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Roffa Mon Amour is an open-air film festival in Rotterdam featuring a selection of new and relevant films, complemented by live music, talks and a supporting programme. In 2026, the festival will focus on ‘Mind Work’, with mental health running as a central theme throughout the programme. Check the programme Open-air cinema under the summer...

In the town of Mariinka in Eastern Ukraine, the film traces several young Ukrainians whose lives have been forever shaped by over ten years of war and conflict in the Donbas. A story about belonging, national loyalty and the fault lines where political conflicts trump even the bonds of blood. Amidst the war a promising...

Who gets to tell the story of a culture, and from whose perspective? Studio Kafunda and Movies that Matter present two films at the Marineterrein in Amsterdam, with the second offering an answer to the question raised by the first. In Stop Filming Us, winner of the Movies that Matter Festival Award, Dutch filmmaker Joris...

This summer, we’re teaming up with beach pavilion Het Puntje to present a mini film festival at the northernmost tip of Scheveningen! In collaboration with Amalna Collective, we have selected three films that invite reflection, dialogue, and connection. On Friday, 21 August, we will screen A Fox Under A Pink Moon (2025). Sixteen-year-old Afghan artist...

This summer, we’re teaming up with beach pavilion Het Puntje to present a mini film festival at the northernmost tip of Scheveningen! In collaboration with Amalna Collective, we have selected three films that invite reflection, dialogue, and connection. On Saturday, 22 August, we will screen Daughters of the Sun (2023). In this documentary, Kurdish-Dutch filmmaker...

This summer, we’re teaming up with beach pavilion Het Puntje to present a mini film festival at the northernmost tip of Scheveningen! In collaboration with Amalna Collective, we have selected three films that invite reflection, dialogue, and connection. On Sunday, 23 August, we will screen Heroes of the Galaxy. This magical-realist documentary for young audiences...

At an all-boys water polo camp, socially anxious 12-year-old Ben is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call ‘The Plague’. But as the lines between game and reality blur, Ben fears the joke might be hiding something real. Blending shades of body horror and psychodrama, writer/director Charlie Polinger instinctively...

Do you have a compelling short or feature-length documentary or fiction film, completed in 2026 or 2027, that addresses human rights issues? We warmly invite you to submit your work for the 2027 edition of the Movies that Matter Festival! The festival will take place from 19 to 27 March 2027 in The Hague. The...

The upcoming Movies that Matter Festival will take place from 19 March to 27 March 2027. What can you expect at our festival? Nine days, over 90 powerful films – from short films to feature-length, fiction and documentaries. Stories that move and inspire. Navigate easily through the programme with our thematic selections. For many of...