This year too, work by well-known and debuting directors will be screened. The films fit in with Eye's screening and collection policy, which pays a lot of attention to emerging makers from all parts of the world, new work by renowned film authors and sometimes 'forgotten' makers.
Every summer
Previously Unreleased
still Blue Sun Palace (Constance Tsang, US 2024)
Apparently, none of these films warranted a standard Dutch cinematic release. Eye will now screen them as part of Previously Unreleased. They will be shown daily, for at least a week in Amsterdam (Eye, De FilmHallen) and will screen at cinemas across the country from the summer onwards.
Screened at prominent national and international festivals, yet never released in Dutch cinemas. Quite unjustly so, Eye Filmmuseum thinks, and so it has once again brought an exceptional selection of films from international festivals to the Netherlands.
still Magellan (Lav Diaz, PH/ES/PT/FR/TW 2025)
still The Watermelon Woman (Cheryl Dunye, US 1996)
Queer Power
Previously Unreleased 2026 kicks off on 25 June with Cheryl Dunye's restored underground queer classic The Watermelon Woman. Four of this year's Previously Unreleased titles are part of the Queer Power summer programme. The programme includes recent films by Orian Yani Barki & Meriem Bennani (Bouchra) and Giovanni Tortorici (Diciannove).
still Peak Season (Steven Kanter & Henry Loevner, US 2023)
Eye Film Player
Titles from previous editions can already be seen on Eye Film Player. A number of titles from the 2026 edition can also be viewed on demand on Eye Film Player and Picl three weeks after release.
still Bouchra (Orian Yani Barki & Meriem Bennani, US/IT/MA 2025)
still Kontinental ‘25 (Radu Jude, RO/CH/LU/BR/GB 2025)
Previously Unreleased
The selected titles can also be seen in film theatres around the country. Three weeks after the cinema release, a number of films be available to watch on Eye Film Player.
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still The Portugese House (Avelina Prat, PT/ES 2025)
still Diciannove (Giovanni Tortorici, IT/GB 2024)
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