Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have a question related to Movies that Matter or the Movies that Matter Festival? We hope to answer it for you in advance. Take a look at this list of frequently asked questions, which will be updated in the run-up to the festival.

  • The Movies that Matter Festival will take place from 21 to 29 March 2025 in the Hague. The main festival venues are Filmhuis Den Haag and Theater aan het Spui.

  • Online
    General ticket sales for the Movies that Matter Festival 2025 start on Thursday 6 March at 12:00.

    If you have bought a multi ticket, you can order your tickets for the festival one day earlier, on Wednesday 5 March. The multi ticket is on sale from Monday 16 December 2024.

    Festival Box Office
    From Friday 21 March, you can also buy tickets at the festival box office in The Hague. The festival box office in the foyer of Theater aan het Spui will be open daily from 21 March to 29 March. At the festival box office, you can buy tickets for film screenings in Filmhuis Den Haag and Theater aan het Spui. Please note that it can be busy at the box office on location and arrive on time.

    Exact opening hours will be announced at a later time.

  • The programme will be announced in phases starting at the end of February. The full film programme will be available online starting Wednesday 5 March. Some more in-depth programmes may be added to the programme in the following week.

  • Our festival newspaper will be published as a supplement to the Trouw newspaper on 6 March.

  • Films that are not spoken in English or Dutch are shown with English or Dutch subtitles. It varies per film whether there are subtitles, and which language those are in. On the individual film pages you can find the spoken languages in the film and which subtitles are available. Most screenings will have English subtitles. If a screening has Dutch subtitles, a pink label in our programme overview will indicate this.

    A number of festival films will also have audio description (Earcatch / AD) and subtitles for the deaf & hard of hearing (Closed Captions) available. This is indicated by the label AD or CC next to the screening date and time. You can also filter by clicking on ‘Choose Selection’ or Earcatch (AD) or Closed Captions (CC) in the filter.

  • For promotional purposes a photographer or videographer may be present at the location and at the screening. If you do not want to be captured on camera, kindly let them know.

  • Press Pass

    The Movies that Matter Festival welcomes press professionals from the film and human rights sectors to attend and cover the event. Applications for a press pass are open until 28 February 2025.

    Multi Ticket

    Are you a professional outside the press field looking for accreditation? This year, we’re introducing something new! Instead of a traditional festival or industry accreditation, we offer a 5- or 10-multi ticket. This multi-ticket grants access to both industry programmes and the film screenings of your choice. Learn more about the multi-ticket options here.

  • Festival
    The volunteer team for the Movies that Matter Festival 2025 is now complete. Therefore, you can no longer sign up.

    On Tour
    From October to May, we organise our Movies that Matter On Tour programme in 18 theatres across the country. It is a spin-off of our festival where we screen a festival film every month, combined with an in-depth programme organised by local volunteer groups in each city. Are you interested in joining one of the volunteer groups as a committee member? Then read more here.

  • From 3 June to 1 November 2024, you can submit your fiction and documentary film for the Movies that Matter Festival 2025 (21 to 29 March in The Hague and various satellite cities). To be eligible for submission, your film must meet a number of criteria.

    The film submission is now closed.

  • Yes! Every year, around 10 people do internships within the various teams. Internships starting from September are posted on our website in the spring.

    Our current vacancies can be found here.