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
ENFF 2023 On Demand!
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!
What’s up in Slovak Cinema? A conversation with Monika Lostakova
We talked with Monika Lošťáková about contemporary Slovak cinema.
ENFF and the Eastern European Film Festival Network!
The Eastern European Film Festival Network brings together five film festivals dedicated to promoting and showcasing Eastern European cinema, alongside one partner organisation.
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.
Festival Timetable Available!
Check out the catalogue for our 2023 edition!
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 Earth Is Blue as an Orange

To cope with the daily trauma of living in the Ukraine warzone, Anna and her children are making a film together about their life in the most surreal surroundings. Sundance-awarded documentary that shows how much power can art have in a wartime.

Single mother Anna and her four children live in the front-line war zone of Donbas, Ukraine. While the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, the family is managing to keep their home as a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, motivating them to shoot a film inspired by their own life during a time of war. The creative process raises the question of what kind of power the magical world of cinema could have during times of disaster. How to picture war through fiction? For Anna and the children, transforming trauma into a work of art is the ultimate way to stay human.

ZEMLIA BLAKYTNA NIBY APEL’SYN

Ukraine, Lithuania | 2020 | 74 min

DIRECTOR: Iryna Tsilyk

PRODUCTION: Anna Kapustina – Albatros Communicos Ukraine; Giedre Zickyte – Moonmakers

CAST: Ganna, Olena and Olga Gladka, Myroslava, Anastasiia and Vladyslav Trofymchuk, Stanislav Gladky, Danylo Dydenko

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Viacheslav Tsvietkov

EDITING: Ivan Bannikov, Danielius Kokanauskis

SOUND: Jonas Maksvytis

SCREENING: Saturday 23 April, 14:45 hours, Zaal 1

Special guests: Vocal ensemble “Chervoni Korali” & Nataliya Malhanova

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The Earth Is Blue as an Orange