Competition

Dutch Movies Matter

The Dutch Movies Matter competition showcases Dutch documentaries by makers with gripping stories and urgent narratives, both inside and outside the Netherlands.

On the Award Night, the Dutch Movies Matter Award and €5,000 prize money will be presented to the director of the winning film. This year’s Dutch Movies Matter Night takes place on Monday 25 March and screens the documentary Als ik mijn ogen sluit: leven met de Japanse kampen by Pieter van Huystee.

Dutch Movies Matter is made possible by VEVAM, copyright organisation for directors.

Jury

Bülent Küçükerdoğan

Bülent Küçükerdoğan completed his undergraduate degree at Istanbul University, Department of French Language and Literature. He went on to do his masters degree and PHD at the same university’s Department of Radio-Television and Cinema. He has written extensively on film editing, on which he has books. He was the first head and the one of the creator of the South Eastern European Cinema Schools (SEECS). He is also the department head of the Department of Cinema and Television, Faculty of Communication at Hasan Kalyoncu University in Gaziantep/Turkey and member of Gaziantep Governorship Human Rights Commission.

Jean-Jacques Peretti

Jean-Jacques Peretti studied films and literature in France and the US. Peretti has worked many years in documentary production in companies such as Les Films d’Ici, 2nd Vague Productions, etc, before joining Sunny Side of the Doc in 2002. At Sunny Side, Peretti is in charge of the editorial line. Peretti is also working as an expert with many international festivals and markets.

Mercedes Stalenhoef

Director of Mijn grote broer, Winner of the Dutch Movies Matter Award 2023.