The Wet’suwet’en territory, located in western Canada, is home to five different clans spread across 22,000 km². It is ‘unceded’ land, meaning it was never officially surrendered by the Indigenous people who lived there before Europeans colonised North America. The leaders of the five clans are the only ones who can decide what may or...
Facing War (winner of the Grand Jury Documentary Award) offers a unique behind the scenes look at Jens Stoltenbergs final year of leadership at NATO. With unprecedented access to NATO’s inner workings, the documentary follows Stoltenberg as he navigates high-stakes diplomacy, balancing the demands of world leaders like Biden, Macron, Zelensky, Erdoğan, and Orbán. As...
During the Movies that Matter Festival, we hope to help our audience form and refine their opinions on the complex state of the world. This starts, of course, with our films, but the festival experience extends far beyond the screen. Through various exhibitions, countless post-screening discussions, and in-depth programmes featuring a wide range of inspiring...
Queer Night is back! On Friday 27 March, we’re presenting a double bill with La Petite Derniere and The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo. Two films that move you, surprise you, and stay with you long after the credits roll. And the night doesn’t end there: DJ Calixta will close the evening in style in...
In the Meet the Activist programme the eight activist from the eight selected Activist films are introduced. A short clip about each activist is shown followed by a conversation with moderator Mirthe Frese about their work, what keeps them motivated and what the international community can do for their case. A number o...
During a recent trip to The Netherlands, Abimana Chancard made some time for a visit to the Movies that Matter office to have a chat about the IFF, which recently had its second edition from 23-27 September 2024 in Bujumbura, Burundi. We spoke about his journey, which has been both a personal and professional challenge,...
In my role as application manager, I keep on developing our website and database. Digital accessibility says something about how these digital products are made. Think of the use of colours and font size, but also of alternative texts for images or the possibility of using screen readers. If these elements are put together well,...
Every year, a small airplane takes off in Madrid to transport a hundred visitors to refugee camps in the middle of the Sahara Desert, where Sahrawi refugees have been living since their exile from the Western Sahara in 1975. It is here, in the middle of these refugee camps that film festival FiSahara takes place....
Amsterdam, 29-04-2024 Movies that Matter is committed to supporting human rights films and festivals around the world. In this series, we highlight the stories of several people involved in our international programmes to discuss their projects and the impact they are making. We spoke to María Carrión, a journalist from Spain, the co-founder of the...
Amsterdam, 12-02-2024 The work of Movies that Matter can only be made possible through the employees’ diligent commitment behind the scenes year-round. For this series we are putting one member of the Movies that Matter team in the spotlights every month. This month it is İmge Erdural, producer In-depth Programme. İmge works as a producer...