Music Film Festival
At major international film festivals in the Netherlands (IDFA, IFFR), musical films have long been considered a subordinate category - they appeared on the programming but accounted for a very small percentage of the total films presented. Maybe 2 or 3 film out of a total of 250 films screened. We felt that this urgently needed to change.
First launched in 2022, the Music Film Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands takes place every year in September. A collaboration of four locations - two cinemas and two concert halls (Film Theater Cinecitta, Pathé Tilburg Centrum, Poppodium 013 and Jazz Club Paradox), more than twenty films will be screened over the course of three days. There will be live performances by musicians featured in the films and Q&As with the filmmakers.
The films shown at the Festival are internationally renowned and include Dutch premieres ahead of their general release as well as local Dutch and Tilburg films with local music and musicians playing a central role. There will also be workshops led by professional musicians and filmmakers designed for anyone with an interest in music.
Music Film Festival aims to promote Tilburg music and film to the world. A home to world-renowned film and musical institutes and their hundreds of graduates, Tilburg is a natural home for the Music Film Festival. We are excited to show this year’s selections to all who are able to attend.
The Music Film Festival in Tilburg, Netherlands is a proud member of the MFFN, the international network of twelve music film festivals from various countries in Europe.
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Music Film Festival founded in 2022 aims to promote Tilburg music and film to the world. A home to world-renowned film and musical institutes and their hundreds of graduates, Tilburg is a natural home for the Music Film Festival. Music Film Festival aims to promote Tilburg music and film to the world. There will be live performances by musicians featured in the films and Q&As with the filmmakers. As well as workshops led by professional musicians and filmmakers designed for anyone with an interest in music.
▷▷ The all-time favorite music films/documentaries from the Music Film Festival?
‘Music For Black Pigeons’ by Andreas Koefoed and Jürgen Leth (Denmark) about making jazz music.
▷▷ Most memorable screenings organized by Music Film Festival?
'Trance' by Emilio Belmonte about and with flamenco artist Jorge Pardo and his band: in 2022 he lead his audience onto the street in an incredible live concert.
▷▷ The music film/documentary that the Music Film Festival would like to see made?
A documentary about the regional music scenes in the south and east of the Netherlands, Sammy America's MAM, Ernst Jansz, Claw Boys Claw, Krezip, The Jesus and Mary Chain... If only we had the resources to be commissioning editors.
▷▷ Music film/documentary that the Music Film Festival team felt did not receive as much praise as it should?
‘Play With The Devil’ by Olivier Joliat and Matthias Willi from Bern, Switzerland about the metal band Zeal & Ardour: beautifully made film that far transcends the trashy image of the music.
▷▷ A music film/documentary from your country that you really enjoyed recently?
‘De Veulpoepers, de Hippies van Beek” by Frank van Osch (2022) about the band and hippie community from Hilvarenbeek.
▷▷ What does MFFN mean to you in one word?
Harmony.
