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    • New Talents Open Call
      Eastern Neighbours Film Festival (ENFF) began in The Netherlands in 2008 with the idea to offer Dutch and international audiences a unique glimpse into the cinema of their neighbors from Eastern and Southern Europe. This annual event presents the most recent, exciting, and thought‐provoking films, from countries with small, but often powerful film industries, that… Read more: New Talents Open Call
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      Unable To attend the festival in person? No problem! From November 27th to December 3rd, we’re thrilled to bring you a curated selection of this year’s films available for online viewing! Catch our captivating Opening Film Ivan’s Land, or the touching Closing Film Seventh Heaven. Or explore a collection of shorts from the New Talents Competition! Follow along… Read more: ENFF 2023 On Demand!
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    • Masterclasses
      Through these masterclasses we approach two memory in film from different angles: memories from a personal or collective recollection through archive material.
    • Work in Progress
      In Work in Progress, emerging filmmakers and artists will present their works in development to the audience and engage in discussions with Dutch experts.
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    • Music at ENFF
      Every year, ENFF brings special musical guests who bring beauty to the program and further represent the rich cultures of their countries to a Dutch audience.
    • Film Marathon
      Join us for the Film Marathon, a new concept in which we merge two components, Short Films, Big Stories, and New Talents Competition into a whole-day screening of short films!

(The Land Within, 2022)

Four films, one shared theme: young people’s struggle to find their way in life. 

In The Land Within (2022) from Switzerland and Kosovo, two migrants face the disruptive consequences of a tumultuous past. Is truth possible in a world where survival seems to be the priority? Guest: director Fisnik Maxville.

Hungary’s Summer to Come (2022) follows the fortunes of two boys and a girl at a high school summer camp, where the vicissitudes of love and the end of one of them are at the heart of the story.

In A Room of My Own (2022) from Georgia, young Tina discovers what it is like to be free and make her own decisions without depending on men. This film shows the quest for independence and self-reliance that many young people go through.

Divas (2021) is a multiple award-winning documentary about misfits from a “second chance” high school in Budapest, in their path to adulthood. The director portrays this story in a dynamic and playful way, using language and style reminiscent of social media. Guest: director Máté Kőrösi.

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