Facilitating Screenings & Networking

To raise awareness and promote discussion on human rights, Movies that Matter organises a film project in cooperation with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All Dutch embassies are given a menu of films about human rights for screenings on 10 December, International Human Rights Day.

Movies that Matter launched a film menu about human rights defenders, called the Activist Film Menu, giving a selection of film festivals in other countries the opportunity to screen the inspiring, high-quality productions of the Activist competition.

Movies that Matter supports the protagonists from the Activist documentaries during their stay at the festival with a networking and impact programme. We also offer them a stage at screenings and in the media. Even after returning from the festival, we continue to support the activists. With our Activist outreach and impact funding, we facilitate screenings in their home countries and create more awareness for the film and the activists’ work.

Movies that Matter coordinates the Human Rights Film Network (HRFN), a partnership of more than 50 independent festivals.

Do you wish to organise a human rights film event and partner up with us? Apart from the Movies that Matter Festival and its education programme we also organise film screenings throughout the Netherlands, followed by expansion programmes that take the form of introductions, debates or Q&A sessions.