Do you have a question regarding the festival? We hope to be able to answer it for you. Take a look at this list of frequently asked questions.The list of frequently asked questions will be supplemented in the run-up to the festival.
If your question is not listed below, you can also ask questions via the icon on the bottom left of your browser window or send an email to info@moviesthatmatter.nl. For questions about ticket sales, please email tickets@moviesthatmatter.nl.
Do you have other questions? We have more FAQs and information available:
The Movies that Matter Festival 2023 will take place from Friday 24 March to Saturday 1 April 2023 in The Hague and satellite locations.
The Hague
The festival takes place in The Hague at:
Filmhuis Den Haag – Spui 191
Theater aan het Spui – Spui 187
Pathé Buitenhof – Buitenhof 20
Theater en Filmhuis Dakota – Zuidlarenstraat 57
De Nieuwe Regentes – Weimarstraat 63
Satellietlocaties
A festival programme will also be presented at various satellite locations across the country:
Alkmaar – Filmhuis Alkmaar
Amersfoort – De Lieve Vrouw
Arnhem – Focus Filmtheater
Den Bosch – Verkadefabriek
Leeuwarden – Slieker, Stadsklooster Jabixhûs
Maastricht – Lumière
Vlissingen – CineCity XL
Utrecht – Louis Hartloper Complex
Online
A small selection of festival films can also be watched online on demand via Picl throughout the festival period. View the selection via the programme overview under the ‘On Demand’ tab.
Online ticket sales start on Thursday 9 March. From Friday 24 March, you can also buy tickets at the festival box office in The Hague.
The full film programme will be announced at the start of ticket sales on Thursday 9 March. Some Q&As and talks may still be added to the programme in the following week.
Almost all Movies that Matter movies are screened either with English or Dutch subtitles. The individual film pages state the spoken language(s) of the film and whether/which subtitles are available.
The available subtitles are also indicated in our programme overview and you can filter on this in the ‘Screenings & Events’ tab.
Audio description (via Earcatch) and subtitles for the deaf & hard of hearing (via Subcatch) are available for a number of festival films. See the overview here.
You can download the latest version of the timetable (PDF) for The Hague here. Keep track of the programme on the website for the most up-to-date information.
In the programme overview, under ‘Screenings & Events’ you can also filter by date and location, among other things, to put together your programme.
The Movies that Matter Festival welcomes press and professionals from the film and human rights sector across the globe to attend the festival. From 24 February, you can apply for accreditation for the Movies that Matter Festival 2023. Read more.
Registration for volunteers has now closed. We hope to welcome you to volunteer at MtMF24 next year!
From June 1st until 19th November 2023, you can submit your fiction and documentary film for the Movies that Matter Festival 2024. Read more about submitting films here.
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