COURTISANE
Program Courtisane festival 2026
Basma al-Sharif, Christina Stuhlberger, Elisa Juri, Erwin van ‘t Hart, Eva Giolo, John Smith, Kristofer Woods, Marthe Peters & Leon Decock, Natalia Orasanin, Pieter-Paul Mortier, Rebecca Jane Arthur, Rund Alarabi & Vincent Stroep, Stoffel Debuysere
Program advisors
Ditte Claus, lau persijn
Alejandra Rogghé Pérez
Video documentation
Bo Alfaro Decreton, Julie Daems, June Laka
Q&A's
Bob Mees
Technical and projection coordination
Charlot Vanthournout
Audiovisual technician
Dhiaa Biya, Michiel Devijver, Louis Gahide
Photographers
David Marquenie
Catering
Dirk Deblauwe
Website & graphic concept
Ditte Claus
Festival producer
Fran Demeulemeester, Rebecca Jane Arthur
Translations, text editing
Gunther Fobe
Graphic identity, print design
Julie Daems
Guests, production
Katha Ciax
Gerant
lau persijn
Communication, press, party manager
Louis Gahide, Naomi Fotopoulou, Noortje De Meyere
Interns
Martin Putto
Projection
Noortje De Meyere
Volunteers
Pieter-Paul Mortier
Artistic & financial director, program
Sacho Kris G.
Projection, film prints and files
Stoffel Debuysere
Program, publications
Courtisane Board of Directors
Fairuz Ghammam, Hilde D’haeyere, Iris Verhoeven, Mohanad Yaqubi
Courtisane General Meeting
Bob van Langendonck, Caroline Van Peteghem, Dirk Deblauwe, Gerard-Jan Claes, Gunther Fobe, Hendrik Leper, Marie Logie, Sirah Foighel Brutmann, Stoffel Debuysere
PARTNERS
Berdien Van Nieuwenhuyze, Griselda Hoxhaj, Jan Devriese, Katrien Coupez, Lennert Dierick, Michael Knapen, Nathalie De Neve
Minard
Andreas Vermaut, Arthur Cardon, Ché Mortier, Emmely Comhaire, Joke Verhellen, Jules Mathôt, Patrick Deboes, Sofie Mercier, Stijn Verschelden, Wendy Vercauteren
Sphinx Cinema
Fenna Maas, Koen Boesman, Manou Selhorst
ARCA
Dieter Lapauw, Elisa De Schepper, Lennart Soberon, Marthe Peters
KASKcinema
Ruben Demasure, Jana Vasiljević
Art Cinema OFFoff / Kunsthal Gent
Courtisane is in residency in KASK & Conservatorium, the school of arts of HOGENT and Howest
With the support of Vlaamse Overheid, Stad Gent, Cultuur Gent, Nationale Loterij
Ticketing with the support of Film Fest Ghent
Official file transfer partner: MyAirBridge
