Cinema is an artform that defies boundaries, one that is almost universally accessible, and one that is unique in the way it takes a hold over our us - visually, aurally, emotionally, viscerally and also intellectually. The Exploring Cinema...

International and (eu)regional top musicians perform recent work in an atmospheric, intimate jazz club setting.

Animation film in which, while visiting a Christmas market, Maria discovers Teddy, a teddy bear who is alive. Naturally, she wants to win the bear over, but Teddy has other plans.

Bittersweet drama by Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas) about a cleaner of public toilets in Tokyo, who serenely and diligently completes his daily round. Koji Yakusho won the best actor award at Cannes.

Loving and funny documentary about headstrong farmer Gerlach, one of the last old-school crop farmers in the Netherlands. Awarded the prize for best Dutch documentary during IDFA.

Sumptuous historical drama about the trials and triumphs of 18th-century Czech opera composer Josef Mysliveček, who managed to break through in Italy as an outsider.

A rich lecture (in Dutch, 90 min) on the work and life of the master of the anime genre: Hayao Miyazaki. This on the occasion of the release of The Boy and the Heron, possibly the last film of the legendary Japanese director.

Humanist drama by two-time Palme d'Or winner Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake) about a former mining town where unrest is caused by the arrival of Syrian refugees.

Turkish grandmaster Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Uzak) dives into the psyche of a self-absorbed teacher in Anatolia hoping for a transfer to Istanbul. Merve Dizdar won the award for best actress at Cannes.

On the shortest day of the year, we annually celebrate the Short Film Day with a special compilation program featuring the best Dutch short films of the past year.

Unorthodox documentary in which visual artist Fiona Tan combines archive footage of the Netherlands of the early 20th century with letters from her Indonesian-Chinese father from the late 1980s.

Biopic by Sofia Coppola (Lost In Translation) about the life of Priscilla Presley, wife of the ‘king of rock and roll’. Cailee Spaeny won the award for best actress at the Venice Film Festival.

Historical fact-based, moving drama starring Anthony Hopkins in the role of a British stockbroker who managed to save hundreds of children from the hands of the Nazis, an act of compassion almost forgotten for decades.

Heart-warming drama from Alexander Payne (Sideways) about a grumpy history teacher who has to stay at school during the Christmas holidays to supervise a rebellious adolescent who can’t go home. A Christmas classic in the making.

On Sunday afternoon, January 14th, Dial Q returns to Lumière for the second time with the new, extra festive film quiz. Prepare for another edition featuring live sketches, masterful mash-ups, and wildly entertaining final rounds.