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Your Festival Favourites, Anytime, Anywhere
Missed a screening at the festival? Don't worry! Here are all the films that are now available to watch online. 10 April, 2025

Sarah Mpapuluu on Building a Human Rights Film Festival in Kenya from the Ground Up
Sarah Mpapuluu is the Festival Coordinator and Co-Founder behind the Under Our Skin International Film Festival on Human Rights in Kenya, which has been spotlighting powerful stories since receiving its first start-up grant from Movies that Matter in 2020. Now four editions in, the festival continues to grow as a platform for dialogue and change.

Award Winners MtMF25
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.

The Film Route of HUMAN
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.

The Film Route of Sia Hermanides (Dolle Mina)
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.

The Film Route of Nugah Shrestha
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.

The Film Route of Bo Hanna
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.

Highlights of the In-Depth Programme
Curious about this year's in-depth programme highlights and eager to meet our guest speakers and moderators? Read on!

The Film Route of *Glitterstudio
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.