Edition 2010

The 13th edition of the Pink Film Days, Amsterdam's Gay & Lesbian film festival, will open again this year at the Public Library, before moving on to a new location.

The opening weekend (March 5 - 6 -7) will take place at the Amsterdam Public Library OBA. After that, the festival will move to Cinema Ketelhuis, a new and exciting location on the Westergas cultural area which for the rest of the week will be entirely dedicated to pink cinema.

This new location answers a long-standing wish of the festival organisors, and also of many of our visitors. By being in a single location on every night of the festival, and with three screening rooms at the Ketelhuis, it is much easier to have a real 'festival' atmosphere.

You'll run into old friends and make new acquaintances who are visiting the same or another screening, and can enjoy the excellent food and drink opportunities at both locations. Want to grab a bite before, between or after the show? Talk at the bar about the screening you just saw? You don't have to leave the area...

Another wish that many visitors have stated is that movies should be repeated more often, and that there should also be earlier screenings. By programming up to nine screenings per evening, and during weekends also offering afternoon screenings, we hope to make it possible that anyone who wants to see a particular show can have that opportunity.

Not only did we move to a new location, we've also shifted the time of year of the festival. Originally, this had to be done for less fortunate reasons; because of financial issues the festival couldn't be organized in December. Yes, also the Pink Film Days were hit by the financial crisis. Not that we invested in dubious banks or junk bonds, but a few sponsors that had supported us very loyally over the years found themselves unable to do so anymore.

Yet, with big thanks to the sponsors and benefactors of this year's edition, we've managed to present a great program. And, all things considered, the new time of year is actually quite pleasant. Our earlier spot just before Christmas always collided with a lot of people's plans.

The financial problems have also led us to investigate new ways in which people (and companies/institutions) can support the Pink Film Days: read all about it here on the website.

A high quality, broad and diverse selection of movies (features, documentaries and many shorts) will remain the cornerstone of the Pink Film Days.

With almost one hundred titles, stemming from over 30 countries, the Pink Film Days present a clear overview of what's happening worldwide on the gay and lesbian scene. The festival offers many screenings that have never been shown before in the Netherlands. We want to offer all genres, from crowd pleasers to smaller independant movies. After all, the gay and lesbian community is very diverse, and so should be the festival.

We will also follow current affairs with commentators and debates before and after selected movies. The exact names were not available at the time the booklet had to go to press, but up to date information will be posted on this website.

We wish you lots of fun during our 2010 edition!