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With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring festival favourites to seventeen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In November, we are showing the Dutch feature film Mister L. by Thomas Stokmans. Check dates About the Film An Asian tourist visits the touristic highlights that the Netherlands has to offer. After losing his passport – due to...

The 17th Edition of Eastern Neighbours Film Festival — five days celebrating the best of today’s cinema from across broader Eastern Europe — with focus sections, panels, Q&A’s, wine tastings, the New Talents Competition, a youth film, classics and film art and much more. An outstanding programme in a vibrant social setting — join at...

On Wednesday 12 November, Snowpiercer (2013), a dystopian science fiction film by Bong Joon-ho (Parasite), will be screened at Filmhuis Den Haag in the context of the The Hague Climate Week. Buy your ticket Snowpiercer In a post-apocalyptic future, the Earth has frozen over after a failed climate experiment. The last survivors live on a...

Through family films, propaganda footage, and audio interviews, the story unfolds of filmmaker Jan Teunissen (1898-1975), head of the NSB Film Service during World War II, and sometimes referred to as the “Dutch Leni Riefenstahl.” A tale of wounded ego, opportunism, and manipulation—timeless themes that still resonate today. On Thursday 13 November, De Propagandist (MtMF25)...

From 10 to 21 November, the United Nations will be hosting its 30th climate conference in the Amazon region. And while indigenous peoples fight (often in vain) for a seat at the table, Movies that Matter and Pakhuis de Zwijger are screening a film about indigenous peoples’ struggle against loggers and land grabbers. Afterwards, we...

On Friday 14 November the award-winning documentary Honeyland (2019) will be screened at Filmhuis Den Haag as part of the The Hague Climate Week. The film tells the story of Hatidže, a beekeeper in a remote village in North Macedonia, who lives in harmony with nature and harvests honey according to centuries-old traditions. Buy your...

A Palestinian activist from the West Bank and an Israeli journalist join forces to shed light on the mass expulsions of Palestinian residents. On Tuesday 16 November, No Other Land (MtMF24) will be broadcast on NPO2 at 10:40 p.m., and can also be viewed on NPO Start and NPOdoc.nl. Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from...

Join the Human Rights Film Network brunch on Tuesday 18 November and get in touch with human rights film festivals from all over the world, including Movies that Matter. We are looking forward to seeing many filmmakers, producers, distributors and sales agents there. No registration required. First come, first served 🥪 Date: Tuesday 18 November, 2025 Time: 11:00 am...

On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Theater de Vaillant will be coloured orange in honour of Orange the World. Together with partners from the Schilderswijk and Transvaal neighbourhoods, they have organised a mini festival where we will open up dialogue, engage in conversation, and above all reflect on...

A forgotten struggle, a lost future. In the 1960s, it seemed that West Papua was on the path to independence. But international interests, geopolitical power struggles, and economic motives dictated otherwise. Using uniquely restored 35mm archival footage, The Promise brings this history back to life, revealing how an entire people is systematically betrayed and oppressed. On...

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring festival favourites to seventeen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In December, we will be screening the French documentary If I Die, It’ll Be of Joy by Alexis Taillant. About the Film In a world that often overlooks the power of the elderly, Micheline, Francis, and Yves lead a...