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Movies that Matter Festival

From 20 to 28 March in The Hague. Check out the programme and buy your tickets now!

Films that Make Noise at PAARD

Protest films linking music and social change.

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Agenda

1 March to 31 March

On Tour: Shorts – In the Age of Vigilance

This March, Movies that Matter On Tour brings together a striking selection of short films, including a preview of two new festival shorts! From a satirical video that leads to imprisonment in Venezuela, to the looming threat of ICE in the US to sleepless nights shaped by war and global atrocities. Together, these films capture...

20 March to 28 March

Movies that Matter Festival 2026

Save the date: the next Movies that Matter Festival will take place from 20 to 28 March 2026 in The Hague. 📅 Add the festival to your calendar 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....

Magazine

From 16 April, Movies that Matter moves to a single-director structure amid financial pressure.

“For me, my activism is through my work.”

We sat down with Zippy Kimundu during IDFA 2025 to discuss her documentary Our Land, Our Freedom.

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Get to know our team, temporary colleagues and the supervisory board.

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Movies that Matter uses film to raise awareness on human rights and social justice and encourage discussion about these issues.

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