On Wednesday 26 March, the Movies that Matter Festival announced the winners of its 17th edition during the award ceremony at Theater Aan het Spui in The Hague.

Choice stress during the festival? We’ll help you out! Especially for this edition, we have teamed up with Omroep HUMAN, the Dutch broadcasting organization, to create a film route centered around the theme of censorship.

We asked some inspiring tastemakers for their must-see films so you can dive into the festival with the best tips and extra inspiration. Today, it’s Sia Hermanides' turn. She is a filmmaker and recently joined the Dolle Mina's. Photo: Maartje Geels.

We asked a number of inspiring tastemakers about their must-sees, so you can dive into the festival with the best tips and extra inspiration. Today, it's the turn of Nugah Shrestha, the driving force behind the popular Instagram channel @politieke_jongeren.

We asked some inspiring tastemakers about their must-sees, so that you dive into the festival with the best tips and some extra inspiration. Today it is the turn of journalist and writer Bo Hanna.

Curious about this year's in-depth programme highlights and eager to meet our guest speakers and moderators? Read on!

We asked a number of inspiring tastemakers for their must-sees, so you can dive into the festival with the best tips and some extra inspiration. Today, it's the turn of the graphic design duo Caitlin and Jana from *Glitterstudio. Here are their 5 film tips for the MtMF25. Photo: Liza Wolters.

As our programme offers so many films, we understand that it can sometimes be overwhelming for you as a visitor. To give you a helping hand, we’ve asked some well-known influencers to share which films they’re excited about at this festival.

In this film route, Stieve van Wichelen, the driving force behind the Instagram account @nederlands_indie, takes us along a number of films that have a link with Indonesia. We spoke to him about his interest in history, the start of his account and his film choices.