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Film submissions for the Movies that Matter Festival 2026 are now open.

Agenda

12 September to 21 September

Film by the Sea

Film by the Sea is the fourth-largest film festival in the Netherlands and one of the most important annual cultural events in Zeeland. From September 12th to 21st, 2025, the festival will celebrate its 26th edition, offering a wide audience the chance to enjoy over 100 films from around the world, approximately a third of...

13 September

Premiere Verhullen in Flora Filmtheater

The documentary Verhullen about Gino van Dam (JEANS) will premiere on September 13 at Flora Filmtheater in The Hague during the very first edition of The Beat presents, in collaboration with PIP The Hague and Movies that Matter. Gino van Dam (42), also known by his stage name JEANS, is a figurehead of city life...

26 September to 3 October

Netherlands Film Festival

The Netherlands Film Festival celebrates Dutch cinema from Friday 26 September to Friday 3 October 2025.  Meet and interact with filmmakers, be the first to see the latest from homegrown films and experience film, series and digital culture in a unique way. See, feel and taste the festival atmosphere in the cinemas, film theaters and...

Magazine

Podcast #3

Shermin Chavoushi and Devika Partiman discuss the documentary Writing Hawa.

Woman with grey hair on a stage with a blue glitter suit and a microphone in hand.

Margje de Koning joins the Academy

Along with Halina Reijn, among others, she has been invited to the organisation that awards the Oscars.

Education

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