Pre-sales - Fungi Fest 2025

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

In partnership with Mycosphere, 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 agenda for this first edition:

• Cinema : Discover 20 short films dedicated to the beauty of mushrooms, selected by the Fungi Film Festival in the USA.
• Meeting : Exchange 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.
• Stands : Find books, myceliums, cultivation 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 initiated into neurostimulation and light meditation (Roxiva lamp).
• Ambiance : Enjoy a local and organic bar, and passionate exchanges between enthusiasts and experts in mycology!

Practical information

• When? Saturday, March 22, 2025 (2:00 PM – 9:00 PM)
• Where? Usquare (Ixelles), Av. de la Couronne 227, 1050 Brussels
• Rates : €12 (regular), €10 (student with ID presentation)
• Book quickly : limited to 100 people.

For on-site purchases, prefer 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 – Book signing and discussions
• 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Networking around the organic & local bar

(Schedules are subject to change. Any modifications will be communicated on this page and our social media.)

List of Short Films:

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)

The Mushroom of 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

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

Contact :  fungifestbe@gmail.com