Film submissions for the Movies that Matter Festival 2026 are open from Sunday 1 June.
Agenda
1 May to 31 May
On Tour: Flophouse America
With Movies that Matter On Tour, we bring our favourite films to seventeen film theatres across the Netherlands. In May, we are screening Monica Strømdahl’s documentary Flophouse America. Due to the severe housing crisis in the U.S., many families are forced to live in rundown, low-cost hotels known as Flophouse hotels. Director, Monica Strømdahl, has...
29 May to 4 June
Now in Cinemas: The Garden of Earthly Delights
In the stormy slums of an Asian metropolis, 11-year-old Ginto fights for survival, dignity, and freedom. He dismisses his sister’s concerns—better to be a gangster than to scavenge from rubbish bins. As he grapples with his blossoming sexuality, identity and feelings for another boy, his path crosses that of Dutch tourist Michael. A harrowing world...
5 June to 11 June
Now in Cinemas: Tussen Wal en Schip – Geruisloos Indisch
Three third-generation Dutch-Indonesian youngsters bring their grandparents back to the Lloydkade, where they arrived some 75 years ago during the repatriation from the former Dutch East Indies. As the last witnesses recount the crossing, their story is transmitted to the new generation through reconstructions, shadow play and projections on the quay walls. What does it...
