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About FFO

Ostend Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in Belgium, and distinguishes itself with a unique Flemish film programme and an inclusive, audience-friendly, but above all atmospheric character.

This was FFO25!

Relive the unforgettable seventeenth edition of Film Festival Ostend with the aftermovie.

This was FFO24!

Enjoy with us the unforgettable sixteenth edition of Film Festival Ostend with the aftermovie.

Cinema Storck

For three years now, FFO has been building an annual operation in which the best art house films are shown in Kinepolis Ostend.

Industry events

During the Ostend Film Festival, film professionals can participate in various masterclasses and meeting sessions.

Practical

In order to make your visit as smooth and pleasant as possible, you can find all the practical information you need about ticket sales, the accessibility of the festival locations and your stay in Ostend, here.

Cross-border Networking (NL)

Cross-border Networking is a new initiative through which we expand the network with the creators of TV series and animations between Flemish-Dutch network.

B2B-formules

Bied uw relaties een spectaculaire totaalbeleving aan van film, connecties & culinair genieten in stijl.

Awards

As the apotheosis of the festival, two award shows are organised annually: the Jamies – the Flemish online video awards – and the Ensors – the Flemish film and television awards.

Our partners

Our ambition to continue growing is possible thanks to our various partners and their commitment, enthusiasm and trust.

Still L'Événement

Discover our first titles

Finally, Ostend is getting ready for the first winter edition of the Ostend Film Festival. The first titles for the 14th edition of FFO once again promise a varied programme where audience and film professionals can meet each other again.

Discover the full program for the eighteenth edition

From Friday, January 30, to Saturday, February 7, the eighteenth edition of the Ostend Film Festival (FFO) will take place. With more than 100 films, series, events, talks, masterclasses, and networking opportunities, it promises to be an inspiring, enriching, and above all, connecting edition.

Accreditations

Are you a journalist, film student or film professional? Apply for an accreditation.

Official competitions

Every year during Film Festival Ostend, different awards are being presented in different competitions.

Team

Our organization consists of a small core team of employees who have a great love for film and Ostend that expands annually leading up to the festival.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Céline Sciamma

In 18th-century France, painter Marianne gets asked to make a portrait of the headstrong Héloise. With tenderness and sensuality, Céline Sciamma explores what it means to be a woman, and to fall in love with another woman. A story of lesbian desire seen through a lesbian gaze.. She won the Queer Palm and the award for Best Screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.

'Leave No Traces' triumphs in the LOOK!-competition

Every year, the Ostend Film Festival rewards various films in diverse competitions. Leave No Traces was the big winner of the international LOOK!-competition. The film received awards for Best Film and Best Production Design. During the LOOK! the cinematography of Frank van den Eeden in Nobody Has To Know and the scenario of Drive My Car were also praised with an award.