IFFR Films

Director Michael Sarnoski returns with a raw interpretation of the legendary outlaw Robin Hood. Starring Hugh Jackman. A battle-scarred Robin Hood (Hugh Jackman) is fatally wounded after what should have been his last fight.

Hilarious and moving portrait of sex, relationships, and marriage that constantly keeps the viewer on their toes. New film by filmmaker and actress Olivia Wilde (Don’t Worry Darling).

Raw, original, and energetic portrait of a group of young heroin addicts in Edinburgh. Director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) adapted the eponymous cult novel by Irvine Welsh into one of the most influential British films of the 1990s.

With Leviticus, Australian director Adrian Chiarella delivers one of the most striking horror films of the year: a gripping mix of queer coming-of-age, supernatural horror, and poignant social drama.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at great storytellers in the world of comics, animation and games at the Storyworld museum.

At Kleintje Koffie, you can get advice on fun books for your baby, little one, or toddler.

Do you want to practice speaking Dutch? and meet new people? Join the Taalcafé!

Learn all about the woman behind the Marilyn Monroe myth at Forum Groningen in the exhibition Marilyn. For even a hundred years after her birth, Marilyn possesses an undeniable and timeless appeal.

This idyllic portrait of a pacifist religious community living in seclusion in Ukraine offers a unique perspective on the country at war, as its members find a way of their own to contribute to the struggle.

With the intriguing drama Parallel Stories, two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi returns to Paris. In search of inspiration for her new novel, writer Sylvie (Isabelle Huppert) spies on her neighbors across the street. 

The Manager takes the viewer behind closed doors, where managers and employees balance between criticism, understanding, and discomfort during performance reviews.

Forty years after one of the most memorable World Cup matches of all time, those involved reflect on the deep-rooted historical rivalry in which the beauty of football clashes with the absurdity of war.

Director Schoenbrun has created a slasher and horror parody, using these genres primarily to address a personal quest for identity, desire, and the meaning of cinema. Inventive, sexy, humorous, and moving.

The Italian Ludovica Rampoldi, known from the internationally successful series Gomorra, serves a tasteful cocktail of romantic comedy, layered psychological drama, and sexy thriller in her directorial debut.

After Résistance, the story of Charles de Gaulle continues in Liberté, the second and concluding part of the epic diptych directed by Antonin Baudry.

Are you coming to join in fun activities where you can also learn something? We make something different every month.

The captivating, true story of the extremely stressful 72 hours leading up to D-Day during which choices must be made that could completely change the course of history. From the producers of Oscar-winner Darkest Hour.

Finland, 1930. After a drunken evening, an officer accidentally gives the order to kidnap the first president of Finland, carried out by a bunch of hopelessly clumsy accomplices. Based on true events.

A unique and poignant film that rawly and sensually brings you back to the social anxieties of adolescence. At a boys' water polo camp, the socially awkward 12-year-old Ben gets caught up in a cruel tradition.

One of the most original and unexpected film experiences of the year! Director Mike Cheslik takes you to an absurd, black-and-white winter world full of slapstick, visual inventions, and hundreds of beavers. With a budget of only about 150,000 dollars, this independent production has grown into a true cult sensation. 

Director, screenwriter, and lead actress Shahrbanoo Sadat paints a picture of Afghanistan with No Good Men, filled with humor and romance. The film opened at the recent Berlin Film Festival.

Christopher Nolan's new film The Odyssey is an adventurous mythical epic based on the famous work by Homer. The star-studded cast includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, and Zendaya.

Unsettling neo-noir crime thriller by director Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead). A found pile of money seems like a dream come true, but soon raises the question of how much wealth is truly worth. Starring Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, and Bridget Fonda.

Rediscover the cult classic in a stunning 4K restoration. Two childhood friends are pulled into the underworld of Neo-Tokyo in a dystopian future and must fight to survive.

Breathtaking black-and-white portrait of Naples and its surroundings. Documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi traverses the area between Vesuvius and the coast, in this warm-blooded homage to the residents of a region where the earth is never calm.

First part of an epic diptych about the wonderful rise of resistance leader (and later president) Charles de Gaulle in WWII. Director Baudry (The Wolf’s Call) presents his hero as a Don Quixote-like fighter.

A beautiful, compelling film that immerses you deeply in the world of Japanese Kabuki theater and shows how tradition, discipline, and rivalry define the lives of the main characters. With breathtaking scenes that give the film an almost painterly beauty.

Carlos Saura's enchanting coming-of-age classic is an equally intimate and historical film. It has become a key work of Spanish cinema, in which a country cautiously bids farewell to its ghosts. 

Work in a team on an awesome LEGO® Mindstorms® robot! Every Wednesday in Wonderland. Registration is free!

In the hilarious French-Belgian animated film, top influencer Jim Perfect sees his muscular image collapse when he becomes infected with 'Heterosis', a virus that gradually makes him heterosexual.

A grand story about emigration, seen through the eyes of a young girl fleeing from Yugoslavia to Denmark.

For this special lampshade, you will work with the laser cutter and with needle and thread, learning to combine new and 'old' techniques.

Be the first to see brand-new previews during the Forum's Sneak Preview. What could it be?

A sparkling coming-of-age story about a young Swedish exchange student finding her way at a technical school full of boys. This nostalgic Italian drama takes you back to your unforgettable final year of school.

This moving Palestinian entry for the 2026 Academy Awards dramatises the complex struggle of various Palestinian Arabs against British colonialism and Zionist settlements in 1936.

Heartwarming comedy in which nostalgia and a lovestruck teenager bring the 1980s back to life. From the director of Hors Normes (2019) and Intouchables (2011).

Mother Superior Teresa waits anxiously for a letter from the Vatican that will finally grant her permission to establish her own order. A calling she has received from God, but also a radical wish for a sister.

Charming feelgood about two brothers who discover that their parents are getting a divorce and flee to Ireland to stay with their eccentric grandfather (Bill Nighy). Along the way, they meet a young musician with her own secrets.

Broken clothes? Stop by and repair them!

The long-awaited reunion tour Oasis Live '25, where Liam and Noel Gallagher reunite on stage after more than sixteen years. An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest musical comebacks of our time.

Original crime drama, infused with a sizzling bluegrass soundtrack. The charismatic Amziah King runs the largest honey production in the region and a quirky bluegrass band. 

Six people who experienced psychosis take you through their experiences. This documentary, one of the audience favorites at IDFA, shows their lives before the life-changing events, the experiences of the psychosis, and the road back.

Learn how to create your own game or website!

Learn how to make LinkedIn work for your job search in the Netherlands and build a profile that gets noticed.

Pub Heroes hosts epic adventures for you and your friends to enjoy, without the usual mortal peril and hard work that comes with adventuring.

A vibrant festival with science, art, music, new ideas and unexpected encounters.

The mesmerizing masterpiece There Will Be Blood by Paul Thomas Anderson depicts how an oil seeker gradually loses his morality due to his growing greed and wealth. One of the best films of the 21st century. 

Children aged 2 to 6 are welcome every Sunday morning to watch the most fun animated films and play, with their parents within reach. Check here which films we are screening.

Every week, the most fun activities in the Medialab: we craft bookmarks, bracelets, watercolor art and more!

Classic adventure western from 1948 about the power and effects of greed. A hopeful search for gold quickly turns into a journey full of distrust and paranoia. Father Huston won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, son Huston won Oscars for screenplay and direction. 

This ironclad drama by the Dardenne brothers vividly portrays the life of a poverty-stricken teenager whose existence is utterly dominated by the need to work to survive. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. 

Directed by visionary James Cameron, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is the groundbreaking sci-fi action film that forever changed the blockbuster genre. 

Touching and nuanced French family drama by director Nathan Ambrosioni, who has developed into a remarkable new voice in French cinema over the past few years.

Historical feature film about the French Afro-Caribbean writer, psychiatrist, political philosopher, and anti-colonial activist Frantz Omar.

Heartwarming story about formulas and friendship. We follow six whizzkids from around the world who put their skills to the test during the Microsoft Office Excel World Championship.

With Les parapluies de Cherbourg, Jacques Demy made film history. Every line of dialogue is sung to the music of Michel Legrand, creating a fully composed musical that remains a moving and realistic love drama.

Don't be misled by the bombastic trailer: this is not your average monster movie. The quirky director David Robert Mitchell (It Follows, Under the Silver Lake) blends family drama, science fiction, and horror into an atmospheric, original, and alienating genre mix.

Highly influential domestic drama and compelling crime film by Akira Kurosawa, which raises questions about honor, loyalty, and human moral responsibility.

Can love – for marine biology and the strangest creatures of the ocean – be enough to protect the hidden, undiscovered depths of the planet from the threat of exploitation?

Oscar-winning Tom Cruise stars in Digger, the new film by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu. 

Play along and test how fun or exciting the self-made games are!

From rise to inevitable fall: The Wolf of Wall Street is a sharp satire on greed, the temptations of success, and a financial system in which moral boundaries increasingly blur. 

'Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.' A perfect summary of the arch-vile story about the aging Broadway star Channing, who appoints admirer Eve Harrington as her personal assistant.

A tragic family drama by director Hirokazu Koreeda (Nobody Knows) that shows a different side of Japanese society than usual. When money runs short, family sometimes proves to be more important than possessions.

On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was… Fans know enough: October 3rd is Mean Girls Day.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a sparkling musical classic in which Marilyn Monroe shines as Lorelei Lee, a charming singer in search of glitter, glamour, and perhaps a little love.

In this final film by the legendary French director Robert Bresson, a counterfeit banknote triggers a fateful chain of deception, injustice, and misfortune that slowly leads an innocent truck driver towards crime.

The Oscar-winning Parasite by director Bong Joon Ho portrays the world as a merciless system of economic inequality, mutual exploitation, and unattainable class mobility. Now available again in a visually stunning black-and-white version.  

Every month, parents, grandparents and caregivers can take their baby to see a brand new film from our program.

With Hyenas, Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty created a sharp, idiosyncratic, and surreal satire on capitalism, guilt, consumerism, and the consequences of colonialism. 

Shaun the Sheep is back in theaters for a new, beastly fun family adventure! The residents of the farm are eagerly looking forward to Halloween in this movie, but the celebration is in jeopardy when a clumsy farmer destroys the sheep's pumpkin patch.

Filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky captured how the water changed from hour to hour during a stay at the Baltic Sea, with new colors, movements, and energy each time.

A young Facebook engineer enlists the help of The Wall Street Journal for a dangerous journey that ultimately reveals the best-kept secrets of the social network. Perfect follow-up to the film The Social Network. 

Goofy satirical science fiction film about an ordinary American who gets frozen and wakes up centuries later in a world full of stupidity. Suddenly, he is the smartest person in the world. Twenty years later, more relevant than ever.

Prize-winning Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) plays the title role in this razor-sharp reinterpretation of Molière's classic dark comedy.

Beloved for its warmth and sincerity, Shall We Dance? is regarded as a modern Japanese classic and a touching ode to ordinary people who find unexpected joy. Now showing in a new 4K restoration in honor of the 30th anniversary.

What happens when money, status, and beauty suddenly become worthless? In the sharp satire Triangle of Sadness, Swedish director Ruben Östlund (The Square, Force Majeure) mercilessly mocks the world of the super-rich.

Does your child speak English or enjoy learning a new language? Come to this Spanish storytelling session at De Wijert Library.

Captivating new adaptation of Jane Austen's famous novel Sense and Sensibility: a delightful, witty, and relatable story about love and the bond between two sisters.

A lighthearted, playful film about seduction, fantasy, and the human tendency to daydream about “what if.” Director Billy Wilder knows better than anyone how to combine humor and subtlety, resulting in a timeless classic full of sharp dialogue.

Come discover the world of AI, play new (VR) games, or just an old school Mario game. Of course, you can also unleash your creativity!

Enter the futuristic world of Drone Soccer!

Stitch Head takes care of all the monsters in his professor's castle and protects them from the villagers. When a monster circus comes knocking at the door looking for new attractions and promises him fame, fortune, and love, he faces a tough choice. 

This year you can again enjoy a beautiful 360-degree film in our mini VR-Cinema!

From idea to editing: Create your own vlog! 

Discover the power of sound

Every third Thursday of the month, we read aloud in Wonderland. Fun for children aged 2 and up.

Learn the tricks of analog animation and create your own Flipbook.

In this workshop, you'll step into the role of a special effects make-up artist and create amazing transformations of your own.

Some Like It Hot is a sparkling comedy classic in which two musicians disguise themselves as women and get caught up in romantic and mob-related chaos, with Marilyn Monroe as the irresistible Sugar Kane.

In director Shinkai's most Miyazaki-like film, young Asuna enters a beautiful, multicultural underworld, where she gradually learns to deal with loneliness and death.

Films are more than just stories or entertainment; they make us think about the big questions of life. In our Film x Philosophy series, we explore themes such as humanity, technology, and existentialism through film. 

Wile E. Coyote is suing ACME Corporation after yet another attempt to catch the Road Runner completely fails and only leaves him with a pile of defective products.

A new stop-motion adventure from the creators of Coraline. Just outside the city of Portland lies the Impassable Wilderness, a hidden forest where human outsiders are not welcome. 

Charli XCX delivers a powerful lead performance in a quirky film by director Pete Ohs about the differences between chance and destiny.

The Misfits features Marilyn Monroe in one of her most vulnerable and layered roles, in a melancholic drama about people searching for their place in a changing world.

Carlobianchi and Doriano are two broke fifty-year-olds who hope to hit it big one last time. Francesco Sossai’s tragicomic road movie is a melancholic, witty, and loving ode to friendship, failures, and the art of getting lost one more time.

In memory of actor Tim Curry (1946-2026), we are screening the film featuring one of his most iconic roles: Frank-N-Furter in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

Flanor organizes writer evenings and lectures. 

Get your items repaired at the Repair Café Kids and discover the world of repair and sustainability in a playful and inspiring way.

Amanda's mother Leslie's advanced dementia is driving Amanda and her stepfather Martin further apart. Compelling drama by director Lance Hammer (Ballast), featuring Juliette Binoche and Tom Courtenay, was awarded the Silver Bear at the Berlinale.

A wildly original and hilarious biopic about sex, drugs and hip-hop, centred on Kneecap, the activist Irish trio who, with their humour and hard-hitting beats, have once again brought the house down at numerous festivals this year. They’re performing at SPOT/De Oosterpoort on Monday 16 November!

Groundhog Day meets video game. Every time the aliens kill Rita, her day starts over again. And she was already depressed.

In this intriguing psychological thriller, you meet Donnie, a troubled teenager who struggles with his mental health and suddenly encounters a mysterious, gigantic rabbit.

Can't choose? Let the audience decide for you!

In the intense crime drama Paper Tiger, we follow two brothers in Queens, New York in 1986, who risk everything to realize their American dream.

Can America preserve its democratic ideals in an age of polarization and extremism? 

Fleabag is the hilarious, award-winning, original play for one actress that formed the basis for the successful BBC series, written and performed on stage by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The audience gets an exuberant glimpse of a certain type of woman leading her own life.

Is it a romantic drama? A demonic bloodbath? A romcom? A supernatural adventure story? These are the nineties: it's all of that!