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Below you can find all films, VR-screenings, and other shows that are playing in Eye now or soon.

All films

Now and soon in Eye

still from The Life of an Agent (Gábor Zsigmond Papp, HU 2004)
still from The Life of an Agent (Gábor Zsigmond Papp, HU 2004)

#3: Human Rights Film Festival

Lecture by Oksana Sarkisova (director of Verzio) paired with screening of The Life of an Agent (Gabor Papp, 2004)

still from Färg mot fascismen! (Color Against Fascism!) (Leonardo Céspedes, Peter Lund & Kaj Mattson, SE 1978)
still from Färg mot fascismen! (Color Against Fascism!) (Leonardo Céspedes, Peter Lund & Kaj Mattson, SE 1978)

#4: Chilean Exile Films

Lecture by José Miguel Palacios paired with screening of compilation of Chilean Exile films.

except from the poster of Bachchan: Back to the Beginning
except from the poster of Bachchan: Back to the Beginning

#5: Film Heritage in India

Lecture by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur on Film Heritage Foundation and screening of film of Amitabh Bachchan.

still from Waar de ratten koning zijn (Barbara den Uyl, NL 1985)
still from Waar de ratten koning zijn (Barbara den Uyl, NL 1985)

#6: Dutch Film in the 70s and 80s

Lecture by Rommy Albers and former Eye trainees Carolina Battaglini and Martine Bouw and screening of Waar de ratten koning zijn (1985, Barbara den Uyl).

Rene Daalder
Rene Daalder

A Tribute to René Daalder

An afternoon dedicated to the work of René Daalder, who passed away in 2019: an idiosyncratic filmmaker and pioneer of the digital age.

still from Aftersun (Charlotte Wells, GB 2022)
still from Aftersun (Charlotte Wells, GB 2022)

Aftersun

Moving coming-of-age drama in which reminiscences of an ostensibly care-free summer bring a bitter truth to light.

still from Alma Viva (Christèle Alves Meira, PT/FR/BE 2023)
still from Alma Viva (Christèle Alves Meira, PT/FR/BE 2023)

Alma Viva

Filmmaker Cristèle Alves Meira’s fiction feature debut is a powerful portrait of a grandmother-granddaughter relationship in a Portuguese mountain village, with a magical-realist undertone.

still from Almacita di desolato (Felix de Rooy, NL 1986)
still from Almacita di desolato (Felix de Rooy, NL 1986)

Almacita di desolato

Curaçao filmmakers Norman de Palm and Felix de Rooy returned to their native soil. The story is rooted in local myths that award a major role to curses and spirits.

Ammodo Docs

The festive launch of Ammodo Docs, a new series of short documentaries featuring original thinkers. See the world through the eyes of groundbreaking artists and scientists.

Animation Pub Quiz

So you think you're an animation buff? Let's put it to the test in Kaboom's first ever Animation Pub Quiz.

still from Aurora’s Sunrise (Inna Sahakyan, DE/AM/LT 2022)
still from Aurora’s Sunrise (Inna Sahakyan, DE/AM/LT 2022)

Aurora's Sunrise

Hollywood actress Aurora Mardiganian survived the Armenian genocide as a young teenager. This animated documentary reconstructs her astonishing odyssey.

still from Ava & Gabriel - Un Historia di Amor (Felix de Rooy, NL 1990)
still from Ava & Gabriel - Un Historia di Amor (Felix de Rooy, NL 1990)

Ava & Gabriel – Un historia di amor

In 1948, a painter working on Curaçao selects an Afro-Caribbean teacher as his model for the Virgin Mary causing a massive ruckus. Winner of a Golden Calf at the Netherlands Film Festival.

Award Party Amsterdam

Kaboom goes out with a bang!

Barbara Meter – Nachtlicht + Bis an den Himmel und noch viel mehr

Two short films in which Barbara Meter evokes memories: of her father, deported by the Nazis to the Eastern Front, and of her first love.

Best of Kaboom Animation Festival 2023

Experience the award-winning shorts of Kaboom 2023!

Bibi Seshanbe

Different generations of Uzbek women carry out day-to-day activities: both ritual and domestic, full of intimate moments.

still from Blind Chance (Krzysztof Kieslowski, PL 1981)
still from Blind Chance (Krzysztof Kieslowski, PL 1981)

Blind Chance

Kieslowski’s early masterpiece shows us three alternate outcomes for the life of a medical student that are determined by chance.

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

A giant talkative frog casually reciting Nietzsche, Joseph Conrad and Ernest Hemingway sets out to save Tokyo from a massive worm with the help of a schizophrenic bank employee whose co-worker is trying to cope with his frustrated wife and his stray cat.

still from Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Pierre Földes, FR/CA/NL/LU 2022)
still from Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Pierre Földes, FR/CA/NL/LU 2022)

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Delicate, enchanting animated film based on stories by Haruki Murakami featuring a talkative frog, a shy accountant and a melancholy man.

still from Boka Sarantonio (Pacheco Domacasse, NL 1985)
still from Boka Sarantonio (Pacheco Domacasse, NL 1985)

Boka Sarantonio

Magical tale of a small fishing community on Curaçao where the population turn against an intruder and try to take her out using ‘brua’ (malevolent magic).

Bonkers Shorts

Strap in, because the safety is off ... Welcome to the world of weird, WTF, whacky, and sfjqslfjlmqzjflksjflqj (even our keyboard is out of control).

still from Boy Ecury (Frans Weisz, NL 2003)
still from Boy Ecury (Frans Weisz, NL 2003)

Boy Ecury

Eye has a programme dedicated to Felix de Rooy, film and theatre maker as well as actor. In this made-for-TV film he plays Dundun Ecory, the father of an Antillean young man who joined the resistance.

still from Bratan (Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, SU 1991)
still from Bratan (Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, SU 1991)

Bratan

In this charming tragi-comedy, two brothers traverse Central Asia aboard a rickety goods train on route to their father, hoping for a better life.

still from Buladó (Eché Janga, NL/CW 2020)
still from Buladó (Eché Janga, NL/CW 2020)

Buladó

A magical-realistic and affectionate family history from Curaçao. The independent Kenza is determined to find her own way between her rational father and her spiritual grandfather.

still from Burning Days (Emin Alper, TR/NL/DE/FR/GR 2022)
still from Burning Days (Emin Alper, TR/NL/DE/FR/GR 2022)

Burning Days

Both film noir and anti-homophobic parable: in Burning Days public prosecutor Emre investigates an environmental scandal and a rape, deep in the Turkish provinces.

still from Cairo Conspiracy (Tarik Saleh, SE 2022)
still from Cairo Conspiracy (Tarik Saleh, SE 2022)

Cairo Conspiracy

Spy thriller in which a student becomes embroiled in a power struggle between Egypt’s political and religious elites.

Canadian Shorts 1

A short film salute to Canadian animation.

Canadian Shorts 2

A short film salute to Canadian animation.

Canadian Shorts 3

A short film salute to Canadian animation.

still from Chilla (40 Days of Silence) (Saodat Ismailova, FR/DE/NL/UZ 2014)
still from Chilla (40 Days of Silence) (Saodat Ismailova, FR/DE/NL/UZ 2014)

Chilla

Captivating footage of a spiritual inner journey. Saodat Ismailova paints a poetic portrait of a young Uzbek woman taking a 40-day vow of silence whilst waiting for her lover.

Cine-Concert: Money for Your Whale

What does animation sound like? Travel into the world of Money For Your Whale with improvised live music and interactive drawing by Sjaak Rood.

Cinema Petit (3+)

Truly charming cinema for the littlest ones.

still from Dodu - The Cardboard Boy (José Miguel Ribeiro, PT 2010)
still from Dodu - The Cardboard Boy (José Miguel Ribeiro, PT 2010)

Cinemini: In een bootje van papier

Will you join us at Cinemini on a boat trip?

Cinemini: Mijn moeder is een vliegtuig

A dreamy film about a very special mother; a mother who's an airplane!

Commissioned Shorts

Help, I need an animator! These shorts may have been commissioned by companies and initiatives, but oh my, they are truly original.

Conqueer the World

A celebration and exploration of queerness in animation. In collaboration with Queer Film Festival Utrecht.

still from Dalva (Emmanuelle Nicot, BE 2022)
still from Dalva (Emmanuelle Nicot, BE 2022)

Dalva

Devastating directorial debut about a 12-year-old girl who dresses as an adult woman. Universally praised for its subtle treatment of a shocking subject.

still from De Acht Bergen (Felix van Groeningen, IT/BE/FR 2022)
still from De Acht Bergen (Felix van Groeningen, IT/BE/FR 2022)

De Acht Bergen

Bruno and Pietro are united by their love of the mountains, even though they are taking very different paths. This adaptation of a best-selling novel won the Jury Prize in Cannes.

still from Desiree (Felix de Rooy, NL 1984)
still from Desiree (Felix de Rooy, NL 1984)

Desiree

De Rooy’s 'black cinema' debut about a lonely woman who falls into a cult’s clutches. No budget production delves into her family traumas using flashbacks.

still from Dicht bij Vermeer (Suzanne Raes, NL 2023)
still from Dicht bij Vermeer (Suzanne Raes, NL 2023)

Dicht bij Vermeer

Raes follows the curators and others involved in putting together the huge Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum. A film about the anatomy of a genius.

Eye on Sound: Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) (Lotte Reiniger, DE 1926)
Eye on Sound: Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed (The Adventures of Prince Achmed) (Lotte Reiniger, DE 1926)

Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed

The first ever feature-length animated film, by Lotte Reininger, is based on the enchanting tales from The Thousand and One Nights. With live music.

still from Die Middag (Nafiss Nia, NL 2023)
still from Die Middag (Nafiss Nia, NL 2023)

Die middag

Cleverly directed, intimate play full of verbal fireworks between a young woman who has fled from Iran and the man who refuses to take her in.

Dutch Shorts 1: Be Gone, Issues

Sometimes we tend to forget what is closest to us. Right here, in the Netherlands, there is an abundance of talent. Have faith, trust us and discover the best of Dutch animation.

Dutch Shorts 2: The Great Melting Pot

Sometimes we tend to forget what is closest to us. Right here, in the Netherlands, there is an abundance of talent. Have faith, trust us and discover the best of Dutch animation.

still from Empire of Light (Sam Mendes, GB/US 2022)
still from Empire of Light (Sam Mendes, GB/US 2022)

Empire of Light

Young Afro-Caribbean man and an older, female cinema manager find each other in this lush, semi-autobiographical film by Bond director Sam Mendes.

still from EO (Jerzy Skolimowski, PL/IT 2022)
still from EO (Jerzy Skolimowski, PL/IT 2022)

EO

Visually stunning film about the travels of the wandering donkey Eo. Everywhere he experiences equal parts cruelty and kindness, captivity and freedom.

still from Estación Catorce (Diana Cardozo, MX 2021)
still from Estación Catorce (Diana Cardozo, MX 2021)

Estácion Catorce

The adult world seen through the eyes of the 7-year-old Luis who lives in a Mexican village scarred by drug violence. Diana Cardozo’s fourth film.

Everything Everywhere Perfect All at Once

A critical look into our society's obsession with perfection in everything and everyone.

Eye Filmmuseum © Mark Hadden, 2021
© Mark Hadden

Eye Filmmuseum is gesloten op 27 april 2023

Eye Filmmuseum will be closed on Thursday 27 April due to King's Day. We hope to welcome you again soon!

Eye on Sound: Fallen (Gregory Hoblit, US 1998)
Eye on Sound: Fallen (Gregory Hoblit, US 1998)

Fallen

What if the demon can’t be stopped? Occult thriller with a stellar cast – Denzel Washington, John Goodman – and an evocative score by composer Tan Dun.

Filmmakers Talk

Meet your filmmaking heroes.

Focus on Queer Anime: Classmates

Classmates is the romantic feature debut by Shouko Nakamura and is told in a series of vignettes.

Games Amsterdam

Is it "Game on!" or "Would you like to continue?" Visit our otherworldy gaming area for n00bs and l33ts alike.

still from Godland (Hlynur Pálmason, IS/DK 2022)
still from Godland (Hlynur Pálmason, IS/DK 2022)

Godland

A Danish priest gradually loses his grip on his mission in the vast majestic Icelandic landscape that is so cold and hostile.

still from Goodbye Stranger (Aaron Rookus, NL 2022)
still from Goodbye Stranger (Aaron Rookus, NL 2022)

Goodbye Stranger

Aaron Rookus’ feature debut stars Martijn Lakemeier (Oorlogswinter) as Paul, a ‘playlist curator’ with a streaming service whose world is suddenly shaken to its core.

Goodbye, Don Glees!

“That day, I thought our summer would go on forever.

Eye on Sound: Hero (Yimou Zhang, CN 2002)
Eye on Sound: Hero (Yimou Zhang, CN 2002)

Hero

Chinese maestro Zhang Yimou filmed the epic story of a nameless warrior who defeats three formidable martial arts masters. With a score by composer Tan Dun.

still from Het theater van het geheugen (Kees Hin, NL 1982)
still from Het theater van het geheugen (Kees Hin, NL 1982)

Het theater van het geheugen

Kees Hin’s exceptional project about German refugees who fled to the Netherlands in the 1930s. Viewable once more thanks to Eye’s digital restoration.

In Pursuit of Pleasure

An interactive programme about connecting with your sensuality, feeling yourself, and about not giving a f*ck.

Inu-Oh

"This is a story that took place here some 600 years ago.

still from Inu-oh (Masaaki Yuasa, JP/CN 2022)
still from Inu-oh (Masaaki Yuasa, JP/CN 2022)

Inu-oh

Master animator Masaaki Yuasa intentionally crashes anachronistic Noh theatre and rock culture together in this tale of two outcasts and artists in 14th-century Japan.

still from Aral, Fishing in an Invisible Sea (Carlos Casas & Saodat Ismailova, UZ/IT 2004)
still from Aral, Fishing in an Invisible Sea (Carlos Casas & Saodat Ismailova, UZ/IT 2004)

Invisible Sea: The Aral Sea in Cinema

Throughout history, the Aral Sea has been a backdrop to films. The starting point for this programme is the documentary Aral. Fishing in an Invisible Sea.

still from Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, GB 1964)
still from Goldfinger (Guy Hamilton, GB 1964)

James Bond Night

‘Casino Royale’, the first James Bond novel was published 70 years ago. Tonight, in celebration of that fact, Eye will screen Goldfinger (4K), one of the best early Bond films.

still from Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (Spike Lee, US 1983)
still from Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (Spike Lee, US 1983)

Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads

Spike Lee’s graduate school thesis film is set in the graffiti-covered Brooklyn. Zack Homer takes over a local barbershop after his boss’s violent death.

still from Jour de fête (Jacques Tati, FR 1949)
still from Jour de fête (Jacques Tati, FR 1949)

Jour de fête

Full of visual jokes, this classic about a fussy postman is at the same time a nostalgic look at French village life.

still from Joyland (Saim Sadiq, PK 2022)
still from Joyland (Saim Sadiq, PK 2022)

Joyland

The first Pakistani film for a wide audience with an explicit LGBTQ theme is a nuanced tragicomedy about struggling with traditional values and standards.

still from Just 6.5 (Saeed Roustayi, IR 2019)
still from Just 6.5 (Saeed Roustayi, IR 2019)

Just 6.5

An explosive and trenchant Iranian film that takes us straight to the heart of a massive police investigation into drug mogul Nasser.

KABK – Moebius TV

Students of the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague want to confront today’s emphasis on authenticity, the question of ‘Who Speaks’ plus the sensitive topic of appropriation

Kaboom Classics: Dollywood

Dollywood, the legendary Dutch stop-motion studio

Kaboom x Omroep Zwart: Dads' Talk

We all want to be the greatest parent who ever lived, don't we. A panel discussion + shorts about the struggles of being a father.

still from Klondike (Maryna Er Gorbach, UA/TR 2022)
still from Klondike (Maryna Er Gorbach, UA/TR 2022)

Klondike

A piece of the wreckage from the plane MH17 lies on land belonging to Ukrainian Irka and Tolik’s farm. A terrifying, slightly absurdist story showing the war from the inside.

still from Knor (Mascha Halberstad, NL/BE 2022)
still from Knor (Mascha Halberstad, NL/BE 2022)

Knor

A pig becomes a pet in this stop-motion animated film that isn’t just for kids – and isn’t all sweetness.

still from Koning Worst (Mascha Halberstad, NL 2022)
still from Koning Worst (Mascha Halberstad, NL 2022)

Koning Worst

Great prequel to Knor. When butcher Tuitjes enters a competition with his Italian competitor Smakkerelli, the previously peaceful village of Moppel is turned upside down.

still from Kung Fu Leeuw (Froukje Tan, NL 2022)
still from Kung Fu Leeuw (Froukje Tan, NL 2022)

Kung Fu Leeuw

14-year-old Jimmy is one of the best kung fu students at his school. When he is not chosen to dance in the lion’s head, he decides to regain his rightful place.

still from La maman et la putain (Jean Eustache, 1973)
still from La maman et la putain (Jean Eustache, 1973)

La maman et la putain

La maman et la putain has been called ‘the last great nouvelle vague film’; this portrayal of the sexual revolution of the seventies caused a scandal on its release.

LEI – Seeing sound

Artists and filmmakers will guide you on an aural adventure through foley art, sound recordings, sound design, and sign language.

still from Leila's Brothers (Saeed Roustayi, IR 2022)
still from Leila's Brothers (Saeed Roustayi, IR 2022)

Leila's Brothers

Family drama in which enterprising Leila, the 40-year-old sister of four unemployed brothers, comes up with a plan to earn money in poverty-stricken, corrupt Iran.

still from Love Dog (Bianca Lucas, PL/MX/US 2022)
still from Love Dog (Bianca Lucas, PL/MX/US 2022)

Love Dog

John will confront not only his own repressed trauma, but that of a society grieving dying American myths. Best First Feature – Special Mention in Locarno.

still from Love Life (Kôji Fukada, JP 2022)
still from Love Life (Kôji Fukada, JP 2022)

Love Life

A family struggles to deal with the loss of a child in this modest but compelling drama about grief.

still from Man Follows Birds (Ali Khamrayev, SU 1975)
still from Man Follows Birds (Ali Khamrayev, SU 1975)

Man Follows Birds

Mystical film about a boy subjected to a merciless upbringing in timeless Uzbekistan. Stylistic highlight replete with extatically coloured landscapes.

still from Mascotte (Remy van Heugten, NL 2021)
still from Mascotte (Remy van Heugten, NL 2021)

Mascotte

What happens when you believe capitalism solves everything and happiness is for the beautiful? You end up with Jerry. And Jerry is angry. A surreal warning.

Masterclass: We Lost Our Human

Get an exclusive sneak peek of the upcoming Netflix interactive special, 'We Lost Our Human'.

still from Mes petites amoureuses (Jean Eustache, FR 1974)
still from Mes petites amoureuses (Jean Eustache, FR 1974)

Mes petites amoureuses

Unavailable for many years and now digitally restored: Mes petites amoureuses is an idiosyncratic coming-of-age story about adolescent Daniel and provincial life in the South of France.

still from Metronom (Alexandru Belc, RO 2022)
still from Metronom (Alexandru Belc, RO 2022)

Metronom

Alexandru Belc’s feature film debut follows 17-year-old Ana and her friends in the totalitarian Ceauşescu regime during the 1970s; the repression is intensely palpable.

MIVC – Knowingly, Unknowingly

The process of artistic creation proved a tool of liberation for students of The Master Institute of Visual Cultures (MIVC).

My Love Affair with Marriage

"Marriage is your destiny.

Nayola

"No one really comes back from the war.

New Directions

A programme giving a voice to artists from places where new and incredibly exciting things are happening in the animation industry.

still from No Bears (Jafar Panahi, IR 2022)
still from No Bears (Jafar Panahi, IR 2022)

No Bears

Director Jafar Panahi, who was sentenced to a six-year prison term in 2022, plays himself in a film about film as well as Iran’s complex reality.

still from No Dogs or Italians Allowed (Alain Ughetto, FR/IT 2022)
still from No Dogs or Italians Allowed (Alain Ughetto, FR/IT 2022)

No Dogs or Italians Allowed

Ughetto has created an inventive stop-motion animation about the lives of his forebears, immigrants from the once poverty-stricken Piemonte, a mountainous region in the north-west of Italy.

still from Nummer achttien (Guido van der Werve, NL 2022)
still from Nummer achttien (Guido van der Werve, NL 2022)

Nummer Achttien

After a serious road traffic accident, video artist Guido van der Werve examined himself with astoundingly intimate results.

still from Onder het maaiveld (Mark Verkerk, NL 2022)
still from Onder het maaiveld (Mark Verkerk, NL 2022)

Onder het maaiveld

From the makers of De Nieuwe Wildernis: a documentary about the fascinating world below our feet and the role of micro-organisms in ecologically responsible agriculture.

still from Onder het maaiveld (Mark Verkerk, NL 2022)
still from Onder het maaiveld (Mark Verkerk, NL 2022)

Onder het maaiveld junior

Go on an adventure and discover the wonders of the subsoil. It’s more than just earth. It’s full of life!

Opening Kaboom Animation Festival Amsterdam: Nayola

Highlighting the importance of untold stories, Kaboom 2023 opens with José Miguel Ribeiro's Nayola, an intergeneration story of three women from the same family whose lives have been torn apart by Angola's deathly civil war.

portrait Felix de Rooy (© Vincent Jong Tjien Fa)
© Vincent Jong Tjien Fa

Openingsavond Felix de Rooy

Opening evening of the programme celebrating polymath Felix de Rooy: film and theatre director, actor and artist, with a screening of De Rooy’s second fiction feature Almacita di desolato.

Panel: Representation of Queerness in Animation

A panel talk on the representation of queerness in animation. In collaboration with Queer Film Festival Utrecht.

Perfect Blue

Since its release in 1997, Satoshi Kon's tense debut feature Perfect Blue has grown into one of the most influential anime films of all time, even tempting filmmakers like Darren Aronofsky and Christopher Nolan to just copy bits and pieces of it.

Perfect Perversion - Animated Ads on 35mm Film

How perfect can the most perverse of films be? A wild programme of the films you love to hate: commercials!

Piet Zwart Institute – (A) Questionnaire

Is the nation the incarnation of the penis? What can you do? Does it make sense?

still from Pink Flamingos (John Waters, US 1972)
still from Pink Flamingos (John Waters, US 1972)

Pink Flamingos

The cult film of the early 1970s, a monument to bad taste and a figurehead for queer cinema: Pink Flamingos – with a lead role for Divine – is not for the faint-hearted.

Poetry in Motion

These shorts go way off the beaten track. They bring you something you never knew you wanted. Poetry is everywhere, you just have to look.

Reminiscenses of Béla Tarr's film.factory

Three former students from Béla Tarr’s film.factory in Sarajevo talk about their exceptional experiences at this legendary film school. Double bill with Love Dog.

Rietveld Academie – Refuge

Human and non-human animals seek refuge because of war, terror, hunger, exploitation, climate change, or through everyday oppression and exclusion.

Sandberg Instituut – Ability to Forget

Distrust what you see and retel in order not to forget. Four films from the Sandberg Institute.

Short Docs 1: Don't Hide

Real stories, real subjects, real emotions. Reality is the birthplace of these short animated documentaries.

Short Docs 2: Living Allowed

Real stories, real subjects, real emotions. Reality is the birthplace of these short animated documentaries.

Short Sweets (6+)

A selection of both sweet shorts and short sweets for kids of ages 6 and up.

Shorts 1: What We Tell Ourselves

The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.

Shorts 2: Through Our and Other Eyes

The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.

Shorts 3: Moody Salvation

The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.

Shorts 4: Flee(ting)

The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.

Shorts 5: (In)glorious

The World Cup is over. Messi finally won. But this is the real deal: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.

still from Silver Haze (Sacha Polak, NL 2022)
still from Silver Haze (Sacha Polak, NL 2022)

Silver Haze

A nurse scarred by a fire struggles to come to terms with the past. New film, selected for the Berlinale, by Sacha Polak.

Stand Up Comedy & Live Animation

Stand-up comedy + animation = the perfect marriage

Start Me Up: Debuts of Masters

These world-class filmmakers all had to start somewhere. A programme of debut films by acclaimed animators.

Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament: Finale

Who wins the first Kaboom Smash Award? Witness this pivotal moment in e-sports history!

Super Smash Bros. Melee: Game Tournament

Smash that sh*t! Try your luck and who knows... you might become the first Super Smash Bros. Melee Champion of Kaboom!

campaign image IDFA 2022

Surprise Screenings

Attend an extra screening of a film that was a resounding success during the festival.

still from Tár (Todd Field, US 2022)
still from Tár (Todd Field, US 2022)

Tár

Cate Blanchett is peerless as Lydia Tár, a brilliant conductor whose reckless behaviour threatens to undermine her career.

Tattoo Parlor

Get your crazy punk tattoo from Italian artist Veronica Martiradonna and make your body even more perfect!

still from Tchaikovsky’s Wife (Kirill Serebrennikov, RU 2022)
still from Tchaikovsky’s Wife (Kirill Serebrennikov, RU 2022)

Tchaikovsky's Wife

Intense portrait of Pjotr Tchaikovsky’s marriage to Antonina Miljoekova, who was obsessively in love with him even though he was homosexual, that details the demise of a women in 19th-century Russia.

still from The Blue Caftan (Maryam Touzani, FR/MA/BE/DK 2023)
still from The Blue Caftan (Maryam Touzani, FR/MA/BE/DK 2023)

The Blue Caftan

Love can take on different forms, as is shown by this warm film about a married couple with a secret. With phenomenal acting and stunning camerawork.

Eye on Sound: The Eagle (Clarence Brown, US 1925)
Eye on Sound: The Eagle (Clarence Brown, US 1925)

The Eagle

Adventure film starring Rudolph Valentino. Composition and Music Production students from HKU Music and Technology composed the music that will be played live by the Keuris Ensemble.

still from The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, US 2022)
still from The Fabelmans (Steven Spielberg, US 2022)

The Fabelmans

75-year-old Steven Spielberg incorporated memories of his mildly troubled youth into this bittersweet visually captivating epic.

still from The Holy Mountain (Alejandro Jodorowsky, US/MX 1973)
still from The Holy Mountain (Alejandro Jodorowsky, US/MX 1973)

The Holy Mountain (4K)

Financed by The Beatles’ management, Jodorowsky's third feature film reveals itself to be the cinematographic equivalent of an LSD trip.

Saodat Ismailova, Two Horizons, 2017. Two channel HD video installation, 24 min., colour, 4.1 surround. Courtesy of Saodat Ismailova and Le Fresnoy
Saodat Ismailova, Two Horizons, 2017. Two channel HD video installation, 24 min., colour, 4.1 surround. Courtesy of Saodat Ismailova and Le Fresnoy

The Kyrgyz Miracle

The ‘Kyrgyz Miracle' was the name for the beautiful short films made between the 1960s and 1980s in Kyrgyzstan. Saodat Ismailova hand-picked a selection.

still from The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, US 1978)
still from The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, US 1978)

The Last Waltz

Digital 4-K restoration of Martin Scorsese's recording of a performance by The Band that premiered at Cannes Classics in 2023.

still from The Natural History of Destruction (Sergei Loznitsa, NL 2022)
still from The Natural History of Destruction (Sergei Loznitsa, NL 2022)

The Natural History of Destruction

Impressive archive-based documentary by Sergei Loznitsa (Donbas, Maidan) on the bombing of German cities by the Allies: the beautiful images mask utter devastation.

still from The Needle (Rashid Nugmanov, SU 1989)
still from The Needle (Rashid Nugmanov, SU 1989)

The Needle

Iconic Soviet rock star Viktor Tsoi plays a mysterious drifter locked in conflict with drug dealers. The soundtrack is legendary.

still from The Quiet Girl (Colm Bairéad, IE 2022)
still from The Quiet Girl (Colm Bairéad, IE 2022)

The Quiet Girl

Coming-of-age story about the neglected 9-year-old girl Cáit, who flourishes when she in foster care. Nominated for an Oscar for Best International Feature Film.

still from The Story of the Weeping Camel (Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni, MN/DE 2003)
still from The Story of the Weeping Camel (Byambasuren Davaa & Luigi Falorni, MN/DE 2003)

The Story of the Weeping Camel

Magical documentary drama observes the lives of nomadic Mongolian herdsmen in the awe-inspiring Gobi Desert with a focus on the symbiosis between man and animal.

still from The Whale (Darren Aronofsky, US 2022)
still from The Whale (Darren Aronofsky, US 2022)

The Whale

Great comeback by actor Brendan Fraser as writing coach Charlie, who out of self-loathing crams himself full of fast food.

Saodat Ismailova, Two Horizons, 2017. Two channel HD video installation, 24 min., colour, 4.1 surround. Courtesy of Saodat Ismailova and Le Fresnoy
Saodat Ismailova, Two Horizons, 2017. Two channel HD video installation, 24 min., colour, 4.1 surround. Courtesy of Saodat Ismailova and Le Fresnoy

Time as a Ball in a Curved Space

Saodat Ismailova is by no means the only interesting artist from Central Asia working in video. A selection of short films by artists from the region.

still from Trois couleurs: Bleu (Krzysztof Kieslowski, FR/PL/CH 1993)
still from Trois couleurs: Bleu (Krzysztof Kieslowski, FR/PL/CH 1993)

Trois couleurs: Bleu

In the devastating first part of Kieślowski’s trilogy, Juliette Binoche excels at her craft as Julie, a woman liberating herself from her past.

Eye on Sound: Underworld (Josef von Sternberg, US 1927)
Eye on Sound: Underworld (Josef von Sternberg, US 1927)

Underworld

The first gangster film in Hollywood history set the bar for the genre. With live music by Thijs Havens.

Unicorn Wars

Honour, pain and cuddles! An utterly grim, grotesque and graphic journey into the heart of darkness, Alberto Vázquez's Unicorn Wars is an anti-fascist fable depicting a holy war between cuddly candy-coloured bears and mighty unicorns.

UvA – Come to Life: Movement on Screen

Three films from the Eye collection and two videos in order to explore different approaches to conveying movement and stasis on screen.

still from Vera (Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel, IT 2022)
still from Vera (Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel, IT 2022)

Vera

Middle-aged actress Vera, the daughter of a famous Italian film star, struggles to find new roles; an accident changes her life.

VRAcademy – Let Nature Heal

Mother Nature's beautiful cycle of giving back and sustaining itself. Jacco Kooistra will show an early version of his VR project Let Nature Heal.

still from War Pony (Gina Gammell & Riley Keough, US 2022)
still from War Pony (Gina Gammell & Riley Keough, US 2022)

War Pony

Intimate, realistic portrait of life on Pine Ridge Reservation. Theft, drug dealing – Matho and his friends just keep on getting into trouble.

Window Horses

Window Horses, a poignant feature from Canadian filmmaker Ann Marie Fleming, tells the story of Rosie Ming, a naïve young woman of mixed descent who travels abroad for the first time, to a poetry festival in Iran.

still from Women Talking (Sarah Polley, US 2022)
still from Women Talking (Sarah Polley, US 2022)

Women Talking

Intense chamber play about a group of raped women from a Mennonite community who refuse to resign themselves to their fate.

Workshop: 'Clay' Well Done

A clay-play workshop with a big heart. Sculpt your own 'thank you' award!