Amsterdam's cinema culture runs deep — from arthouse screenings at Eye Filmmuseum and Rialto to neighbourhood film nights at De Nieuwe Anita and OT301. Every week brings new premieres, retrospectives, and cult classics across the city's independent cinemas.
30 upcoming events
Gertrud
Filmhuis Cavia
Wanakam Movie Nights - PETTAH with Live Director Q&A
Wanakam
BAGASI - WHAT WE CARRY
WORM
A Luminous Passage: Ryan Marino 16mm retrospective
Filmhuis Cavia
PLEASERS W/ LA BAPHOMETTE, OISHI, SHDRX, DIORA, MIRI MALEK + PORN SCREENINGS BY: BEA BLUE, CHAYENNE JOHNSON, NOVA LOV
GARAGE NOORD
Decolonizing Minds – The Blida-Joinville Chronicles (Fanon, 1953–56)
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Misha Kosmos Festival
Filmhuis Cavia
MOVEMENT AS CINEMA Vol. 1
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Kissable Screens: Phantom Love – by Porn Film Festival Amsterdam
Filmhuis Cavia
WINTERTIJD
CINETOL
Masterclass: Creative Methodologies for Decolonial Futures
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Filmvertoning: Carceral Jigs (2025) & A Sod State (2022)
Kriterion
SPROUTS FILM FESTIVAL
STUDIO/K
screening Eco Shorts: Waterworlds
Droog
16mm Cult Movie Night
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Film Screening: Drijfland
Nieuwland
Bewaren of hoe te leven / Keeping & Saving or How to Live + Q&A
Filmhuis Cavia
16MM CULT MOVIE NIGHT - KEOMA
OT301
THE SEALED SOIL (KHAK-E SAR BÉ MOHR)
WORM
Screening Eco Shorts: (De)compression
Kriterion
FUSHUP
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
No Pride in Genocide
Filmhuis Cavia
Screening: Hair, Paper, Water...
De Uitkijk
HAIR, PAPER, WATER... (TÓC, GIẤY VÀ NƯỚC…) SCREENING + AFTERTALK DIRECTORS
DE UITKIJK
Screening: Blooming
Droog
Echoes from the Amazon
Filmhuis Cavia
BLOOD INCANTATION: ALL GATES OPEN - IN SEARCH OF ABSOLUTE ELSEWHERE
MELKWEG
VHS Archive Jam Session
Filmhuis Cavia
Queer Cinema for Palestine x Ventilator Cinema
OT301-Ventilator Cinema
Openluchtvertoning bij QRU
QRU
Veelgestelde vragen
- What films are showing in Amsterdam this week?
- Vanavond lists film screenings at Amsterdam's arthouse and independent cinemas, including Eye Filmmuseum, Rialto, Studio K, and neighbourhood venues. Check the Film page above for current screenings.
- Are there outdoor or pop-up cinema nights in Amsterdam?
- Yes — Amsterdam regularly hosts open-air screenings in summer, plus pop-up cinema nights at cultural spaces throughout the year. These appear on the Vanavond Film page when listed by organisers.