GENT 2014: MARTINEZ, ROMER, LAI, NINO ROTA + programme

Details for the Gent film festival have been announced. Central theme this year is a focus on French cinema and an expo about director Federico Fellini.

Four concerts/film music events are announced so far.


DANCE! DANCE! DANCE!
Sunday 22 October at Vooruit (20:30)

Belgian band Arsenal will perform their music for a film project called Furu. It's a live performance of their music combined with some of their well known songs and tracks.

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Film Music Industry Panels
Thursday 24 October from 13:00 to 17:00 at Kinepolis

1. Film Music Festivals as a platform for composers
Robert Townson (Varèse Sarabande), Dirk Brossé (Music Director FFG), Aubagne Film Festival, Dan Romer (‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’)

2. Publishing Film Music & Composers’ Rights
Michael Todd & Simon Greenaway (ASCAP), Rick Clark (SilvaScreen), Emmanuel Chamboredon (Milan Records), Johann Johannsson (composer – ‘For Ellen’), Cyril Morin (composer - The Human Resources Manager)

3. Do’s and don’ts of Film Music Promotion
Doreen Ringer-Ross (BMI), Cliff Martinez (composer – ‘Drive’, ‘Solaris’), Beth Krakower, Ray Costa, Chandler Poling (publicists)

4. Is the Future of Film Scoring in jeopardy?
Steve Chagollan of Variety with Daniel Pemberton (composer – ‘The Counselor’) en Steven Price (composer – ‘Gravity’)



NINO ROTA CONCERT
Thursday 23 October at De Bijloke

A concert dedicated to the music of Nino Rota. The first half focuses on his scores for director Fellini, while the second part brings music of his collaboration with Francis Coppola (The Godfather), Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet) en Luchino Visconti (Rocco e i Suo i Fratelli; Il Gattopardo). Performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by Dirk Brossé.

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FILM MUSIC SEMINAR about FRENCH CINEMA, with Thierry Jousse, Bruno Coulais and Phillipe Sarde
Friday 24 October from 9:00 to 16:30 at Kinepolis

In collaboration with the School of Arts, Film Fest Gent organizes the yearly film music seminar, on Friday.

This year’s theme of the debate will be ‘French cinema’. Surrealism, Nouvelle Vague, Besson’s Cinema-du-look, poëtic realism…What is it that makes French cinema and it’s film music so unique? One thing is certain: there will be plenty to talk about.

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MEET and GREET with Martinez, Lai, Romer and Neve
Saturday 25 October at 13:00 at Monasterium Poortackere

Subscribe here for the Meet&Greet with Martinez, Lai, Romer and Neve on 25 October at 1PM at the great Monasterium Poortackere (Bregje stayed here once).



WORLD SOUNDTRACK AWARDS with CLIFF MARTINEZ and DAN ROMER
Saturday 25 October at 't Kuipke

Dan Romer composed the music for Beasts of the Southern Wild and won the Discovery Award last year. Some of the music from this film will be performed.

The music of Cliff Martinez will be the focus in the concert part of the event, with a selection of music from his collaboration with Soderbergh. And there'll also be music from Drive, Only God Forgives and Spring Breakers too. He's the ex-drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers. The concert will be performed by the Brussels Philharmonic and conducted by Dirk Brossé.

Francis Lai will be honoured in Gent for the Lifetime Achievement Award during the World Soundtrack Awards. A selection of his music will be performed as well. Jef Neve is the Flemish guest of this year, and he will perform on some pieces from the prestigious WWI series In Flanders Fields.

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CHAPLIN'S THE CIRCUS CONCERT
Sunday 26 October at 't Kuipke

Film Fest Gent (14 tot 25 oktober) celebrates in the Chaplin year 2014 the 100th anniversary of Carlot with a showings of two of his greatest movies; The Circus and The Gold Rush. A day after the WSA there will be an extra film music event with a family film concert of The Circus (1928) with Chaplin's score, performed live and conducted by Dirk Brossé.

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More info about the festival can be found at their website: www.filmfestival.be/en/