Every year the Ostend Film Festival appoints a Flemish film professional who contributes to the success of the Flemish audiovisual sector as Master, the curator of the festival.
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Every year the Ostend Film Festival appoints a Flemish film professional who contributes to the success of the Flemish audiovisual sector as Master, the curator of the festival.
Paul Thomas Anderson
In ‘The Master’ ontmoet de getraumatiseerde WO II-veteraan Freddie Quell, die zichzelf op de been houdt met behulp van zelfgebrouwen alcohol, Lancaster Dodd, de charismatische leider van zelfhulpreligie The Cause. Quell wordt aangetrokken tot Dodd en wordt al snel een van zijn nieuwe volgelingen. Er ontstaat een complexe relatie tussen beide mannen waarbij Dodd Quell probeert te 'genezen' terwijl Quell worstelt met zijn eigen innerlijke demonen. ‘The Master’ is de zesde langspeler van Paul Thomas Anderson.
Ostend Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in Belgium, distinguishing itself with a unique Flemish film programme and an inclusive, audience-friendly, but above all atmospheric character. During ten days of FFO, Ostend transforms into a vibrant city festival.
Jane Campion
The Piano is een visueel meesterwerk dat je op het grote scherm móét ervaren. Midden 19e eeuw arriveert de zwijgzame Ada met haar jonge dochter en geliefde piano in het ruige Nieuw-Zeeland, waar een gearrangeerd huwelijk met landeigenaar Stewart op haar wacht. Maar de passie ontwaakt onverwachts wanneer George, een lokale arbeider, Ada’s talent én ziel ontdekt. Wat begint als een muzikale uitwisseling, ontaardt in een intense strijd tussen verlangen, vrijheid en onderdrukking.
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National pride Koen De Bouw can finally take on his Mastership of the Ostend Film Festival. The Flemish actor already hosted the FFO Nights, but in January it is time for the real thing. As befits an FFO Master, De Bouw was given control over his own film route. He baptized his eclectic Master selection 'Going Mental' and wants to draw attention to the importance of mental health. From 21 January onwards, you can visit CC De Grote Post for a few of De Bouw's theatrical, poetic but above all comforting and healing cinema.
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Last week, the Consultative Committee decided that cinemas, theatres and concert halls had to be closed. As a direct result, the Ostend Film Festival, which was planned from 21 to 29 January, could not take place. On Tuesday, the Council of State suspended this decision. The question quickly arose whether FFO could still take place on the planned date. However, the advancing Omicron variant is still causing too many uncertainties, so the Board of Directors of FFO has taken the well-considered decision to postpone the festival to early March.
On Friday 21 January, Koen De Bouw will not only kick off the first winter edition of the Ostend Film Festival, but also present his latest film Nowhere. Nowhere is directed and written by Peter Monsaert and stars Koen De Bouw (The Man Who Sold His Skin) and Noa Tambwe Kabati (wtFock, Welp). Sebastien Dewaele (Undercover, Eigen Kweek), Sofie Decleir (De Dag), Karlijn Sileghem (Home) and Ruth Becquart (Chaussée D'Amour) complete the cast.
The Ostend Film Festival ends with an attendence rate of more than 28 000 visitors. During 9 days (March 4 to 12) the festival celebrated the premiers of 74 feature films and 16 short films. 10 temporary employees and 100 volunteers welcomed more than 90 (inter)national guests. The festival ended with Flemish film and television awards, The Ensors. The Film Dealer and the TV series Beau Séjour 2 and Soil were the big winners of the night.
The decision to close the cinemas forces the Ostend Film Festival (FFO) to postpone our nine-day film festival from 21 to 29 January to a later date. Despite the limited capacity, strict distancing rules, the obligation to wear a mask and improved air circulation, it was decided on Wednesday 22 December that cinemas must close until at least 28 January. But FFO is not cancelled: as soon as the cinemas reopen, FFO will be back at it again.
The Ostend Film Festival Film (FFO) proudly announces the European premiere of Belgian director Dries Vos's latest work: 'The Couple Next Door'. The international star-studded cast, including Sam Heughan ('Outlander'), Eleanor Tomlinson ('Poldark'), Jessica De Gouw ('The Secrets She Keeps'), and Alfred Enoch ('How to Get Away with Murder'), will present the series to the audience on Sunday, January 28.
Not only does FFO organize events during the festival season but also throughout the whole year. Here you can find our upcoming events and special filmscreenings.
During the fifteenth edition of the Ostend Film Festival, the winners within each competition were announced. 'Godland,' 'Le bleu du caftan' and 'Safe Place' were the absolute winners. 'Dalva,' 'Burning Days' and 'The Woodcutter Story' received a special mention from the juries.
'In Bloom' as winner.
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18 years Ostend Film Festival
FFO is the film event that combines an extensive range of Flemish film and television productions with a high-quality international selection.
Arno Hintjens (Ostend, 21 May 1949) was the Master of the very first edition of the Ostend Film Festival in 2007 and received the first star on the Walk Of Fame on the seafront.
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Denis Villeneuve
In april ontdekken we samen met regisseur Gilles Coulier het beste werk van Canadese regisseur Dennis Villeneuve.
In Meet the Masters brengt FFO maandelijks het werk van markante makers in de filmgeschiedenis terug naar het witte doek met een hapklare omkadering door filmkenner Anke Brouwers en haar gast, een bekende Vlaamse filmprofessional.
Jean-Benoît Ugeux
Ludovic, a successful architect in his forties, seems to have everything he desires but he longs to find someone to share his life with. He meets Nathalie (played by Master Ruth Becquart), a Flemish single mother with two children. As their relationship develops, Ludovic begins to connect with her children as well. He really loves to be a father! But small and large frustrations begin to pile up, causing Nathalie to become increasingly distant.
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FFO is committed to an inclusive organization and a diverse composition in its representative positions. With this charter, FFO endorses its inclusive organizational values.
Organizing a festival has a big impact on the environment. Ostend Film Festival (FFO) is well aware of this and for many years has been committed to organizing the ten-day festival of film in a sustainable way.
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Larry Yang
In this ambitious action thriller, the surveillance expert Wong Tak-chong is called out of retirement - and his side job as a dog walker - after a series of crypto heists in Macau. He becomes entangled in a violent cat-and-mouse game with his arch enemy, a mysterious master criminal known as ‘The Shadow’ (Tony Leung Ka-fai). In a world full of Artificial Intelligence and cryptovaluta, Wong Tak-chong teaches his young team to trust their instincts and track down criminals in an ‘old school’-way.
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