Presales - Fungi Fest 2025

Fungi Fest Belgium 2025: The great celebration of the fungal kingdom!
Do you love mushrooms, dream of exploring their secret world, or are you simply curious? Join us to dive into the fascinating universe of spores and mycelia!

In partnership with the Mycosphère, the entire Fungi Fest team invites you to an exceptional moment blending art and science... around mushrooms!

Trailer from https://www.fungifilmfest.com/

On the program for this first edition:

• Cinema : Discover 20 short films dedicated to the beauty of mushrooms, selected by the Fungi Film Festival in the USA.
• Meetup : Chat with Guillaume Lopez – biologist, mycologist, and writer (and mushroom influencer in his spare time!) – who will share his contagious enthusiasm for fungal life and present his new publications.
• Stalls : Find books, myceliums, culture kits, and of course, mushrooms.
• Screen Printing Workshop : Bring your t-shirts, sweaters, or other fabrics to decorate them with mushroom-inspired designs.
• Hypnagogic Lamp Workshop : Get introduced to neurostimulation and meditation through light (Roxiva lamp).
• Atmosphere : Enjoy a local and organic bar, and passionate exchanges between mushroom enthusiasts and experts!

Practical information

• When? Saturday, March 22, 2025 (2:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
• Where? Usquare (Ixelles), Av. de la Couronne 227, 1050 Brussels

• Prices : €12 (regular), €10 (student with valid ID)
• Book quickly : limited to 100 people.

For on-site purchases, please use cash as we will not have card readers.

Program 

• 2:00 PM – Doors open, welcome
• 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM – Short film screenings
• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Signing session and discussions
• 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Networking around the organic & local bar

(Times subject to change. Any changes will be communicated on this page and our social networks.)

Short Film List:

Amanita (11:06) – Alexa Angeles, Carolina Revilla (Mexico)

Batrachia (6:47) – Lorenzo Silano (Italy)

Dead Bird (1:29) – Matthew Lei (USA)

Flora, Fauna, Funga (16:51) – Sam Sheline (Chile)

Fungi Forage (2:10) – Molly Brown, Cy Henty, Al Ronald (UK)

Gold of the Plateau (5:52) – Miriam Follin (China)

How to Film a Mushroom (20:14) – Lucas Gortemaker (Netherlands / Belgium / Germany)

Il Fungo di Albaredo (3:40) – Lennart Reichel (Italy)

Misteria del Bosque (Mystery of the Forest) (4:40) – Ger Killeen (USA)

MUSH (2:12) – Maya Zhelyazkova (Bulgaria)

Mushlings (3:53) – Magdalena Berezowska (Poland)

Mushrooms in Space (5:05) – Rosi Bundz (Germany)

Mycelium (3:21) – Heather Whelton (UK)

Mycoaudiology: The Lost Tapes (6:32) – Sebastian Fontey-huety (UK)

Psilocybin (2:50) – Alvaro Giraldo Mesones (Spain / Canada)

Rot (2:00) – Autojektor (UK)

Silverphae (3:02) – Hannah Read (USA)

The Mushroom Keepers (16:08) – Naveed Mulki (India)

Visions of the Fungicene (5:48) – Angel Salazar (Argentina)

If Camembert Were To Disappear Too... (28:07) – Francesca Barbieri (France)

Terms

• The tickets are non-refundable, except in case of complete cancellation of the event.
• Presentation of a valid student ID card is mandatory to benefit from the reduced rate.
• The organizer reserves the right to modify the program if necessary.

Contact:  fungifestbe@gmail.com