Every autumn, The Netherlands Film Festival presents the latest crop of Dutch feature films, documentaries, short films and telefilms to an eager Dutch public, as well as to an audience of international and Dutch-based professionals.

Many of these productions are world premieres, and a selection compete for the Grand Prize of Dutch Film, the Golden Calf for Best Film. During the festival each film genre is allotted its own special day, and retrospectives and special programmes offer a chance to review films from previous years. Furthermore the festival features films made by talented young filmmakers from Dutch audio-visual institutes and short and long films from Flanders.

Talkshows, workshops, parties and exhibitions make the festival complete, a unique platform that highlights the very best of Dutch cinema. The Dutch Online Film Festival, which specifically promotes online film, is also part of the Dutch Film Festival.