complemented by a separate one-off section dedicated to recent French films (as was the case last year with American Independent Cinema). However, this doesn’t mean that French films won’t also feature in the other festival sections (Competition, Galas & Previews, Classics, Out of the Box and Artists on Film). French directors and actors have been invited to present their latest films to the festival audience. The programme also includes debates, Q&As, director talks and meetings with French film professionals. We are collaborating closely with UniFrance and, of course, with Belgian distributors for the development of the programme and the invitation of talented French film professionals.

CLIFF MARTINEZ CONCERT AT THE 14TH EDITION OF THE WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS
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. Tickets are now on sale at www.filmfestival.be

EXPO FELLINI
After Stanley Kubrick, Ingmar Bergman, Jacques Tati and Martin Scorsese, Film Fest Gent now presents a large-scale exhibition about the work of Italy’s most renowned filmmaker Federico Fellini, in collaboration with the Caermersklooster Provincial Cultural Centre.

CONCERT NINO ROTA
​In conjunction with a major exhibition at the Caermersklooster Provincial Cultural Centre, the 41st edition of Film Fest Gent is shining the spotlight on the world of Federico Fellini with various events. On Thursday 23 October, De Bijloke Music Centre is hosting the concert Rota/Fellini with symphonic music from the director of La Dolce Vita and La Strada, performed by the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Dirk Brossé.

More info:
www.filmfestival.be