Duncan Cambell wins the International Competition a second time with 'Make It New John', after getting the award last year with 'Bernadette'. The winner of the National Competition is also not a stranger to Courtisane. 'Trickland' by Isabelle Tollenaere charmed and convinced the jury the most. This is also the second time Isabelle is the National Competition winner.more

Night Vision & Surface Tension, for those who weren't there: this is what you missed!more

In collaboration with 'de kijkdoos', Courtisane organises a Sunday afternoon workshop (21.03 13:00-16:30) for children who attend the Baby Matinee screening. And in the meantime, parents can enjoy some of the festival programmes. A not-to-be-missed opportunity! more

Night Vision presents a series of performances, films and an installation at Vooruit which attempt to capture the night in all its obscurity, somewhere between light and darkness, visible and invisible. The night is not a black mass that blinds our sight.more

The Origin of Painting is a key work in Disinformation's oeuvre, a literally impressive sound and light installation which allows visitors to make an impression of their silhouette. This work not only refers to the myths associated to the creation of painting, but also to the atomic shadows on the walls of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.more

David O’Reilly (EI, 1985)kicks off the festival at Sphinx (17.03, 20:00). He is without a doubt one of the rising stars in the animation firmament. Based in Berlin, he evenly divides his valuable energy between commercial work (for, among others, music acts such as U2 and M.I.A.) and utterly personal experimentations which recklessly exploit the potential of 3D computer animation. His “turbodrama” Please Say Something was awarded a Golden Bear at the Berlinale 2009. We're really curious!more

Concerts by Oneohtrix Point Never and No Fun Acid: the official start of this years exhibition ... Digest Sound runs till 11 april at Witte Zaal. Erik Bünger will perform his Lecture on Schizophonia at the finissage. But don't wait until then to go and have a look!more

Digest Sound opened festively on sunday 14.03 at 18:00 with a concert (20:00) by Oneohtrix Point Never, a representative of the glo-fi/chillwave/hypnagogic-legion, and No Fun Acid, deconstructed acid for people who can't dance. Free!more

Who, what and when ... You'll find it here!

David O'Reilly is one of our artists in focus, a rising star in the animation community, won an award at the Berlinale and made a video for U2 ...

Everything you need to know about David O'Reilly in this essay!

We allready announced David O'Reilly and Morgan Fisher as Artist in Focus. Now we're adding David Gatten, who explores the intersection of the printed word and the moving image. This Artist in Focus is part of the Vital Signs programme that looks into the limits of communication ...

Paul Clipson & William Fowler Collins, Phantom Limb & Earth's Hypnagogia, Disinformation, Pieter Geenen, Dominique Petitgand, Paul Abbott, Seymour Wright, Ross Lambert, Morgan Fisher, David O'Reilly, David Gatten, Matt O'dell, Barry Hale, Joe Banks, Carlos Giffoni, Oneohtrix Point Never ...more

From now on, follow the who, what & why of Courtisane on our blog, browse through the media archive and overview of past and upcoming events, and stay tuned to the programme updates. Soon we'll add a fully searchable database containing all films, performances and artists presented at the Courtisane festival on previous years.

The 9th edition of the Courtisane festival presents a unique blend of film, video, audiovisual performances and media art. Discover the work of today's and tomorrow's most adventurous filmmakers and media artists in various locations across the city of Ghent. A five-day long cinematic experience 'on the edge'.