Film submissions for the Movies that Matter Festival 2026 are now open.
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...
