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On Tour: Facing War

Award winning documentary with a unique inside look at NATO’s leadership.

Agenda

1 October to 31 October

On Tour: Facing War

With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring festival favourites to seventeen cinemas throughout the Netherlands. In October, we kick off the new season with the documentary Facing War, winner of the Grand Jury Documentary Award at the Movies that Matter Festival 2025. See all screening dates About the Film A political documentary with a...

23 October

Now in Cinemas: Red Path

Mghila Mountain, Tunisia, November 2015. When jihadists attack two young shepherds, 13-year-old Achraf is forced to bring a gruesome message to the villagers. Traumatized and trying not to lose his mind, Achraf needs to stand strong, confronted with the helplessness of his elders, themselves abandoned by the authorities.   In the harsh landscape of Tunisian...

30 October to 9 November

Imagine Fantastic Film Festival

Imagine is the largest film festival for Fantastic film in the Netherlands, showcasing the best in fantasy, horror, sci-fi and everything in between. Imagine is all about the imagination. They believe dreaming big is best, because Weird Is Wonderful. Each year, they try to challenge our audience to use their imagination to fantasise about the...

Magazine

Beyond the Screen

Elias Maeda discusses the impact of the Sauti Zetu Film Festival in Tanzania.

Podcast #3

Shermin Chavoushi and Devika Partiman talk about the documentary Writing Hawa.

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