Movies that Matter Industry

26/01/2024

📢 Industry professionals, accreditation is now open! We can’t wait to welcome you to The Hague in March for the hashtag .⁠
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You can apply for accreditation by signing up on our website. If you apply for a Festival or Industry Pass before February 12, you are given an early bird discount! 💡⁠
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This year’s Movies that Matter Festival – the international human rights film festival – will take place in The Hague and at satellite locations across the Netherlands from 22 to 30 March. We present more than eighty exceptional feature films, high-profile documentaries and shorts, with an extensive in-depth programme.⁠
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During the Movies that Matter Industry Days we present a line-up of workshops, panel discussions, pitches and masterclasses on film and human rights.⁠
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Read more about the different types of accreditations and the application process: https://moviesthatmatter.nl/en/festival/accreditation/

05/01/2024

📣 Reminder: the deadline to apply for the upcoming edition of Cinema without Borders at the is coming up: Sunday 7 January!

Apply now ➡️ https://moviesthatmatter.nl/en/international/cinema-without-borders/

🌎 Cinema without Borders is back and we are looking for participants!⁠
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The next edition of our workshop and networking programme for human rights film festival organisers will take place during the Movies that Matter Festival 2024 in The Hague, The Netherlands 🇳🇱⁠
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From 23 – 27 March 2024 we will bring together starting and more experienced film festival professionals from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. ⁠
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Participants will gain practical knowledge and get fresh ideas and possibilities to strengthen their network. By exchanging experiences and best practices, participants are inspired and assisted to further develop their own festival. The interactive workshops (in English) will address various aspects of organising a human rights film festival, such as programming films and organising debates, fundraising, impact strategies, promotion and reaching new audiences 🎬📊⁠
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We will select a maximum of 15 qualified participants from the field of cinema and human rights, who preferably already have some experience in organising at least one socially engaged film event/festival. A relationship to a non-profit organisation is a requirement for participation. ⁠
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There is no participation fee, costs for travel and lodging will be covered. We expect participants to be available for all five days of the programme.⁠ ⁠
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✏️ Applications are welcome until Sunday 7 January 2024. More information: moviesthatmatter.nl/en/international/cinema-without-borders/
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💬 ”Everything about the Cinema without Borders programme was incredible! The workshop was well-structured and informative, with a great range of topics and perspectives. The time schedule was well-balanced, and the organizers did an excellent job of providing networking opportunities for participants. I would highly recommend this programme to anyone who is interested in international cinema and social issues. Keep up the great work!” – one of the participants of last year’s programme.

06/12/2023

🌎 Cinema without Borders is back and we are looking for participants!⁠
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The next edition of our workshop and networking programme for human rights film festival organisers will take place during the Movies that Matter Festival 2024 in The Hague, The Netherlands 🇳🇱⁠
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From 23 – 27 March 2024 we will bring together starting and more experienced film festival professionals from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. ⁠
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Participants will gain practical knowledge and get fresh ideas and possibilities to strengthen their network. By exchanging experiences and best practices, participants are inspired and assisted to further develop their own festival. The interactive workshops (in English) will address various aspects of organising a human rights film festival, such as programming films and organising debates, fundraising, impact strategies, promotion and reaching new audiences 🎬📊⁠
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We will select a maximum of 15 qualified participants from the field of cinema and human rights, who preferably already have some experience in organising at least one socially engaged film event/festival. A relationship to a non-profit organisation is a requirement for participation. ⁠
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There is no participation fee, costs for travel and lodging will be covered. We expect participants to be available for all five days of the programme.⁠ ⁠
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✏️ Applications are welcome until Sunday 7 January 2024. More information: moviesthatmatter.nl/en/international/cinema-without-borders/
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💬 ”Everything about the Cinema without Borders programme was incredible! The workshop was well-structured and informative, with a great range of topics and perspectives. The time schedule was well-balanced, and the organizers did an excellent job of providing networking opportunities for participants. I would highly recommend this programme to anyone who is interested in international cinema and social issues. Keep up the great work!” – one of the participants of last year’s programme.

30/11/2023

Do you want to develop the impact goals and strategies for your documentary? We are looking for projects to participate in our Take on Film & Impact programme in March 2024.

19/07/2023

🌎 Cinema without Borders is back and we are looking for participants!
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The next edition of our workshop and networking programme for human rights film festival organisers will take place in...📍🇧🇫 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

From 10 – 14 December 2023 we will bring together novice and more experienced film festival professionals from West Africa.⁠
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Participants will gain practical knowledge and get fresh ideas and possibilities to strengthen their network. By exchanging experiences and best practices, participants are inspired and assisted to further develop their own festival. The interactive workshops will address various aspects of organising a human rights film festival, such as programming films and organising debates, fundraising, impact strategies, promotion and reaching new audiences 🎬📊⁠
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For this edition, we invite participants from 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇬🇦 Gabon, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇸🇳Senegal and 🇹🇬 Togo to apply.⁠
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There is no participation fee, costs for travel and lodging will be covered. We expect participants to be available for all five days of the programme.⁠ The major part of the workshop programme will be in French.
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✏️ Applications are welcome until Sunday 17 September. We accept application forms in both French and English.
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Cinema without Borders: West Africa is organised in partnership with the Festival Ciné Droit Libre and Semfilms.

The five-day workshop and networking programme on how to organise a human rights film festival or mobile cinema project will take place from 10 - 14 December in Burkina Faso.

27/06/2023

📣⁠⁠ Call for Proposals: Apply for Funding
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Besides organising our own festival and events, we also support other festivals, events, or mobile film projects that stimulate discussion on human rights or social justice. ⁠
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Are you organising such an event and still looking for funding? The second round of our grant programme has just opened. We invite you to apply to give your project the boost it needs! ⁠
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Since 2007, we supported over 250 projects in 70 different countries for a grant total of 1,5 million euros. With these projects more than a million people were reached.⁠
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We offer a 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 for new human rights film events and an 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 for existing events that want to increase their impact or want to add new activities to their programmes. These events can take various forms, such as human rights film festivals, LGBTQI film festivals and mobile cinema projects.⁠⁠
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🔗 See if your project meets the basic criteria for funding and make sure to submit your proposal by 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 at the latest: bit.ly/MtM_Grant_2023
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📸: Saigon Experimental, one of our supported projects from 2022

01/05/2023

We are delighted to partner with again this year and to be in the company of such great film festivals!

Our Artistic Director Margje de Koning and Senior Film Programmer Maarten Stoltz will attend Festival de Cannes from 17 May - 24 May. See you there 👋

🔍 is proud to partner with 13 of the finest documentary film festivals out there for this year’s edition! 🤩

Please welcome:
▶ AJB DOC Film Festival
▶ CPH:DOX
▶ DMZ International Documentary Film Festival
▶ DocuDays UA (Міжнародний фестиваль документального кіно про права людини Docudays UA)
▶ DOK Leipzig
▶ Dokufest
▶ É Tudo Verdade / It's All True
▶ Festival dei Popoli
▶ Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
▶ Movies that Matter
▶ Forum RIDM (Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal)
▶ Visions du Réel International Film Festival
▶ ZINEBI – International Festival of Documentary

Find out more about these incredible festivals and come meet them in Cannes! More info 👉 https://bit.ly/40NJaqo

25/04/2023

💬 INTERVIEW | Hicham Falah (FIDADOC)⁠
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In addition to the annual festival in The Hague, Movies that Matter is also committed to supporting human rights films and festivals abroad.⁠ In this new interview series, we talk to several people worldwide involved in our international programmes about their projects and the impact they are making. ⁠
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We kick off with Hicham Falah, director of human rights film festival Festival International de film Documentaire d'Agadir - Fidadoc, Morocco's oldest documentary festival! We spoke with him about his travelling project, called Triq Cinima ('The Road of Cinema'), which received a 'start-up grant' from Movies that Matter in 2021 🚌🎬⁠
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🖊️ Read the full interview by Louisa Bergsma: bit.ly/3oy7SxC
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Are you organising film events on human rights and still looking for funding? The first round of this year's grant programme is open for project proposals until this coming Sunday. Read the criteria and apply now via: bit.ly/MtM_Grant_2023

17/04/2023

📣🗓️ The deadline for submitting project proposals for our grant programme is coming up: Sunday 30 April 2023.

Are you organising film festivals, mobile cinema projects or other film screenings to stimulate the discussion on human rights or social justice? And are you still looking for funding? Apply for a grant!

See the website for more information about the two types of grants, selection criteria and how to apply ➡️ bit.ly/MtM-Grant

📸: Fragments and Memories - Human Rights Film Festival of Honduras

28/02/2023

📢 Industry professionals, accreditation is now open! We can’t wait to welcome you to The Hague next month for the .

You can apply for accreditation by completing the accreditation form before 8 March. More information on different types of accreditation and access can be found via: moviesthatmatter.nl/accreditation/

This year’s Movies that Matter Festival – the international human rights film festival – will take place in The Hague and at satellite locations across the Netherlands from 24 March to 1 April. We present more than eighty exceptional feature films, high-profile documentaries and shorts, with an extensive in-depth programme.

During the Movies that Matter Industry Days (25 – 29 March) we present a line-up of workshops, panel discussions, pitches and masterclasses on film and human rights. Check out the overview: moviesthatmatter.nl/en/festival/industry/industry-timetable/