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On Tour: Facing War

Award winning documentary with a unique inside look at NATO’s leadership.

Agenda

26 September to 3 October

Netherlands Film Festival

The Netherlands Film Festival celebrates Dutch cinema from Friday 26 September to Friday 3 October 2025.  Meet and interact with filmmakers, be the first to see the latest from homegrown films and experience film, series and digital culture in a unique way. See, feel and taste the festival atmosphere in the cinemas, film theaters and...

1 October to 31 October

On Tour: Facing War

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring festival favourites to seventeen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In October, we kick off the new season with the documentary Facing War, winner of the Grand Jury Documentary Award at the Movies that Matter Festival 2025. See all screening dates About the Film A political documentary with a...

5 October

Red Line Amsterdam

This time, we are drawing the red line in Amsterdam. To show the whole of the Netherlands and the rest of the world from the capital that the Dutch people demand concrete action for Gaza from politicians, companies and organisations, but also from consumers. Our politicians feel the pressure but still refuse to take effective...

Magazine

Beyond the Screen

Elias Maeda discusses the impact of the Sauti Zetu Film Festival in Tanzania.

Podcast #3

Shermin Chavoushi and Devika Partiman talk about the documentary Writing Hawa.

Education

On Tour

International

Team

Get to know our team, temporary colleagues and the supervisory board.

Mission and vision

Our mission is to broaden views on human rights. Films are at the heart of all Movies that Matter activities.

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