Kick off the festival with an inspiring and carefully curated program put together by documentary experts from VPRO, screened in one of the world’s most beautiful cinemas: the Royal Theater Pathé Tuschinski.
VPRO members can use a special discount code when purchasing their tickets. Visit the VPRO website to do so.
Free seating
Tickets for the VPRO Preview Day are unreserved, meaning you can sit wherever you like (with the exception of reserved seats). We kindly ask that you leave the theater during the lunch break (after the second film) and take all your belongings with you. This allows everyone to return with a fresh perspective after the break.
The VPRO Preview Day will begin with a short introduction between 9:50 and 10:00 a.m. The theater doors will close during the welcome address. Afterward, the doors will reopen, allowing you to take your seat before the first film begins. Would you like to attend the introduction? Please arrive before 9:50 a.m.
Please note: The VPRO Preview Day is sold out. A few tickets may still become available in the lead-up to the festival. Please keep an eye on the website.
Amid the chaos of the civil war in Syria, a Syrian activist-cameraman provides footage to a Lebanese journalist living in London. A story about love in times of war, revolution, and exile, and an award-winner at festivals including Sundance.
Affectionate portrait of 16-year-old George from Athens, a shy outsider with an eye condition who finds comfort in animals—people are complicated, but his cricket Isabella is much more reliable.
In Canada, winter ice is freezing later and later, and polar bears are increasingly seeking food in populated areas. The Canadian government relocates the problem by moving the animals to areas inhabited by Inuit people.