Welcome to the homepage of the Movies that Matter Festival.

In Deep Dive, we pay special attention to the impact of war, with current films and classics we bring back to the big screen.

Festival Favourites features audience favourites that have proven their quality at international festivals.

The shorts can be seen daily per block at Filmhuis Den Haag.

In Take on Freedom, you will see films about the indomitable desire for freedom – and the work it takes to achieve it.

The transition into a sustainable future is a slow one. What is needed to speed it up? And what dilemmas does this entail? That is what the films in Take on Future are all about.

Take on Love is our theme programme about the right to be yourself and love whom you want.

In Take on Power we show films about uneven power relations. And about people taking on forces and structures that seem bigger than themselves.